I bought a cheap 71 Kawa G3TR a while back and your videos are a great help. I was debating on disabling the oil pump but I have really no reason to. In all honesty I believe you know your stuff so I will just keep it on. Thank you so much for your helpful videos!!!
@@2strokeguru just adjusted my oil pump was lined up very simple when you know about the marks plus had a sticky clutch the previous adjustment was way out. Screw in till just touching works a treat now. Many thanks 🙏🏻
Thank you Kevin for your videos I ended up getting it the key was wrong soo it fired too early I got it running now onto giving the oiler a shot :) and my oil cap is broke trying to figure out how to take it off
Thank you for the video. I’ll be digging into a KE100 I just bought that is getting way too much oil. Very smokey and leaks a bit of 2t oil out the back of the exhaust. But a side note is the issue with the screws isn’t the screws fault. They are JIS heads which is a Japanese specific type of head so you have to get a different type of screw driver. It’s not quite the same as Phillips although it looks the same. I got a JIS T-handle driver off amazon that makes them come off incredibly easy. Just with the extra leverage of the T, don’t over torque them when putting them back in. Great video though, helps me a lot!
@@2strokeguru I’m hoping it’s just out of adjustment. If it isn’t, do you know any other possibilities of the oil dripping out or “spooge” as some people call it?
@@2strokeguru yeah it comes out the end of the exhaust pipe especially when throttle is applied. I’m pretty certain it’s two stroke oil and not like a crank seal or something. I was reading possibly the 2T oil that’s in it has too high of a flash point so it doesn’t burn completely, not sure tho
Great video. I just got a 1972 G3SS. Been in storage since 1976. Havent started it yet. I was concerned about the oiler. I assume it's a similar system. I'm sure I'll be spending many hours on your channel. Thank you.
Great video, I have owned every size and kind of bike. I am now going back to my youth with an interest in small bore two strokes (I am 67 and my second bike after a new 1969 BSA 250, was a 1969 Kawasaki 90 road bike). I miss both, but the BSA is just way out of my range. The little two strokes seem to still be affordable to collect for now, lol
Seized pump / plastic gear damaged / carbon rotor chipping or broken and sucked in the crankcase. Otherwise these bikes run fine and for a very long time, old bikes had a sleeved cylinder, the newer ones had a lining, but the newer bikes had a metal rotor instead of a carbon one.
Hey Kevin, your videos have been an amazing help while fixing my ke100. I have one question: my oil pump engages before the carb does when I turn the throttle, and it makes it bog down. Is there any way to fix this?
I have a question for you I have a 2001 Kawasaki ke100b it did not have the metal part of the clutch lever or the internal part or the pain or cable I ordered everything and for some reason the clutch it's not working do you know what it could be
8:21 the reason these screws strip easy is most likely because theyre not a philips but rather a JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) screw. Theyre a pain
That makes no sense there's no step down mechanism when the throttle is at rest bike is idling they are aligned with you give it throttle it moves on delivers more oil depending on how much throttle you give
I went with your method, seems way more fool’proof, but i looked again & yep the factory manual states twist the throttle grip & as soon as the idle starts coming up the lines should line up
Looking for the same carb as on this bike. Any idea where I can find one or any idea what other version would fit? Haven't been able to find - partzilla, ebay, any vintage bike sites i can fine. Any help is appreciated.
Any idea where i could get the proper banjo bolts and nipples for my pump? I've lost them as I've gone back and forth messing with this bike for a couple of years
My clutch screw has a super thin place for the screw driver and I had to file down my smallest one.. and the center screw still will not turn in either direction even with the lock nut all the way off... I am also experiencing excessive slipping at high RPM idk what to do at this point... I just bought the bike 2 days ago it is a 1976 KE 100.. I use it for street and trail ( or I will when it's acting right)
Kevin, great videos. Looking for recommendations to clean the inside of the fuel tank. I have a 1979 KD100 which I'm working on. Also, where's a good location to find a rear rim for the KD100 as I believe it might be bent some.
They have JIS heads(Japanese specific) on the screws, a proper JIS screwdriver helps immensely! They are not the same as Phillips screws although they look the same.
@@mitchell5126 I agree. Until I bought a set of JIS screwdrivers I used to grind 1mm off the tip of a #3 Pozi drive screwdriver and it fitted perfectly.
@@doctordirk6316 yeah I ruined a couple screws and could not figure out why none of them were coming loose and stripping so easy. Then I read an article about JIS, bought the driver and haven’t had a problem since👍
really learning alot from your videos, i have a 76 kh100 running and a 74 g5e we are putting back together, my kh gas doesnt flow unless i crack the gas cap open, but it always starts! alota rust in the tank, cas cap is rusty too. do you think a replacement gas cap would help. im going to take the tank off this week to clean it out. also after about 20 minutes of goin fast it starts to bog. cheers, jimmy in pittsburgh. wreckless enduro.
i have an old ke100 that smokes a lot and fouls plugs even when i adjusted the oiler, i was wondering if you have an idea of what could be making it do that
Glad I found this channel, especially when you mentioned the process about adjusting the clutch. Although not a kawi, I am having trouble with the clutch on my suzuki 74 ts125. It won't fully disengage when squeezing the clutch lever. I got it to where it doesn't stall in 1st gear but it wants to roll. I have both clymer and suzuki manuals but they are not specific in the adjustment procedure. It mentions to lightly seat, then back out a 1/4 of a turn the set screw with the nut on it. Same as you said in your vid but there is no alignment marks for me to adjust from the clutch lever. Any tips will help, thanks!
I have a 1974 G5 100 it's very similar but on the clutch, there are no index marks. Are the marks supposed to be directly in the center of clutch linkage?
Hey Kevin hope you’re doing well, I have to pick your brain for a minute. My friend has 2 Kawasaki ke100 bikes and they both suffer from what seems to be locked engines any thoughts? Thanks
@@2strokeguru Oh, i bought a bike which didnt came with the oil tank and i saw some videos that people also dont use this oil pump. Should i start using it? Another question, the engine uses 2 types of oil? The one that gets burned at the cylinder an another one that locates in the lower part of the engine? Because i saw a bolt that indicates how much to fill it. This is my first 2 stroke bike and i would love to repair it. Thank you so much for your help (its a 90cc g7 sport, not a common bike but its similar to kh kc ke)
The screws are not Phillips. They are called JIS Japanese industrial standard. You can buy the correct bits and screwdrivers they won’t strip the screw heads.
Thanks man i really appreciate you taking the time to reply . i find your videos very helpful . i recently bought a kd100m not sure the year but. It wont start it was missing the coil. So i bought it . now the problem seems to be under the flywheel . i was cleaning out the oil pump as well the bolt that holds the oil res line busted when placing back on . so imma need to look for another one.. Any sites you can recommend?
I bought a 73 GS 100 and there's no wiring to the battery. Can anybody explain this to me or help me out? Doesn't a wire go directly to it from the magneto? Please help!
@@2strokeguru yeah there's one on the bike but a lot of disconnected wires and there's no wire running to the battery area. Should only be one right because the battery grounds on the metal keeper tab?
Just purchased one for my first bike she's got some work to be done but with all your awesome videos I'll have help along the way, thank you
Very welcome and congratulations on your bike
By far your videos are best on describing what to do with these bikes, I just picked up a ke 100 and youve been lots of help
Zackari Salzgeber thanks I do my best not much support out there
I bought a cheap 71 Kawa G3TR a while back and your videos are a great help. I was debating on disabling the oil pump but I have really no reason to. In all honesty I believe you know your stuff so I will just keep it on. Thank you so much for your helpful videos!!!
Very welcome keep your oil pump pre mixing a rotory valve engine will destroy the rotary valve
Just got myself a 1974 Kawasaki F11 and so glad I found your channel 👍🏻
Welcome live chat tonight
@@2strokeguru just adjusted my oil pump was lined up very simple when you know about the marks plus had a sticky clutch the previous adjustment was way out. Screw in till just touching works a treat now. Many thanks 🙏🏻
@@joeyr2523 very welcome
Thank you Kevin for your videos I ended up getting it the key was wrong soo it fired too early I got it running now onto giving the oiler a shot :) and my oil cap is broke trying to figure out how to take it off
Very welcome thanks for your support
Doing research for a potential project. Great videos. Thanks for taking the time to teach men to fish.
Thank you for the video. I’ll be digging into a KE100 I just bought that is getting way too much oil. Very smokey and leaks a bit of 2t oil out the back of the exhaust. But a side note is the issue with the screws isn’t the screws fault. They are JIS heads which is a Japanese specific type of head so you have to get a different type of screw driver. It’s not quite the same as Phillips although it looks the same. I got a JIS T-handle driver off amazon that makes them come off incredibly easy. Just with the extra leverage of the T, don’t over torque them when putting them back in. Great video though, helps me a lot!
Very welcome happy to help
@@2strokeguru I’m hoping it’s just out of adjustment. If it isn’t, do you know any other possibilities of the oil dripping out or “spooge” as some people call it?
@@mitchell5126 out the exhaust?
@@2strokeguru yeah it comes out the end of the exhaust pipe especially when throttle is applied. I’m pretty certain it’s two stroke oil and not like a crank seal or something. I was reading possibly the 2T oil that’s in it has too high of a flash point so it doesn’t burn completely, not sure tho
@@mitchell5126 sounds like you have soot in the exhaust
Great video. I just got a 1972 G3SS. Been in storage since 1976. Havent started it yet. I was concerned about the oiler. I assume it's a similar system.
I'm sure I'll be spending many hours on your channel. Thank you.
Very welcome happy to help
Great video, I have owned every size and kind of bike. I am now going back to my youth with an interest in small bore two strokes (I am 67 and my second bike after a new 1969 BSA 250, was a 1969 Kawasaki 90 road bike). I miss both, but the BSA is just way out of my range. The little two strokes seem to still be affordable to collect for now, lol
highwatercircutrider that is awesome BSA is a great bike
Nice tips Kevin. Just picked up 2 KE100s a couple days ago. Your videos area wealth of knowledge. Sub'd
thanks i try to help
Seized pump / plastic gear damaged / carbon rotor chipping or broken and sucked in the crankcase. Otherwise these bikes run fine and for a very long time, old bikes had a sleeved cylinder, the newer ones had a lining, but the newer bikes had a metal rotor instead of a carbon one.
This reminds me of my 1970 Bridgestone TMX 100
Awesome video!!
Thanks Kevin great info!!
Sounds like you are from Massachusetts? Wicked rad! Thanks again
Ty Methuen Massachusetts
@@2strokeguru
Oxford,ma here
Good stuff
Hey Kevin, your videos have been an amazing help while fixing my ke100. I have one question: my oil pump engages before the carb does when I turn the throttle, and it makes it bog down. Is there any way to fix this?
I have a question for you I have a 2001 Kawasaki ke100b it did not have the metal part of the clutch lever or the internal part or the pain or cable I ordered everything and for some reason the clutch it's not working do you know what it could be
Nex vidio how to setting carburator
Wondering why my ke100 sometimes easy to start at first and when i ride a little and when i turn off the ngine it is hard to start again 🤔
8:21 the reason these screws strip easy is most likely because theyre not a philips but rather a JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) screw. Theyre a pain
I think the clutch bolts that you strip out? You could just replace them with allen head or torx bolts...
Its been fixed
the oem kawasaki manual states the oil pump lines should line up when the bike is just starting to come off of idle, you are lining them up at idle
That makes no sense there's no step down mechanism when the throttle is at rest bike is idling they are aligned with you give it throttle it moves on delivers more oil depending on how much throttle you give
I went with your method, seems way more fool’proof, but i looked again & yep the factory manual states twist the throttle grip & as soon as the idle starts coming up the lines should line up
Kevin- how different is the oil pump on a 1978 KE 175 from what you showed in this video?
Looking for the same carb as on this bike. Any idea where I can find one or any idea what other version would fit? Haven't been able to find - partzilla, ebay, any vintage bike sites i can fine. Any help is appreciated.
Ebay has them ke100 carb fits
i just got a 1977 ke 100 it was all rebuit but when it is running oil coms out the pipi life little drips do you think it is set to ritch
Any idea where i could get the proper banjo bolts and nipples for my pump? I've lost them as I've gone back and forth messing with this bike for a couple of years
Partzilla.com
My clutch screw has a super thin place for the screw driver and I had to file down my smallest one.. and the center screw still will not turn in either direction even with the lock nut all the way off... I am also experiencing excessive slipping at high RPM idk what to do at this point... I just bought the bike 2 days ago it is a 1976 KE 100.. I use it for street and trail ( or I will when it's acting right)
Kevin, great videos. Looking for recommendations to clean the inside of the fuel tank. I have a 1979 KD100 which I'm working on. Also, where's a good location to find a rear rim for the KD100 as I believe it might be bent some.
I used vinegar in mine worked prefectly. There is videos how to specifically do it.
how do i replace the kick return?
All Japanese bolts and screws seem to be made from a blend of cheese!.
They have JIS heads(Japanese specific) on the screws, a proper JIS screwdriver helps immensely! They are not the same as Phillips screws although they look the same.
@@mitchell5126
I agree. Until I bought a set of JIS screwdrivers I used to grind 1mm off the tip of a #3 Pozi drive screwdriver and it fitted perfectly.
@@doctordirk6316 yeah I ruined a couple screws and could not figure out why none of them were coming loose and stripping so easy. Then I read an article about JIS, bought the driver and haven’t had a problem since👍
Hey man I have a KD80 and need to wire a coil in can you make a video of the wording harness
Check out my ignition talk videos
@@2strokeguru your video was really helpful for the clutch and oil pump man and I'll check them out
@@braydenwiegold2038 very welcome happy to help
Will bike start without cover
Whats the best oil to put in transmission
10w30 non synthetic
Thanks for this video helped me out a ton!
Rockclimbingsfun awesome happy to help
really learning alot from your videos, i have a 76 kh100 running and a 74 g5e we are putting back together,
my kh gas doesnt flow unless i crack the gas cap open, but it always starts! alota rust in the tank, cas cap is rusty too. do you think a replacement gas cap would help. im going to take the tank off this week to clean it out. also after about 20 minutes of goin fast it starts to bog. cheers, jimmy in pittsburgh. wreckless enduro.
I would clean the tank and petcock and replace the cap unless you can get it apart and clean it the vent in the cap could be clogged
Thank you
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Were can I get a side cover for that side at a fair price the one that goes over the carb
Where can I order a carb for it buddy?
Ebay ke100 uses same card directly bolt on
i have an old ke100 that smokes a lot and fouls plugs even when i adjusted the oiler, i was wondering if you have an idea of what could be making it do that
Clogged exhaust baffle
@@2strokeguru thanks! your one of the only people on youtube that talk about this bike
@@boots1807 yes thats why I started this channel no one was since 2016 we have helped over 1000 bikes blow smoke again
@@2strokeguru so do i have to get a new baffle, or can i just clean it?
@@boots1807 just clean it with a propane touch OFF THE BIKE
Thanks for making this video
what type of 2 stroke oil do you use?
Lucas, kawasaki racing, yamalube just a good quality 2stroke lube just have to make sure it's for air cooled and oil injection
@@2strokeguru thanks great video I just bought one of these bikes yesterday
Thank you lots of fun
Good video
o you know where there idel screw is on carburetor?
Next to the throttle cable
thank you
Glad I found this channel, especially when you mentioned the process about adjusting the clutch. Although not a kawi, I am having trouble with the clutch on my suzuki 74 ts125. It won't fully disengage when squeezing the clutch lever. I got it to where it doesn't stall in 1st gear but it wants to roll. I have both clymer and suzuki manuals but they are not specific in the adjustment procedure. It mentions to lightly seat, then back out a 1/4 of a turn the set screw with the nut on it. Same as you said in your vid but there is no alignment marks for me to adjust from the clutch lever. Any tips will help, thanks!
Welcome to the channel at the handle bars turn the cable adjuster all the way in that is step one
Step 2 loosen the jam nut on the clutch assembly and turn in till it just touches then back out 1/4 turn the tighten jam nut
Step 3 adjust the cable at the handle bars so that between the mount and lever there's 1/8th gap
@@2strokeguru Thank you, I will do that but I have a bad feeling my clutch is toast. Have a good one!
@@sergioflores7169 the good news is not that bad to replace
Do I need to premix the oil with gas before hand, or I can add the 2 cycle oil directly into the bike?
Premix will cause engine damage on rotary values highly not recommended
Question?
How do you test if the oilier is working?
Thanks
Smoke out the exhaust and when you looking at the oil hose between pump and carburetor hose will be filled with oil
What type size hose do you use for the Oiler.?
I’m putting back together a bike from a kid who thought he was on motocross stunt team
5mm hose buy the clear this way you can see it flowing through the line
Thanks
I have a 1974 G5 100 it's very similar but on the clutch, there are no index marks. Are the marks supposed to be directly in the center of clutch linkage?
I will do a video on it this weekend
@@2strokeguru That would be awesome thank you! :)
@@themadsmith857 welcome I will do it over the weekend
What jets would you use with the premixed fuel?
premix destroys the rotory valve and right crank bearing
My 2 stroke kawasaki some times not smoke i dont know why
But when its not smoke clutch is too hard and bike pickup is decrease
Tell me what can i do
I don't understand what you are saying
Do you know where I could get an oil res for a 2001 ke100 for a good price?
Ebay is cheapest I have them but its 50 includes shipping
Kevin bergeron what oil gos in the res?
Hey Kevin hope you’re doing well, I have to pick your brain for a minute. My friend has 2 Kawasaki ke100 bikes and they both suffer from what seems to be locked engines any thoughts? Thanks
Seized pull the head and check for water damage and check the oil reservoir see if the forgot to put mix in them
Kevin Bergeron thank you sir see you on the next video
@@miguelpagansr6128 sounds good thank you
Is it ok if i disable this sistem and pour the oil and gas in the tank? Like 2%?
No it destroys the rotary valve
Pre mix is bad when the oil pump pumps instead of oil it will cause a lean condition
@@2strokeguru Oh, i bought a bike which didnt came with the oil tank and i saw some videos that people also dont use this oil pump. Should i start using it? Another question, the engine uses 2 types of oil? The one that gets burned at the cylinder an another one that locates in the lower part of the engine? Because i saw a bolt that indicates how much to fill it. This is my first 2 stroke bike and i would love to repair it. Thank you so much for your help (its a 90cc g7 sport, not a common bike but its similar to kh kc ke)
@@casalin1801 yes definitely use it
This engine awlays problm fiber clucth and lead bar vavle
I don't understand
The screws are not Phillips. They are called JIS Japanese industrial standard. You can buy the correct bits and screwdrivers they won’t strip the screw heads.
I changed all my Allen head
What oil gos in. The reservior?
2stroke oil
Thanks man i really appreciate you taking the time to reply . i find your videos very helpful . i recently bought a kd100m not sure the year but. It wont start it was missing the coil. So i bought it . now the problem seems to be under the flywheel . i was cleaning out the oil pump as well the bolt that holds the oil res line busted when placing back on . so imma need to look for another one.. Any sites you can recommend?
Very useful info, camera work not so good !!!
Thank you yeah I gave Steven Spielberg the day off
Im doing my best to get this information out to you
I bought a 73 GS 100 and there's no wiring to the battery. Can anybody explain this to me or help me out? Doesn't a wire go directly to it from the magneto? Please help!
You need a wiring harness
@@2strokeguru yeah there's one on the bike but a lot of disconnected wires and there's no wire running to the battery area. Should only be one right because the battery grounds on the metal keeper tab?
@@christophercannon5068 you don't need the battery to run the engine it's only for the engine
@@christophercannon5068 6033958097
I have parts
Really
Yes