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On 30/03/2019 at 20:02, cas_whitmore said:

Seems you have to lubricate your ring every now and again

Ooh eer misses 

As above or you could get in touch with Dan Burton on Facebook he's fresh breeze UK and still has parts,

our sport is full of stealers prices and most parts like coils and such are only generic parts, already out there and we just have to do little research and find them elsewhere.

Basically when done i'll have a brand new engine again and i'll have to do a break in period and hopefully get past 42 hours 

9 hours ago, DavidG4 said:

Kiwi, nice posts. Thanks.

 

The way you talk about your engine makes it almost sound home built...a motorcycle piston here, a mallet to the ring there...  I'm totally new to PM, so forgive me...but it isn't home built is it?

 

David

Plus my Trainer always told me we are the Flying Mopeds of the Skies  

8 hours ago, DavidG4 said:

Kiwi, nice posts. Thanks.

 

The way you talk about your engine makes it almost sound home built...a motorcycle piston here, a mallet to the ring there...  I'm totally new to PM, so forgive me...but it isn't home built is it?

 

David

David the complete Paramotor is manufactured by HE Paramotores in Real Madrid, the Engine is a Moster Copy (my opinion) but slightly more grunt and downside uses fractionally more fuel , and all fitted in one of they're Titanium Race frames so exceptionally lightweight .

After having No response from them i looked into Piston options, and that's the Motorcycle reference and an almost identical readily available piston, It took numerous communications to numerous suppliers to discover Piston, but also several people before me have discovered several different parts from recognized top brand Paramotors, are available cheaper thru the Motorcycle parts suppliers, just needs a little homework and searching.

But i am now using original new piston as HE communicated in the end, and that was sent to Langourts with the barrel for replating, currently most cleaned up and waiting on high temperature Silicon sealant for crankcase rebuild and new Oil seals ans bearings all Ok. 

here's a few pictures after i cooked it in the oven at the weekend  Well it was Mothers Day and i needed the Cooker .

Carrying on the Capt Kurt line i normally ignore youtube video's regarding Paramotor Trainers, but earlier today i watched one of his and he's bigging up Freshbreeze Paramotor and trike both brand new, but my surprise was he goes i'll show how easy it is to start these brand new products,

IMO total madness as he starts the Paramotor on the floor even after checking throttle operation, but then after starting the Paramotor whist still on the floor he proceeds to go large handfuls of throttle, obviously the owner is unaware of lack of breaking in procedure and Capt Kurt don't give a stuff as it's not his, and must of never seen or heard about safety starting procedures and subsequent accidents from said actions.

I'm always dubious of most american trainers who go online and just slag others off, if your that good why try humiliate and abuse other trainers.

Laura are you UK based and went to USA for holiday or permanent US based ?, only asking i know someone who can help but only if your in UK.,

6 hours ago, PaulLewis said:

Mine sounds exactly like that when I put a bit of "belt dressing" spray on it. It remains slightly tacky and stops belt slip at lower tensions. The factory may well have used some.

If your belt is tension-ed right you should not need "belt dressing spray" and especially as materials now used to make the belts are vastly improved and better quality, in days gone by they used the spray as belts would harden and dry out and start to slip, but belts have changed and improved.

Plus you say lower tensions but the pulleys once adjusted are set at fixed points, and the belt also runs to a + or - tolerance and if your doing the visual and maintenance checks that's all is needed.

Vittorazi Moster Plus with a 13 rib Optibelt - 430-450Hz no lower than 370Hz and 500Hz would be very bad! Vittorazi Moster Classic and Silent with a Gates 15 rib belt 450-470Hz plus or minus 60/70 A good iPhone app is Tension2Go, seems to work pretty well.

Stop watching videos and pull the Flash starter off and into bits, i'm sure you'll soon find the problem .

Just a quick update as i'm not able to fly in our lovely Summery weeks weather we're having, and just in-case others are bored and stuck indoors for something to see and read, Pictures of my Paramotors meal after it got a little hungry . 

It was my choice to stop flying it before it destroyed the barrel as well 

Oops forgot about this thread again.

Well were do i start   as it was just so good and knew it wouldn't last, well it was only 2 days from this post and the gremlins returned, nasty grinding noise fron the clutch hub when motor running, discovered on strip down the clutch spring which pinches the clutch together had snapped, No biggie thinks me as had a spare uprated new clutch asembly, and by eck was it ferka to set the leg pivoting arm springs to the right tension (makers not made a manual yet), perseverance and numerous strip downs sorted it in the end, but somewhere in the middle the High speed jet needle broke, so had to order replacement but a fellow flier posted me one to get me flying before the following weekend.

Did get flying again but was getting harder to start the bleedin thing, so next day borescope down plug hole and discovered the piston crown had some indentations in it, so that's it off comes the head and barrel to discover top piston ring stuck and four score marks on piston and barrel respectively, so got in touch with HE paramotor's and order some parts (Ok i messaged them), then 2 weeks later they replied saying having a few computer problems, its taken over a month but thankfully today got a message to say money received and parts posted out to me , 

But on a plus note i have now also discovered another piston from a motorbike that fits the barrel with correct port allowance, and other ways round future repairs if needed so some good has come out of my down time.

I'd say Bailey paramotors direct 

Bailey Aviation,Hill Farm,Longstanton Road,Over,Cambridgeshire,CB24 5PR                   Tel: +44 1954 230725

or sometimes the odd spares like cage sections come up on facebook "UK Paramotor Buy/Sell Group" and there's always Ebay

Welcome aboard Dan and Hopefully with Mike's help you'll soon be in the Air 

Beware buying anything before training the chances are you'll learn bad habits, or the biggest possibility is you'll injure yourself if without instruction or help, you could put up location and there might be somebody close by who could  possibly assist or help.

If you can afford it buy a new training wing as they give more training opportunities to practice, plus less possibility of getting dragged or injured if you should happen to get wind strength wrong, many who fly from the airfield i use have them and still use them for ground training if they can't use full size wing, and several have been flying for years.

Hope this possibly helps as may cost you less for the future.

Darren get in touch with Dan Burton on Facebook he's fresh breeze UK and still has parts, might not be expensive.

Right since my last flight i have had several more, as we turned the weather corner (No Sunny days) my thinking was ohh dear i'll end up flying less, but i was so wrong as i now fly more .

The very 1st flight i took after the 1 above i had a very bumpy landing, all my own fault as allowed my brain to encourage my hands to lift after rounding out to much, (Noted i tell all the newbies when they do it on their landings) and yes as we know the wing then overshoots and we land quicker with a sudden ground impact, just depends how soon or close to ground you were to how hard the bump.  

My trainer now works full time so not always available as i get every 3rd weekend as a long 1 (Friday to Tuesday off), so on numerous occasions i can fly on a Friday including the weekend, which i have and will carry on doing so, IMO it has helped me as often times i'm the early bird at the Airfield so i get set up and go flying as soon as i am ready, my fellow fliers have now started calling me "fearless Dave", all because when they arrive some times it looks a little bumpy and guess were i am, yes correct buzzing around as i do because i just love getting in the air.

And as i said i think it has helped as my landings are now perfected, my logic was i'm pilot in command so land and stay upright as i should, but watching my previous video's and then logging and correcting the idiot mistakes is whats helped, when under comm's training i would listen and rely on commands and felt i put in to much adjustment, well while flying silent i think i learnt to feel the brake effect better, and then taught my brain to hold hands in exact position even if i start rising, as i got told it will bleed of the speed thus coming back down to ground as should.

And plus now having had loads more flights with upright landings and touch and go's working as should i can honestly say i Now know how its done 

With such low hours on your motor i'd get in touch with clive at Bulldog, and hopefully he'll have a better answer for you, unusual as numerous people i fly with and my trainer all have Moster's and apart from exhaust rings and the odd Carb kit they run spot on.

Excellent beginner to intermediate wing Dudek Universal 1.1 easy to launch, and at your weight in flavour 28 would be just right, And No i'm not connected to Dudek in anyway .

I'm very sorry for not keeping this more up to date, it was my intention to do so new people into our wonderful sport could understand some of the thoughts going thru our minds, and hopefully in some cases explain some of the problems and mental  blindness we might possible experience, as i can honestly say on my path i seriously felt like a rabbit in headlights  on more than 1 occasion.

I will update more on my progress very soon !!

6 hours ago, Olz said:

As it transpires the pistons holed, so I shall replace all the fuel lines and get the cylinder head rebored and new piston.... 

IMO i wouldn't rebore unless liner is scratched or marked, all depends on how long and hot it was when damage occured, plus if you struggle getting a new piston just get old 1 repaired, i have done a few which are still going strong after numerous hours use, sort out your fueling problems and then should get many hours flying it.

just found pictures last Polini piston during. Not ideal finish but was heavily detonated middle to edge as seen in above picture, and finished article below.

On 08/11/2018 at 09:23, AndyB said:

Yes. I couldn't find on the list originally so asked them. They said not done yet, but when (if) it is, it will be added.  Cheers, Andy

Likewise asked and got same answer, my input was with the popularity of the Moster 185 engines using WB variant carb, this addition to they're range could only be a good thing.

On 29/12/2018 at 21:59, Bill Huitson said:

Hi, can anyone tell me if i can use a generic coil for the black devil, ie, a motorbike coil? thanks.

What makes you think you can't ?, coils only do 1 thing and as long as its same rating and right design then Yes absolutely.

Depends on the engine and type of starter installed.

Si and Trev starting my engine by your method will only break you.

Mines got a flash starter and needs the piston to be at BDC before pulling or it will just lock up and kill your attempt at starting.

Plus some need  certain amount of Primer bulb pumps  to assist also.

Hi Regis, we regularly fly at Winglands Airfield, Green dyke, Gedney, spalding which is not to far away from you.