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Post by chewbaca on Apr 8, 2019 4:37:49 GMT -5
I am rebuilding my top end as my bike has started to burn oil and smoke. I had found a head in my spares that look good. I spent a good six hours cleaning carbon, lapping valves and valve seats. I had even replaced the seals only at the last minute did I notice it was a B head.  six hours and a set of oil seals wasted. fortunately I had other heads to use. I just wish I had used my original head a little bit better. . |
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Post by chewbaca on Apr 5, 2019 10:23:18 GMT -5
a 400 twin or a 250 single would be an excellent bike for me
with a good engine of high compression you could easily see some amazing efficiency
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Post by chewbaca on Apr 5, 2019 10:08:28 GMT -5
meh not interested. way way too expensive for what it is
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Post by chewbaca on Mar 4, 2019 6:38:36 GMT -5
big grey box 📦
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Post by chewbaca on Mar 2, 2019 0:54:48 GMT -5
the starter can either be full of oil from a bad O ring the brushes are worn out or both.
if you have hard starts when warm try an extra .001 on the valve
its helpful for all the oil seals if you run a vacuum to the crank case
the hose on the valve cover is what you want to use for that. Just run it through an oil trap first or you'll crust up the valves with carbon.
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Post by chewbaca on Feb 25, 2019 1:22:35 GMT -5
I have seen a belt come apart from dry rot
it however would mean that the rest of the plastic and rubber is probably in bad shape now too.
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Post by chewbaca on Feb 25, 2019 1:11:49 GMT -5
you cant even get that far over on a scooter without removing the center stand
I have had extra tall tires and cut off the center stand bracket
and I don't break for corners unless traffic is in the way
I still can't scrub off the top row of rubber hairs without grinding steel
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Post by chewbaca on Feb 9, 2019 13:22:25 GMT -5
I haven't used my kick start in years
in fact it is sitting on a shelf and dusty
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Post by chewbaca on Feb 9, 2019 13:13:48 GMT -5
for testing porpoises you can just toss a fuel bottle in the trunk
it pretty easy.
I would check the valve springs, see if one of them is broken
that will cause the motor to have good power until you hit the RPM limit of
the remaining spring
and then you will either push air back out the intake or pull exhaust back into the cylinder
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Post by chewbaca on Jan 2, 2019 11:30:36 GMT -5
28° wind chill this morning on my way to work gona get some thicker gloves |
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Post by chewbaca on Dec 25, 2018 0:22:21 GMT -5
Nothing really beats a 225 slant six
for dependable power
I inherited my dads truck at a million plus
put even more on, though I dont know how many.
the odometer gear wore out
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Post by chewbaca on Dec 17, 2018 17:28:25 GMT -5
yup
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Post by chewbaca on Dec 6, 2018 17:03:02 GMT -5
the five dollar belt is prolly old new stock its likely oxidized and hard from sitting on a shelf for years rubber has a shelf life if no effort is made to preserve it a paper box sleeve does not do anything but supply a place to put a label it might be a great deal and be perfectly fine or  ? |
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Post by chewbaca on Nov 25, 2018 10:55:55 GMT -5
you want socks full of bad links?
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Post by chewbaca on Nov 14, 2018 19:35:34 GMT -5
Hopefully it's nothing expensive. The Like 50 cost me close to seven hundred in repairs for a stator install and then a replacement of the barrel and piston at a local do everything shop. ouch ! are you sure they didn't just buy you a new scooter and keep the old one for parts 750 is near what a used one cost I lost all faith in scoot shops after I paid over a thousand dollars for a used rebuild with instal it was poorly done and took a month |
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