Recent content by rudf0rd

pm sent re crank

As long as it's not outright pouring rain, I'll be in.

Took it out and did a couple miles today. I need to figure out the tuning badly.. it's all over the place. @Airwolfie Thanks for the idea on plastidipping. I'll give that a try first. @troopthrowback I'm pretty sure it's on right.. hmm. But you got me looking. Guy on this thread says...

Thanks. I'm super antsy at work. Want to go fiddle some more.. I should probably just wait til I get the incoming package from mikes xs. _Edit_ Btw, I managed to lose the pinch bolt for the kickstart level. I couldn't find the bolt by itself on mikes xs. Does anyone know the size or where...

Woo! Took it out again tonight for a ride around the block. It's peppier than it was before by a decent margin. Probably due to the lectrons + 1/4 turn throttle. Things left: - "waterproof" box using gaskets and electrical tape or something like that - wire license plate bracket -...

First off, it runs! Ahem. Now.. onto the 10 hours work with the last hour being sheer frustration. So today, I got in there and started trying to sync the carbs. I got them "close". I might end up taking it to someone that has more experience with this, just to be sure I didn't mess...

Great day! Here's what I got done: - Rear wheel assembled - Greased swingarm - Routed all cabling and hooked up tank - Drove around for 2.5 hours looking for a brake bleeder valve... - Adjusted timing (got it close, but not perfect) - Started playing with carbs (WAY OFF!) It sounds...

It's not out there yet. I'm hoping to ride it this weekend, weather and build permitting. What I really wished I had done was to weight the thing before cutting it down.. Whoops.

Couple more things done, and a few hours closer to riding it. I don't care how cold it is! - Wiring is back in and confirmed all working. Whew! (not in the pics below) - Shortened the front forks again. Much better fit with that wheel / tire combo. - Replaced stripped exhaust head studs...

Ok. Real life and real work keep getting in the way of my hobbies. Hate that. Good news is everything is back from powdercoater, and I actually found time to start the final reassembly yesterday. I'm already dying to get back to the shop and finish. Pics! Christmas came early...

Haha.. probably the simplest part since I just paid classified moto to do the swap. I found all the parts on ebay then sent classified the xs triple and the rmz 250 trees and they sent me back one complete franken-tree. After that I just shortened the springs and put in some PVC spacers (still...

I can't attest to actual ride yet, but the bike fired up immediately with no messing around with them. Even with my messed up timing. I just put the pods on and had to adjust for that, but they're super simple to adjust. And yeah, they're definitely expensive. Brand new from Lectron, they're...

I did some searching on the forum and Hugh recommended this set up. Also if you just call Lectron, Kevin was super helpful.

So... Still wiring.. I'm slow. One more day or two (I spend like 4 hours at a time) and I'll have the harness complete. In the meantime, I found some ridiculous filters. I'll probably throw them on for fun, but won't really run them. They look wayyyyy too restrictive. Also threw in...

Argh, I'll be there in spirit. As soon as the bike is done, I'll be there in person!