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    750 big bore carbs

    Get onto mikuni Oz. There in Brisbane l think, great advice and price for what you need.
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    Found a picture of my dirt track bike. Built from an XS2.

    Homemade swingarm, same with the triple clamps, modified clutch cover so you don't need to remove it access the cluth. The rear wheel is yz125 , pipes are made from mandrel bends, the oil cooler is behind and under the seat with ducting vents to feed air into it. The panel between the frame...
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    Hey mate, yeah you got it. Top frame tube is part of the fuel system. The tank is the silver box behind the engine. Fuel get pumped into the frame tube then returns to the tank. I can restric the return which gives me positive pressure in the frame tube. Force feeding the carbies. I run an...
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    146kg.
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    I don't have any photos of the clutch release, but it's not very complicated. Next time I've got the cover off I'll take a couple of photos. There is more work in the cover and lever than the actual clutch preasure plate.
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    Thanks for your kind words of support. It just been a bit of fun to this point. As we all know, covid has put paid to most of our lifes for a couple of years, so l have some decisions to make going forward with this project. Do l get serious, or just keep having fun.............
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    I made the frame from scratch. The wheels are both yamaha xs650 fronts. The forks are modified xt500 units, the triple clamps are billet made in my shed. The exhaust is loosely based on the flatrackers of the 70s, same dimensions just no mufflers.
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    It's my record, it was open when l built the bike. 122.6mph
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    Thanks for the kind words mate. I'm hoping for 130mph next year, we run here in March. I didn't take any photos of the inside of the clutch cover sadly. It's pretty simple though, next time it's off, I'll take some photos. As far as reliability goes , it'll do 8500rpm all day long, it's been...
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    Yep, better choice of gearing. I'm running standard gearbox ratios with a 19" rear wheel.
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    Hi all, I'm new to the site so l hope I'm doing this right. This is my LSA bike l built totally from scratch. 750cc built for reliability to stay wide open for quite a while. 56rwhp, so far I've managed 122mph over the mile.
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