When a 20 minute job takes you all day - Page 6

Cal25 · 03-21-2011, 09:03 AM

Scared me for a second. Glad to see you going again on this project.

daddy469 · 03-21-2011, 09:15 AM

One thing I forgot to mention lol . . . Yesterday when I was getting all my pieces squared away I was cleaing the cover and dropped it on the cement. I'm not sure, but I think IF it broke at that time I would have snapped for real... lol

Daddy 8)

Barnone · 03-21-2011, 10:07 AM

Yes, that would test you. Have a moaning chair in your shop?

daddy469 · 03-21-2011, 10:34 AM

I don't have a chair - the girl broke it riding it down the driveway. I do have a corner with a mat for curling up into a ball and whimpering softly. The spiders keep me company....

daddy 8)

FastDoc · 03-21-2011, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daddy469

I don't have a chair - the girl broke it riding it down the driveway. I do have a corner with a mat for curling up into a ball and whimpering softly. The spiders keep me company....

daddy 8)

LOL!

Add a good Teddy and you're all set. Or name one of the spiders 'Teddy'.

SpudRider · 03-21-2011, 11:37 AM

Photos, please! We all wish to see the LXT 400 in its natural habitat!

Spud

daddy469 · 03-21-2011, 11:59 AM

The 400 is very very VERY dusty and it not looking its best by a far stretch of the imagination. I need to get an oil filter this afternoon so I can change the oil after I run it around a bit. My new blackberry should be here by 10 AM so I'll get some pictures of the bike and my corner

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daddy 8)

FastDoc · 03-21-2011, 12:02 PM

We are all hoping Good Things for the LXT's out there. If they hold up and run well over the long term they may be the best deal in motorcycling.

RageHardIntoTheBendies · 03-21-2011, 12:36 PM

Indeed, thinking about the Saga version myself

Weldangrind · 03-21-2011, 01:58 PM

This bike has the foundation to be a really good machine; I'm hoping that the Honda stuff will make it more viable. I like the concept of the Rotax / Honda combo, but I'm still on the fence with liquid cooling.

If Rotax gaskets, etc are easily obtained, then it will be a non-issue.

FastDoc · 03-21-2011, 02:06 PM

I'd prefer an engine that was not a hybrid. Seems easier that way.

Weldangrind · 03-21-2011, 02:13 PM

Me too, but there aren't many 400cc China DS bikes available yet. We don't all have Wild Alaskan's mad skills to transplant a Japanese 400 into a China bike.

FastDoc · 03-21-2011, 02:22 PM

An ATV engine at that!

daddy469 · 03-21-2011, 02:46 PM

It even sounds like an ATV - very throaty

daddy 8)

daddy469 · 03-22-2011, 12:02 AM

OKIES, got it all put together, new oil, new filter, topped off the tank and went to start it.... :( No Joy! Methinks I forgot to put fuel stabilizer in it when it was just sitting there for months. And me without any ether...

daddy 8)

03-21-2011, 11:37 AM	#81
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Photos, please! We all wish to see the LXT 400 in its natural habitat! Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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03-21-2011, 12:02 PM	#83
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	We are all hoping Good Things for the LXT's out there. If they hold up and run well over the long term they may be the best deal in motorcycling. __________________ Happy to serve.
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03-21-2011, 01:58 PM	#85
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	This bike has the foundation to be a really good machine; I'm hoping that the Honda stuff will make it more viable. I like the concept of the Rotax / Honda combo, but I'm still on the fence with liquid cooling. If Rotax gaskets, etc are easily obtained, then it will be a non-issue. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-21-2011, 02:06 PM	#86
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I'd prefer an engine that was not a hybrid. Seems easier that way. __________________ Happy to serve.
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03-21-2011, 02:13 PM	#87
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Me too, but there aren't many 400cc China DS bikes available yet. We don't all have Wild Alaskan's mad skills to transplant a Japanese 400 into a China bike. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-21-2011, 09:03 AM	#76
Cal25 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Terrell and Grapevine Tx. Posts: 1,585	Scared me for a second. Glad to see you going again on this project.
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03-21-2011, 09:15 AM	#77
daddy469 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 293	One thing I forgot to mention lol . . . Yesterday when I was getting all my pieces squared away I was cleaing the cover and dropped it on the cement. I'm not sure, but I think IF it broke at that time I would have snapped for real... lol Daddy 8)
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03-21-2011, 10:07 AM	#78
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,348	Yes, that would test you. Have a moaning chair in your shop?
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03-21-2011, 10:34 AM	#79
daddy469 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 293	I don't have a chair - the girl broke it riding it down the driveway. I do have a corner with a mat for curling up into a ball and whimpering softly. The spiders keep me company.... daddy 8)
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03-21-2011, 11:59 AM	#82
daddy469 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 293	The 400 is very very VERY dusty and it not looking its best by a far stretch of the imagination. I need to get an oil filter this afternoon so I can change the oil after I run it around a bit. My new blackberry should be here by 10 AM so I'll get some pictures of the bike and my corner . daddy 8)
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03-21-2011, 12:36 PM	#84
RageHardIntoTheBendies Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 114	Indeed, thinking about the Saga version myself
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03-21-2011, 02:22 PM	#88
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	An ATV engine at that! __________________ Happy to serve.
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03-21-2011, 02:46 PM	#89
daddy469 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 293	It even sounds like an ATV - very throaty daddy 8) __________________ The Great Eye is ever watchful
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03-22-2011, 12:02 AM	#90
daddy469 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 293	OKIES, got it all put together, new oil, new filter, topped off the tank and went to start it.... :( No Joy! Methinks I forgot to put fuel stabilizer in it when it was just sitting there for months. And me without any ether... daddy 8) __________________ The Great Eye is ever watchful
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