08-02-2014, 10:35 AM | #76 |
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I think I saw that 'bike' in the pits at Bonneville last year. If not, I saw a few 'bikes' very similar.
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08-02-2014, 01:24 PM | #77 | |
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Please start a thread on the whole project, not just the engine. A gentleman on this forum did something similar, except he used a Zong engine: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=13621
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08-02-2014, 01:27 PM | #78 | |
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08-10-2014, 01:47 AM | #79 |
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Well, the signal light flasher mod lasted almost one whole day.
The cheap Napa flasher I was using couldn't stand up to the vibration, so I substituted the flasher from the Roketa for now. It works great. Is suspect that I could find a heavy duty flasher at Napa, but I'll just find one online instead. This is the Roketa flasher that I installed under Lifanda's seat.
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08-11-2014, 01:06 AM | #80 |
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I failed to properly report that six (!) spokes broke while Son of Weldangrind was riding to Bonneville last year, so I dealt with that this year. I had custom stainless spokes manufactured at Buchanan's, and I believe the cost to be totally worth it. If anybody wants to order SS spokes from Buchanan's for an identical wheel, they now have the details on file. Send me a PM if you want the info.
When the spokes originally broke, the wheel looked like something from a clown car; the rim looked taco'd. I was shocked to learn that the rim is unharmed! The rim that looked so bad last year is back on Lifanda. The problem is with the tire, since the broken spoke incident. When Bro-in-Law and I went riding last week, the front wheel had a wicked hop in it, despite considerable effort to balance the tire. Today, I pulled the tire back off the rim, removed the rim lock, covered the spokes with two wraps of Gorilla tape and put the tire back on. I spent about an hour inflating the tire up to 40psi, spinning the rim on the truing stand, identifying the bulged area, deflating the tire, adjusting it and repeating. The tire still has a slight wobble and hop to it, but it's much better. I deflated the tire to 26psi and went for a victory cruise tonight. It's livable. I'll wait until this tire has a few more miles on it before I replace it.
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08-11-2014, 01:09 AM | #81 |
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I really don't like the spark arrestor insert that's in the muffler I bought. I think I'll replace it with an insert that is like the one from my old '96 XR250R, since it's much less restrictive. I tried the '96 in my muffler tonight, and it was noticeably less restrictive. I'll need to rejet, but that's easy.
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08-11-2014, 06:57 AM | #82 |
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http://www.ebay.ca/itm/121404217004
=== REAL cost in Guangzhou bike mart http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=38700497132
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08-11-2014, 12:10 PM | #83 | |
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Exhaust work question, what kind of steel?
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What type of steel pipe did you use for the mid-pipe area, or use typically for exhausts? Is this something found in a local pipe yard, or can onlinemetals.com satisfy for this small project? (Driving to town from the sticks costs me $32 so online is my first choice.) Thanks!! Jim
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08-11-2014, 12:42 PM | #84 | |
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08-11-2014, 12:44 PM | #85 | |
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The mandrels I have with my tubing roller don't match the specific size I was bending, so it creased the tube a bit. It still flows.
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08-11-2014, 02:26 PM | #86 |
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Hmm, what is DOM?
Thanks! Jim
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08-11-2014, 02:44 PM | #87 |
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Ah, Drawn Over Mandrel.
Ok so this 4130 is what I am looking at: here Is this what I'm looking for? or is the A513 kind of stuff closer? This OD matches the exhaust pipe's diameter. And what I think I'm measuring as thickness on it as well. So, pull the trigger or use something else? I only have square tube laying around and 4" pipe as well, nothing smaller. Thanks! Jim
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08-12-2014, 05:31 PM | #88 |
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I'm not that fussy. If the tube matches the pipe, I burn it in.
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08-12-2014, 11:45 PM | #89 |
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Gotcha, I did order some mild tube as the local yard doesn't carry thin stuff. Also good to know you can weld it while it's on the bike.
I'll be lucky if my finished exhaust looks half as good! Thanks! Jim
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08-13-2014, 05:13 PM | #90 |
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I only spot weld on the bike. Finish welding is on the bench.
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