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Title: Vintage
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Users activity: 25 posts per thread
Forum activity: 132 active threads during last week
 

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Threads: 132 391 1,231
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scalejockey
22
user's latest post:
This winters project A 75 mx250...
Published (2009-12-03 20:23:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by Wavehog33 Scale, that is one very nice resto!!! Very nice, and done in no time, not even winter yet. You posted in another blog to replace the clutch main bearing on the transmission shaft. Part # 93306-20535-00. This part is not available through OEM anymore, If you replaced yours, where did you find it? I am checking with a local bearing shop tomorrow but just trying to see if you know of a place that has this...
KDN
14
user's latest post:
Trouble with 1975 XL 100
Published (2009-12-03 08:23:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by RatBug Thanks I did a little reading in the manual I have which claims to cover XL75s and XL100s from 1975 to 1990 and in the stator testing portion they left out the stator resistance specs on the 1975 to 1978 models. Any idea what they should be? Well, I don't have the specs at my fingertips, but to begin with, the specific values are less important than finding out if the stator windings are shorted to...
Huskychuck
11
user's latest post:
AHRMA post vintage racing...
Published (2009-12-03 09:36:00)
if i recall. the issue the AHRMA gods had was with Rocky mountains letting the kids race at the lunch break. it didnt cramp, hold up, or mix with the vintage racing, in anyway. matter fact, gave us old guys something to watch. i supported it, and still would. they said to stop, and we wouldnt, they spilt sheets with us. so be it.. i saw nothing wrong with letting the little guys run during the lunch break. took a total if 30 mins for them to...
RacerXr
9
user's latest post:
Piston:Cast or Forged? - Page 2...
Published (2009-12-03 21:44:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by jleblanc ...30 years of changing temperatures metal can fatigue much less the fact that it has probably been dropped several times scratched and way not, the time it spent on a shelf is not good, plus it was most likely a cast piston which is not very good anyway. stock is good but come on people we have better processes for making things now. Changing (room) temps ? Dropped several times ? Forging is a new process...
jimdraw
8
user's latest post:
Starting Problems w/ my XL250R -...
Published (2009-11-29 19:04:00)
Remove all Advertisements The air screw has no limiter tab, or maybe it was filed off by a p/o. So nothing to impede adjustment. I got it started yeterday (about 30 kicks), got it warmed up and re-adjusted it as well as the idle, and it starts a little better now. It is right around 1 1/4 turns out, which makes it run the smoothest at idle. Still have not ruled out the stator or coil as has been suggested. But the spark looks ok, similar to...
Devondan
8
user's latest post:
1977 YZ 250 main/crank bearings
Published (2009-12-03 12:34:00)
Just a thought are the cases manufactured in pairs? Ive just bought what looks like a good RHS on ebay, I hope it matches up?! With you on the loctite, colour is not the issue the number is! Scalejockey says he uses 648. We use 271 on the DRZ primary nut, that stops it shifting!
Wavehog33
7
user's latest post:
This winters project A 75 mx250...
Published (2009-12-03 17:08:00)
Scale, that is one very nice resto!!! Very nice, and done in no time, not even winter yet. You posted in another blog to replace the clutch main bearing on the transmission shaft. Part # 93306-20535-00. This part is not available through OEM anymore, If you replaced yours, where did you find it? I am checking with a local bearing shop tomorrow but just trying to see if you know of a place that has this bearing. thanks again, beautiful bike!!
canammx1
7
user's latest post:
AHRMA post vintage racing...
Published (2009-12-02 20:12:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by jleblanc i raced arma because my dad did and we always went to the races together btw i started racing ahrma when i was 15 i look like a 12 year old but i didn't say anything and they never asked to see my birth certificate racerxr why the hostility to father son outings at the vintage racing my father was living his dream racing the bike he wanted to as a kid and me and my brother racing his elsinores Same...
Smacaroni
7
user's latest post:
the man and the Bike that...
Published (2009-12-03 05:17:00)
Sweet. Did you clear coat the fender after he signed it? I would. Wouldn't want that to rub off.
Fixitguy74
7
user's latest post:
Drum brakes question, dual vs...
Published (2009-12-03 08:20:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by rayivers Yes. The DLS shoes (Yamaha P/N 3R5-W2535-00-00) have the same arc as the SLS ones (322-W2535-00-00) but are slightly shorter to make room for the extra actuator cam and pivot pin. They may also be a tiny bit narrower as well. Just for what it's worth... I'd go with OEM Yamaha brake shoes. My experiences with aftermarket units have been just plain depressing. Ray Thanks for the info. All I need...
 

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Started 5 days, 7 hours ago (2009-12-01 20:06:00)  by CamP
I'm an OEM piston guy and they've never failed me yet. Lately, I've stocked up on a few OEM '82 RM250 pistons for less than $20 each on ebay.
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Started 3 days, 6 hours ago (2009-12-03 20:55:00)  by ccp243 TT Newbie
also have you tried a new main jet of the proper size, an 82 may have had an overzealous cleaning sometime over the years and got reamed to a larger size
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Started 1 month, 1 week ago (2009-10-27 07:31:00)  by HodieRacer37
Looks like youve got a pretty decent bike to start with. Thats exactly what I need for the 250 class, those 125s seem to be working harder everytime to hual me around the track. Keep us posted on your progress.
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Started 3 years, 5 months ago (2006-06-27 07:45:00)  by dorkpunch
i would if i had one! mines in sorta okay shape, but it does have one pretty good rust hole in the muffler. do you want to sell it?
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Started 4 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-02 13:44:00)  by goatbrother
Don't know for sure but I would think the seat would interchange. Rear brake backing plates would interchange for sure, if it is a single cam then any from about 1979 up should fit and if double cam then 84 or 85 I think was when those came out. KTM had a habit of using a lot of common chassis parts across the board on all there bikes.
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Started 2 months, 1 week ago (2009-09-29 15:13:00)  by RacerXr
I am running a 36mm VM Mikuni with K&N pod on my 78 XT converted for vintage MX. The motor is stock with a 1 3/4" down pipe exhaust with supertrapp muffler. I ran it on the street before that. On the street, I removed the air box completely. On the MX track, I cut the front out of the air box and installed it over the K&N pod. It's not water proof, but it prevents mud from ...
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Started 1 month ago (2009-11-03 19:42:00)  by Autoteach
There are a couple different methods that you can use. The electrolysis method that leaves an oxide coating causes problems with caked rust. Here are some coating systems to help you out. Make sure that you follow the directions with the acids. http://www.por15.com/ http://www.kreemproducts.net/ http://www.kbs-coatings.com/Tank-Sealers_c_7-1-0.h tml
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Started 1 month, 1 week ago (2009-10-25 17:22:00)  by Wavehog33
Remove Advertisements I have an 84 Honda Cr250 that I would like to have my 14 year old son race Post Vintage at AHRMA races. The bike has a front disc brake making it ineligible at AHRMA sanctioned races. If I put on the front wheel from an 83 Cr250, and the drum brake, can he race this bike? Can I use the 84 disc brake forks with an 83 front drum ...
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Started 3 days, 17 hours ago (2009-12-03 09:35:00)  by bergman501
what bike? never heard of a 1.60. you can get a 1.85x18 (most 80's 125's)
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Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-11-24 05:13:00)  by motoxvet
My new and all-time favorite-Suzuki TS-250. I have an '80 but the '77 thru '81 were all pretty much the same. I also have a Yamaha DT-250 and there's no comparison. (See my comments in the "which was the fastest" thread.) It pulls like a freight train thru 5th. gear. It's all stock including gearing. It suffered a little from the emissions era tuning but one step up on the main jet is ...
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Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-11-24 05:13:00)  by motoxvet
My new and all-time favorite-Suzuki TS-250. I have an '80 but the '77 thru '81 were all pretty much the same. I also have a Yamaha DT-250 and there's no comparison. (See my comments in the "which was the fastest" thread.) It pulls like a freight train thru 5th. gear. It's all stock including gearing. It suffered a little from the emissions era tuning but one step up on the main jet is ...
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Started 1 month, 1 week ago (2009-10-25 17:22:00)  by Wavehog33
Remove Advertisements I have an 84 Honda Cr250 that I would like to have my 14 year old son race Post Vintage at AHRMA races. The bike has a front disc brake making it ineligible at AHRMA sanctioned races. If I put on the front wheel from an 83 Cr250, and the drum brake, can he race this bike? Can I use the 84 disc brake forks with an 83 front drum ...
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Started 5 days, 7 hours ago (2009-12-01 20:06:00)  by CamP
I'm an OEM piston guy and they've never failed me yet. Lately, I've stocked up on a few OEM '82 RM250 pistons for less than $20 each on ebay.
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Started 5 days, 16 hours ago (2009-12-01 11:09:00)  by Fixitguy74
Heres a parts diagram if you don't understand what I am speaking of. The optional parts are outlined and were available as a complete kit or as seperate parts for repiar of the kit. http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmot...m8870sch212 921
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Started 1 week ago (2009-11-29 17:23:00)  by l_campionero
Are the engine's internals all original?
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Started 1 month, 1 week ago (2009-10-27 07:31:00)  by HodieRacer37
Looks like youve got a pretty decent bike to start with. Thats exactly what I need for the 250 class, those 125s seem to be working harder everytime to hual me around the track. Keep us posted on your progress.
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Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-28 20:45:00)  by CamP
More than likely, the pilot jet is plugged.
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Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-28 07:18:00)  by KDN
Hmmm.... I've done a lot of aluminum polishing and have what I think is a pretty good process. But, didn't the early XL's have an odd-ish green cast to 'em? And, weren't they not even aluminum, but magnesium? I seem to recall that my '74 XL175 had 'magnesium' cast right in to the cover down near the bottom. Ya gotta be really careful with that. Kirk My technique, with pictures, is...
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Started 4 days, 23 hours ago (2009-12-02 03:28:00)  by KDN
These bikes (along with almost ALL Hondas of this vintage) need a fully charged battery to run well (unless heroic efforts have been made to convert 'em to battery-less). The clue is in your own words: you charge it up and it runs great. Seems you have a charging system problem. Now, they're pretty straightforward. A permanent magnet rotor spins within some windings to make an...
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Started 4 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-02 13:31:00)  by Huskychuck
rear view showing the red white and blue paint
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