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Yesterday, 12:17 AM
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Hey Steve,
In total I rode maybe 3-4km max....
Hey Steve,
In total I rode maybe 3-4km max. Probably closer to 2...I forgot to connect the speedo so not really certain. As soon as I noticed the knocking I turned around and headed back.
It...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-19-2013, 04:34 AM
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05-18-2013, 04:46 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-17-2013, 11:27 PM
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Team,
Put everything back together, engine...
Team,
Put everything back together, engine in the frame, everything connected, valve clearance checked.
Poured a little oil through the valve cover holes to lube the top end, the rest in the...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-15-2013, 12:27 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-13-2013, 05:21 PM
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Sweet new bike! Someone else can answer re the...
Sweet new bike! Someone else can answer re the smoke but I can help with the last two questions.
1) The pipe they are talking is the bright silver one that goes from the right case (near the oil...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-12-2013, 01:17 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-11-2013, 11:34 PM
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Shit man, good find! That looks awesome, and...
Shit man, good find! That looks awesome, and there are some good extras for that price! Though I would be worried that the bike has "..been rejected to suit the head port and polish job" haha.
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Forum: Thumpers
05-11-2013, 10:33 PM
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Hi everyone,
So I've spent the last two days...
Hi everyone,
So I've spent the last two days rebuilding the engine (finally!) as the parts came in on Friday. Partzilla might have good OEM and shipping prices to Oz but waiting for parts to be...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-09-2013, 07:20 PM
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Ahh sorry about that Steve. I ended up having...
Ahh sorry about that Steve. I ended up having another 15 minutes before a conference so I whipped up the diagram for fun.
Using your measurements (thanks!) I bought a 10mm diameter welsch plug and...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-09-2013, 03:42 PM
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Oil plug in countershaft
Ok team,
I am definitely missing this oil plug in the end of the countershaft, that I posted about yesterday. Since it looks like it is impossible to source one, and Steve said it is important to...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-08-2013, 09:06 PM
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Sooooo I re-read this XR rebuild...
Sooooo I re-read this XR rebuild http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=397357 and got down to the bit where he finds a plug and turns out it's the transmission plug that sits in the end of...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-08-2013, 04:08 PM
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Hey everyone,
So I walked past an older DR...
Hey everyone,
So I walked past an older DR yesterday, the ones with the 21/18 wheels and noticed it had some 100% street tyres on. Closer inspection revealed Bridgestone BT45's, the same as what...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-08-2013, 03:00 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-08-2013, 12:43 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-07-2013, 07:35 PM
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Hey Geoff,
Not sure if you know, but here's...
Hey Geoff,
Not sure if you know, but here's the formula for calculating the capacity of our motors (just the volume of a cylinder formula):
radius of the piston squared multiplied by pi...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-06-2013, 09:13 PM
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Thanks!
98mm gives you about 600cc, 99mm...
Thanks!
98mm gives you about 600cc, 99mm gives you 615cc and 100mm gives 628cc (the common 630 kit that Ballard's used to sell).
I said mine was a '99mm' Wossner...that's not entirely true, its...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-06-2013, 08:50 PM
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New parts
Fresh bore
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l572/Captain115/20130507_130717_zpsfdd970e2.jpg
99mm Wossner
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Forum: Thumpers
05-02-2013, 06:11 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-01-2013, 08:32 PM
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Yes, and I never experienced kickback in the...
Yes, and I never experienced kickback in the (short) time I had the XR working. Whether that was thanks to the auto decomp or I got lucky and quickly got the technique downpat, I'm not sure. But...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-01-2013, 04:37 PM
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Yeah man, went a new Honda OEM cam. Reasons:
...
Yeah man, went a new Honda OEM cam. Reasons:
I am the most novice of novice dirt riders. I do not need more power.
Can't buy it from Partzilla so would have to be a separate eBay purchase....
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Forum: Thumpers
04-30-2013, 08:10 PM
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G'day Geoff,
Most of the top end parts I got...
G'day Geoff,
Most of the top end parts I got from www.partzilla.com. Very cheap OEM prices (for a laugh, check out what your Aus Honda dealer charges for some of the parts), plus it's US so we get...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-30-2013, 05:39 PM
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Bore Time
Hey team,
So stuff has started to come together, my parts were shipped day on Monday from Miami...so should be here this time next week!
I dropped my cylinder into the machinists to get bored...
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Forum: Road warriors
04-29-2013, 05:09 PM
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Info
Hey everyone,
Noticed this thread title and thought I would contribute. A 1988 VT250F (US VTR) was my housemate's first bike. This was a dog, it hadn't been looked after at all, and we spent...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-28-2013, 09:33 PM
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Haha I see all you guys riding in snow and am...
Haha I see all you guys riding in snow and am like :huh . Shit, if it gets below 7 degrees C (about 40F) I seriously consider not riding at all, luckily that almost never happens.
Anyway, the...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-27-2013, 10:15 PM
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Cheers mate, I'll see if I can get it apart...
Cheers mate, I'll see if I can get it apart before I take you up on that offer!
Just to make sure we are all on the same page, I already have taken the circlip out? So is there another clip to...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-27-2013, 05:42 AM
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Forum: Day Trippin'
04-22-2013, 06:30 PM
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This. Is. Fantastic!
Seriously, that was a...
This. Is. Fantastic!
Seriously, that was a great report, you sure know who to convey a ride through words. Love the photos, and the argument between the women was hilarious.
Can't wait to read...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-18-2013, 05:58 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-17-2013, 06:26 PM
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Gears!
Got a visit from the courier today, the gears from Steve have arrived!
Amusingly, the rest of the stuff needed for the rebuild is still probably 2 weeks out.
Will update as it progresses.
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Forum: Thumpers
04-17-2013, 06:24 PM
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Hey man, yeah I've used 20W-50 Motul 5100 in my...
Hey man, yeah I've used 20W-50 Motul 5100 in my road bike before and liked it. Was having trouble selecting neutral while the bike was on, would just click between first and second. Changed to the...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-13-2013, 07:27 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-12-2013, 06:32 AM
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Hahahaha good find!
In other news: I've...
Hahahaha good find!
In other news: I've organised replacement gears from Steve who has posted them to me a couple of days ago. THis should fix my transmission problems and prevent/delay the...
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Forum: Australia
04-08-2013, 09:45 PM
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04-08-2013, 06:14 PM
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04-08-2013, 05:39 PM
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04-07-2013, 09:42 PM
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04-05-2013, 05:43 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-04-2013, 04:59 PM
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Jeez I'm slow compared to you guys.
In the...
Jeez I'm slow compared to you guys.
In the time taken for me to decide on everything I need for the rebuild, Christian's already rebuild the top of his XR, Royal has finished and dyno-ed his XR...
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