Forum: Thumpers
05-11-2013, 12:54 PM
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I haven't dropped mine enough to have proven...
I haven't dropped mine enough to have proven advice on that question... but maybe close the petcock, drain the float bowls, kick it a few times with manual decomp, open the petcock again. Might...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-17-2013, 11:07 AM
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Thanks dudes!
Dracus- I'm in the desert too....
Thanks dudes!
Dracus- I'm in the desert too. No rust here either! And I built up a little 250 to rip on in the dirt until I get good, so I don't trash the XL. It's kind of a weird bike and was...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-16-2013, 01:06 PM
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04-16-2013, 01:04 PM
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So it's been a while since I posted here, which...
So it's been a while since I posted here, which makes sense since the bike basically got finished a while ago. However, in the past few weeks I've finished up some things and made some new parts, so...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-15-2013, 09:48 AM
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04-14-2013, 02:39 PM
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Water crossing mods??
Although I won't be taking my XL to Iceland any time TOO soon, it's on the list, possibly as soon as summer 2014. To that end I've been reading some pretty great Ride Reports elsewhere here on...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-08-2013, 08:01 AM
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04-07-2013, 07:08 AM
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04-05-2013, 01:51 PM
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I've been thinking about this comment since I...
I've been thinking about this comment since I read it about a week ago. I am just now grasping the fundamentals of carburetion and jetting, but the role of the exhaust is frankly still a bit of a...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-05-2013, 01:42 PM
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I took the 16 tooth front sprocket off, mostly...
I took the 16 tooth front sprocket off, mostly because with the 16/41 I was running I could not get any slack in the chain. Even on the "slackest" setting at the rear axle, the chain was taught. Of...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-05-2013, 01:33 PM
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Thanks man.
I guess what I was trying to say...
Thanks man.
I guess what I was trying to say was that I could make those, theoretically, but they'd cost about three times as much as the "Fast from the Past" brace, and I doubt anyone would...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-04-2013, 08:30 AM
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03-31-2013, 09:55 PM
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03-31-2013, 12:20 PM
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03-31-2013, 09:35 AM
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03-30-2013, 11:05 PM
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03-30-2013, 10:42 PM
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03-30-2013, 03:05 PM
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03-30-2013, 03:04 PM
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Hey Dave- (Or Carter, or anyone else..)
I'm...
Hey Dave- (Or Carter, or anyone else..)
I'm looking around to try to find the right pilot jet (as the ones I ordered from PJ motorsports were wrong).
I got the N424-21 (wrong)
I see on their...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-30-2013, 02:30 PM
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Hondasuki KLNX250R
I posted a few times on here a few weeks ago, starting at post 6133 back on page 409 (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=322268&page=409). I am the guy who bought a beat-up, non-running...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-30-2013, 01:23 PM
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Fun with Jetting!
Well, since jetting is a recurring conversation on here, and a conversation I myself have joined of late, allow me to add to the growing body of literature by recounting my day yesterday!
So a...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-23-2013, 12:36 PM
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Hi Steve-
Sorry I've taken so long to answer...
Hi Steve-
Sorry I've taken so long to answer your question...
I've wanted to take a special picture to illustrate the answer, but I keep forgetting to bring my camera to the shop. Now, I am on a...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-17-2013, 10:51 PM
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03-16-2013, 08:54 PM
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03-15-2013, 08:23 AM
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03-14-2013, 08:57 PM
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Oh, and also....
Not long after starting to...
Oh, and also....
Not long after starting to ride my XL600 around, I had the distinct feeling that
A) I want to get better at riding off-road; more confident, more skillful
B) I don't really...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-14-2013, 08:46 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
03-14-2013, 10:53 AM
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I pulled the idle jet to see about drilling it...
I pulled the idle jet to see about drilling it out bigger and realized it was almost completely clogged. Cleaned it out with a tiny piece of wire, and the bike idles much better now.
Also mounted...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-12-2013, 08:47 PM
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03-08-2013, 02:20 PM
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Help
Ok, so while I am bouncing around all these fancy ideas of how to turn this little bike into a toss-around-trail-bike, I am also working on the engine.
A few days ago I checked valve clearances...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-07-2013, 09:39 PM
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Thanks for the thoughts, guys.
I have spent...
Thanks for the thoughts, guys.
I have spent the last several hours reading reading reading, searching searching and searching this thread using the search function, and learning all about the...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-07-2013, 01:02 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
03-07-2013, 11:54 AM
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Ha ha! Thanks!
Well to begin with, I hate...
Ha ha! Thanks!
Well to begin with, I hate choppers, so no need to worry about that!
And as for putting it behind glass... Well I use the hell out of my Scout. Drive it all the time, all over...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-07-2013, 10:47 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
03-07-2013, 10:42 AM
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Thanks Dave and Carter-
You two guys rock. ...
Thanks Dave and Carter-
You two guys rock.
I just pulled the float bowls to have a look, and I am at
118 main
115 secondary
62 idle
So I'm thinking, based on your suggestions, that I...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-06-2013, 09:48 PM
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Hey folks-
This is my first post on this...
Hey folks-
This is my first post on this NX250 thread.
Not too long ago I rebuilt a 1986 XL600R, and ran a build thread about it here (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=851293). ...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-06-2013, 08:23 PM
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Thanks Dave. Well I guess I will pull off the...
Thanks Dave. Well I guess I will pull off the bowls at some point and have a look to see what I've got in there. According to your findings, I should have 115 112 62 in there ('86 XL), unless some...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-06-2013, 11:12 AM
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03-06-2013, 07:02 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
03-06-2013, 06:55 AM
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I've been riding my newly rebuilt XL...
I've been riding my newly rebuilt XL (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=851293) a bit over the last week or so, as the weather has been a bit nicer around here.
One thing I've...
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