My new to me 110cc pitbike.

[ImEazy]

Well I was really bummed when I traded the kids pitbikes for a car. I wanted
to use my tax refund to purchase a 400cc-450cc bike but the city drained
my wallet for utilities. Since a new bike was a no go I decided to try and find
a new toy for around the yard/neighborhood. I kept watching Craigslist and
one day i came across an ad for a pitbike for $250. I offered the guy $200
cash and he was about a twenty minute drive from here. Well that night he
responded and said he would accept my offer. I wasted no time in going to
pick up the bike. So here is the pic he sent me. I will take better ones when
I get a chance. Not sure what brand or anything yet as I haven't had time to
really mess with it yet. I'll keep you all posted once I figure everything out.
I am really happy to have a new toy to ride. These things are really a blast.

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7196/pitbikeri2.th.jpg (http://img169.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pitbikeri2.jpg)

[kelly5150]

ImEazy, looks like a good little bike, price is certainly right . From the plastics it looks like it aint a SUNL , but some other "CHINA THING" ?
Hope it all works out and is good bike for you nonetheless .
Although selling your kids pit-bikes may haunt you in the future when your in an old folks home and the kids stop feeding you from past memories of there childhood when you sold there bikes :lol:
But, you got to drive a car to work, so priorities right . Tell them if they do there chores they can ride yours, maybe :lol:

Thanks for compliment and the Carbon Fibre lead on E-Bay . I have the plastics ordered already though , and they will be here this week . I bought them from the reliable people I have bought a $1,000.00 or so from , so shouldn't be an issue of quality . I have found just a few people I trust with parts on E-Bay so far. I keep trying other people, but so far MOST suck . Ecrox for em has been phenominal, Doop's is also really good, and the other half of Ecrox " Flying 50's " is good too , and a few others, but T-Motorsports are terrible people . Beware of them,t hey are fraudulent at best .

Anyway, thanks, and get some pics out to us when you get time of this new bike.

Cheers, Kelly5150 . I wish more people would post pics here . But for the technically challenged like me, it wasn't easy to figure it out, and the fact that people wanted to mess with me when I was trying to post them, did not help me . Jerks .

Later, Kelly

[ImEazy]

Well sorry for diappearing for a while. Major computer problems. I got this
old box up and running for the time being. On top of that life has been kicking
my rear for the last couple weeks. I'm once again unemployed and taking
a couple weeks to get things around this place together.

As far as the pitbike goes. After about $150 and some elbow grease this is
how she looks as of last night.

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/6920/pbiy6.th.jpg (http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pbiy6.jpg)

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/9035/pb2pv8.th.jpg (http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb2pv8.jpg)

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5329/pb3oa1.th.jpg (http://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb3oa1.jpg)

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8452/pb4nc6.th.jpg (http://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb4nc6.jpg)

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/9871/pb5jk9.th.jpg (http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb5jk9.jpg)

I wasn't even sure this thing ran when I bought it. It needed a throttle
cable. I got one from a local shop and all is well. It runs like a champ.
I took it across town today to show it to my dad. It was a great ride.
I did end up with some parts that were suppose to fit these things but
didn't. They will be posted in the for sale section soon. All in all for the
$350 I have in this thing it is worth every penny. I need to find a local
group that races these things so I can have some real fun with it. I do
have a bid in on a new shock for it as the stocker is shot. Wish me luck.

I should mention that the new plastics were suppose to be Yamaha blue.
Unfortunately they dropped the ball when packaging and shipping them
to me. For $12 it wasn't worth it to send the new ones back for exchange.
Black was my second choice so I guess I can deal with it. :?

[kelly5150]

Looks good, thanks for the pics finally, thouht you died .
I am getting pretty pissy with suppliers that do that to you, swap stuff without your say so, or just purposely do it because they know you know it aint worth the fight.
What part of BLUE plastics ryhmmes with BLACK plastics ? Plastics I guess ? Fools .
I finally found some good people and I am keeping them !
I like the Hotwheels thing going on !!! Very cool . I am sure Tonka will be short to follow that up . :lol:
Looks like the rims are Orion stuff . I bet you could use a couple more inches in the rear too on this bike huh ? Did you bid on a taller shock too ?
Looks good, glad your up and running again, its hard to be without a bike , been there , done that, won't do it ever again .
Cheers, kelly out

[ImEazy]

Looks good, thanks for the pics finally, thouht you died .


Nope, not yet anyhow... laughs.


I am getting pretty pissy with suppliers that do that to you, swap stuff without your say so, or just purposely do it because they know you know it aint worth the fight.
What part of BLUE plastics ryhmmes with BLACK plastics ? Plastics I guess ? Fools .


Yeah, I was kinda bummed as it clearly stated "Yamaha blue" on the order
form. Maybe Yamaha blue is actually black? Crummy workers that
completely screwed up! As stated I can live with it.


I finally found some good people and I am keeping them !


There is a place kinda local to me that are pretty good, unfortunately I
didn't have the time to go to that shop. Opted for ebay instead. Lesson
learned.


I like the Hotwheels thing going on !!! Very cool . I am sure Tonka will be short to follow that up . :lol:


Laughs... I never thought about Tonka. The Hot Wheels decals where only
$15. Unfortunately they weren't for the xr/crf clones. I had to cut them to
fit. Pretty happy with the way they turned out.


Looks like the rims are Orion stuff . I bet you could use a couple more inches in the rear too on this bike huh ? Did you bid on a taller shock too ?
Looks good, glad your up and running again, its hard to be without a bike , been there , done that, won't do it ever again .
Cheers, kelly out

Not sure of the make as of yet. I still need to do some research (too lazy).
Yes. I could use a few inches on the rear of this as I am 6'2" and it is a bit
cramped. Yes I did bid on a longer (11" compared to 10") shock. If I win it
I hope it will raise this thing a bit and make me happier.

Yeah it is rough being without a running bike. I'm fortunate as my MZ is
running (went for a ride last Friday and loved it). The GY is down at the
moment as I am in the process of painting and replacing the headlight.

[ImEazy]

Couple of questions.

Does anyone know what this tube is?
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/173/tubeqb1.th.jpg (http://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tubeqb1.jpg)

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/4673/tube2lt0.th.jpg (http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tube2lt0.jpg)

Or the tube on the manifold? I plugged it and it now idles instead of dieing.
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6802/manifr9.th.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=manifr9.jpg)

Also have you ever seen a carb with no adjustment screws for the idle and
air/fuel mixture? The PO replaced the original with a Mikuni and it has none.
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/475/carbltm6.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=carbltm6.jpg)

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/4117/carbrln6.th.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=carbrln6.jpg)

Thanks for any and all help.

[kelly5150]

Yes, I know it all.

First off the Motor one on the head is a breather tube, it was hooked up to the SMOG . You can plug it, keep it open, whatever runs better .

Manifold tube, same issue . The manifold for that bike is not for that Carb.
I would almost bet the Manifold is too small . Take it off and measure the intake of the Carb going into the manifold , and the manifold intake connection at the carb , and see if they are equal. They should be equal, but if not , no biggy . The tube on the intake is for Smog too , plugging it is fine. Ideally you want at least 22mm intake=22mm carb opening into the intake, but the intake could be bigger , not the other way around. I use 22mm as expample, it could both be any MM carb manifold combo .
Understand now ?

And yes all those little Mikunis have both adjustments, you just don't know where they are.

First off is the Idle adjustment, it is that screw above the "Japan" printing in your picture. These carbs idle nearly all the way screwed in looking on that model carb . Back it out and you will discover a Spring, and a needle valve , I promise ! I have the same carb, but in 24mm , I know what I am talking about here.
Air-fuel is underneath the carb, on the Bowl section of the carb , on the side of the carb that sits closest to the intake manifold . You will see what looks like a long vertical solid shaft ? It is right next to it, countersunk into the alluminum with a straightslot screwdriver head in there. It is small, but it is there. You will have a hard time seeing it mounted on the bike, but once you know where it is you can adjust it just fine on the bike. It is countersunk for a reason so it won't get bumped .
Those are nice carbs and that answers all your questions.
Enjoy, Kelly out

[ImEazy]

kelly5150 - Thanks a ton!

I was wondering if the screw above the japan stamp was the idle screw.
I'll have to look at the bottom for the mixture screw. I have to take it
apart to move the needle down one more anyhow. It is running lean even
with the bigger carb. Looks like I have a mission for tomorrow. Thanks
again!

[kelly5150]

Glad to help you out, no problem .

Cheers, Enjoy !

Don't change your slide until you adjust that mixture screw first, that's what it's for man . Open it up a bit to richen it up , you will hear the bike come into its own nice smooth idle and sound if that is what it needed. Back it off if that doesn't work. Start at about 1 and a half turns, then do the adjsutments from that point , remembering how many half turns you made, so you can go back to them . If the airfuel mixture screw doesn't have any desireable effect on your carbon build-up on that plug, then adjust that slide. This is not Religeon, you can do it your owne way too, whatever you want , but that is how I tune my bikes . It works good . The slide is more for good idle in my opinion. It does let air in or dampens it down , but the tuneing screw is for tuning, get it ? Your motor will talk to you and let you know if that is what it needs . It may very well only need a slight half turn to get that carbon right, so adjusting that first might be a good idea . Its easier than yanking the carb fifteen times first only to realize you didn't need to do that .!!! :lol:

Cheers man, Kelly out

[katoranger]

Kelly is becoming the Pit bike expert.

Good job.

Allen

[kelly5150]

Thanks Katoranger ,

Kelly is no expert , Bruce is . :lol: Seriously !!!!!!!

I know what has worked for me though , especially on Mikuni's .
For me , carburetor tuning takes a long time . I actually ride it then test the carbon build-up each time I mess with the carb to evaluate it correctly. Most people just start turning stuff and changing slide stuff and I just don't think that works very well , for me that is . It not only takes proper Carbon build-up on that plug to get the mixture right , but it takes getting the performance right too with your adjustments . That is the trick, and it takes time to evaluate that when you turn the mixture screw even half a turn , period . It took me a year or so to properly get the Norton to where I like it . Good burn, no stall , super fast . That works !
Even if you change slide postions , you still need to tune that air-fuel mixture to get the best performance and burn , period .
Oh then might I add messing around with Spark plug gaps in conjunction with all that adjustment stuff on the carbs too, good grief it is an art man, a real art . If you don't have an ear for it, your done :lol:
Ha ha ha , you all ought to try a Harley !!!
You want to talk about a motor that has a V-Twin, huge pistons and carb, that the "V" is not a true "V" , it has a slight angle difference in each cylinder head, sucks gas different in each head , idles off-beat by design, the timing for each head is different ,and try to tune that ! When its on though, there is nothing that sounds as nice, or cool to your ears . But, that motor takes some ART tuning for sure . There aint a strobe light out there that has ever got my ear to agree with it . :lol: Its mostly in your ears man .Especially on those older Iron Heads like mine .

Cheers, over and out, Kelly5150

[kelly5150]

ImEasy ,

If you get that shock on E-Bay , and it is actually an 11" and your running a 10" now , it will raise your tail section very high . One inch on the shock strutt will be several inches on the rear tail section. Should be mighty nice for your 6'2" profile . I have the same issue only I am 2" shorter than you, and alot uglier I am sure :lol: You WILL have some chain drag on the swingarm while parked or jumping, but I hear that aint no biggy as long as your swingarm has protection and you are running a chain roller too underneath to keep things tight and from skipping off your sprockets .
I went with massive Jumper front ends on both my recent builds , but went with traditional frames , so I had to fabricate the strutts to get it higher for me to sit Horizontal . I ran both 10-1/2" shocks on each build , but I still had to fabricate the strutts to get it where I wanted. You might be ok with the 11" shock all by itself as long as it doesn't hit the backbone of your frame when you raise the bike to instal it . I had that problem on one of my frames . I did one without welding , used flat hardened steel plates and bolts to fabricate it , and can certainly guide you through it if you need that too . If you don't weld, this is a good option and super strong .

Cheers, kelly out

[ImEazy]

Well I went out and messed around with the carb today. Man the idle screw is
easy to get to and adjust. The mixture screw on the other hand is impossible
to get to. Even with the tiny screwdriver I have. I will have to take the carb
off in order to adjust that screw. Quite the bummer. Happen to have any idea
where to start (turns)? It definitely is running lean. It stumbles on acceleration
and pops on deceleration. It does purr like a kitten at idle though. This is
for sure a science.

I understand completely about the harley motor as I owned a Buell for over
twelve years. It didn't seem as hard as these pitbikes to tune though as
everything was out in the open and very easy to reach.

I hate owning a second hand bike as the previous owner didn't take very
good care of it. One of the reasons I prefer to buy new. Just wish I could
afford too!

I don't know about you being uglier than me though. I am one ugly SOB...
laughs. A pic from the Indy race at Mid Ohio last summer. A Bud and a
smile... can't beat that.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t21/ImEazy/UTMC/budandsmile.jpg

[ImEazy]

Completely forgot to mention the shock. I truly doubt I will win the one I am
bidding on as I have never won anything that wasn't a buy it now. If I do I
really hope it will raise this thing a lot. It kinda feels as if I am sitting on the
ground on this thing. The original shock is definitely shot, it does work kinda
but It really needs a new one. Once again wish me luck... bout two days
until it ends.

[kelly5150]

Yo Brother ImEazy ,
Sorry been busy today, would have got back sooner, but well , you know how it is . :lol: Had to drop off the Miss's and her Z-28 for a new exhaust system . She is such a motor head :lol:

I forgot to mention my special little secret on how to turn that screw didn't I , my bad :lol: Oooops !
I use a straight slot screwdriver tip from any multi tipped scredriver set, bit set . Put it in a foot long peice of 1/4 oil line, fuel line , black hose, you know ? Bend it up into where that screw is and start turning . It isn't that hard, but it works good once you have done it awhile .
Tighten the screw all the way in till barely snug, resistance is all you need, then back it out about 1-1/2 full turns . Unfortuntely yours sounds CRITICAL , and you may need that slide adjustment too eventually . It is definately starving for fuel , and probably air too . Depending on how impatient you are you could always just do a slide adjustment too while its off for giggles . Check for intake manifold leaks too while your at it with a can of WD-40 , spray it around the intake manifold connection at carb and at cylinder mount while running and see if it changes idle . If it does, there is the root of your problems , period . Check for leaks before you do anything though , or your spitting into the Ohio wind and that aint pretty from what I hear .

Let us know how it goes ? Count how many turns it was set at too as you start turning it in just so you'll know where it was if you need to go back to it .

Cheers, Kelly

[kelly5150]

Shocks are cheap even if you don't win the one your bidding on .
They sell many there for under $40 that are really nice shocks .

By the way, it will raise that bike allot as I mentioned , but you may be in for some Modifications to get it to work on the frame , just remember that .

And yes, I know $40 is more than I have at times too, but if it was an American shock you were biddding on it would be $140 , so look on the bright side ? :lol:

Cheers, Kelly

[kelly5150]

ImEazy ,
I am a bit envious of that Ohio Sunshine in your picture with a nice cold one in your hand. Life don't get any better than being at a race in the sun and drinking a cold one, whatever cold one you drink , coke, beer , ice tea, whatever .
You know, they do sell tickets with seats there !!! :lol:
I bet that was loud sitting that close to trackside . I like it !!!!
I did that at Sears Point ( Infineon Raceway California ) when I was a kid at a Can-Am road race, now those cars are loud. I can still smell the FUEL !!!!
We got airfare and tickets to next years Talledaga Alabama Nascar race in 2009 paid for already, two weeks with Dad next year, ought to be a hoot, again . Now that's a vacation man . Right on the start-finish line 39 rows up , you can smell the fuel and feel the car wind from those seats, very nice . I will be eating Crawdads and Catfish till I fall from the table :lol:

Cheers, nice pics by the way, I guess I will have to put one of me in my next photo spread with the pit-bike build from this weekend .

Kelly out

[ImEazy]

Shocks are cheap even if you don't win the one your bidding on .
They sell many there for under $40 that are really nice shocks .

By the way, it will raise that bike allot as I mentioned , but you may be in for some Modifications to get it to work on the frame , just remember that .

And yes, I know $40 is more than I have at times too, but if it was an American shock you were biddding on it would be $140 , so look on the bright side ? :lol:

Cheers, Kelly

Yeah even if I don't win the one I am bidding on I will get a new one before
long. I like the one I am bidding on as it is air filled as well which may be
nice to adjust it a tad bit by adding or removing air. Time will tell...

Yes I am aware of how much American shocks run. I paid over $500 for a
new one for my Buell back when I owned it. And that was cheap as they
went for over $700 at the time. 8O

[ImEazy]

ImEazy ,
I am a bit envious of that Ohio Sunshine in your picture with a nice cold one in your hand. Life don't get any better than being at a race in the sun and drinking a cold one, whatever cold one you drink , coke, beer , ice tea, whatever .


It was quite the hot day out. My friend and I both ended up fried like
lobsters when we got home. There wasn't much shade while being able
to see the track. The Bud's were a flowing that day for sure. I drank well
over a 12 pack (16oz's) in just a couple of hours. Twas a good time!


You know, they do sell tickets with seats there !!! :lol:


My friend received free tickets from Marlboro for the race so it didn't cost
us nothing other than for food and drinks. We could have sat in the bleachers
but they were very crowded and we don't like people that much... laughs.


I bet that was loud sitting that close to trackside . I like it !!!!
I did that at Sears Point ( Infineon Raceway California ) when I was a kid at a Can-Am road race, now those cars are loud. I can still smell the FUEL !!!!


It was very awesome being that close to the track. Maybe 30 yards from it.
Very loud and the fumes smelt great! Here's a pic. Yes, that is Danica
Patrick.

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/2229/danicajt0.th.jpg (http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=danicajt0.jpg)


We got airfare and tickets to next years Talledaga Alabama Nascar race in 2009 paid for already, two weeks with Dad next year, ought to be a hoot, again . Now that's a vacation man . Right on the start-finish line 39 rows up , you can smell the fuel and feel the car wind from those seats, very nice . I will be eating Crawdads and Catfish till I fall from the table :lol:


Very cool. I'm not a fan of the Super Speedways, but I'm sure you will have
a great time. Wish I could get my Dad to a race again. He can't sit in the
bleachers long enough though due to a bad back. I did get to go to
Mansfield Motorsports Park in 2004, 2005, and 2006 for the Craftsman
Truck Series Ohio 250. We were four rows from the track on the back
stretch. Here's a pic of the biggest wreck in 2004. I was really happy to
see the late great Bobby Hamilton (#4 in the pic) win it in 2005.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/782/mmspkp1.th.jpg (http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mmspkp1.jpg)


Cheers, nice pics by the way, I guess I will have to put one of me in my next photo spread with the pit-bike build from this weekend .

Kelly out

Thanks. Pics make everything that much better. I always look forward to
everyones posts. Allows me to see things I wouldn't have other wise.

[ImEazy]

I was out in the garage just a bit ago and took the carb off and re-adjusted
it. While I have it off I decided to take the emission nipple off of the intake
and fill it with JB weld. Also took the tube on the front of the motor off and
cut it flush with a dremel and filled it as well. Have to wait until tomorrow
for it to cure before reinstalling them. I hope this along with the adjustments
(all the way down on the c clip and 1 1/2 turns on the mixture screw. It was
out one turn originally) wakes this thing up. It really seems to have a lot less
power than the 125's I had. I wouldn't think that 15cc's would make that
much of a difference. I will let you know tomorrow. Hope the rain stays
away long enough.

[kelly5150]

Imeazy ,
it isn't at all that the 110cc has less power by much, it is you have drank that much BEER since you sold the other 125's and your slower now :lol:
You have added the 15cc difference in weight ratio times 1,000 plus a few more ounces .
That equals out to be somewhere in the mega gallon drinkery area , right between I need AA and I can still drive , now give me my darn keys .
We would have had a great drunk at the races together for sure . Still can and will if I am ever in Ohio , but I won't be drinking the booze . I will still have fun though, I can poke you with a stick when you fall over and pass out . Now that would be fun 8O

Cheers, kelly

[culcune]

I will still have fun though, I can poke you with a stick when you fall over and pass out .

Cheers, kelly

This is an actual drunk waking technique in several first aid books :? :lol: :lol:

[ImEazy]

Imeazy ,
it isn't at all that the 110cc has less power by much, it is you have drank that much BEER since you sold the other 125's and your slower now :lol:
You have added the 15cc difference in weight ratio times 1,000 plus a few more ounces .
That equals out to be somewhere in the mega gallon drinkery area , right between I need AA and I can still drive , now give me my darn keys .
We would have had a great drunk at the races together for sure . Still can and will if I am ever in Ohio , but I won't be drinking the booze . I will still have fun though, I can poke you with a stick when you fall over and pass out . Now that would be fun 8O

Cheers, kelly

Man, you would not believe how correct you may be. I have definitely been
drinking more. My kids are 13 (son) and 15 (daughter). I have been a
single dad for over twelve years and they are really puttin me through the
wringer. I always heard that your kids will put you through more than you
did your parents. I believe that completely. Just for example my daughter
put me through H*ll today as she didn't come home from school for five
and a half hours. I really thought the worst as I see that on the news
everyday. Fortunately (?) I found her walking home with a boy. Trust me
she will not live this one down. It was the first time I have spanked her in
years. Man I hope I make it another four and a half years (son turns 18 ).

Yes I do attribute my drinking to my kids which I know is wrong. I used to
have a good life like you a long time ago. Unfortunately after my wife
passed my motorcycles have been my sanity check. I try not to be under
the influence while working on or riding my bikes. Bad excuse I know, but
they (my bikes) keep me from going nuts. The pitbike is my stress reliever
as I can go out in the back yard and tear it up without being a terrible
dad. Even if I can only ride it in circles. I try to be a good dad honest!

Yes I do envy you!!! And yes the alcohol has been flowing. Take Care...

P.S. I do not drink and drive since my DUI in 1988 (one month before I
met my wife).

P.S.S. Things will be better in the morning! :)

[kelly5150]

ImEazy ,
Its nice to hear a Dad spanking a 15 year old girl, I like that . It ought to happen more often and it wouldn't have to happen at all . Kids, I hate em .
Just kiddng. I don't have any of my owne , thank God . Could you imagine what holy terrors to the world that would be ? Spawned from a crazy Alcoholic Indian Pollock ? The Humanity ! :lol:
We do have a 21 year old Daughter, hers , that was quite the handfull since 14 . She is now a proffesional in retail , doing well for herself . Bosses her old man around like Stacey tries to do me. Apple don't fall far .
I wish they could just stop trying to change us ? What a waiste of there time, and mine . I can bend like an Oak tree but I will never bowe down to anybody unless they have a 44 magnum pointed at my head , then I will probably just spit in your face anyway .
Bummer to hear about your wife, that sucks . I lost my girlfreind to a Rice Rocket accident myself , so I know what you feel there bud . Bad part was, she was on the back of my buddies bike, doing stupid crap, speeding way to fast two up and hit a tree on an RD400 at near 100mph comming home from a Kegger party . Neither one felt a thing I am sure.
I sure did :(
Don't feel singled out drinking from stress, that's why most people do it. Problem is, most people are actually alcoholic by nature, not by disease really. It is just how we handle stress is all in this culture, or to unwinde .
Not a real good plan, but that's what we do becuase thats who we are, HUMAN . It is just hard not to drink when stuff hits the fan . I used to do it all the time . I am under massive stress right now with the sick dog and life, but I don't touch the booze because I know it won't help , BUT, it will hurt .
Don't be envious of me man , I am nothing to idolize by far. Just consider me an example of someone that pulled themselves out of the wreckage they themselves created for themselves by the GRACE of God. All I did was quit drinking, the happy part of life I know now just happened because of it . That's a God thing, not a Kelly thing . I am no preacher, teacher, philosopher , but I do know drinking will more than likely destroy you and all around you given enough time. It is a progressive little monster and disease . So watch out, it does push-ups in your head trying to kill you daily while you lay back and fall under its grip because you think you can handle it . It can handle you, not the other way around, trust me on that one . And don't get me wrong here, I am still a basket case man . I crave that suff daily, it ownes me and a little area in my brain , but I just don't drink , no matter what .
I win !!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I love my bikes, my girl and my life too much to mess it all up again is all . Stay busy, that's the key too. Work very hard too, that helps your self worth .
Well, thats enough of that 8O

Well, I am curious to see if your Carb settings helped or not on that bike ? I bet they will. I cannot imagine that thing running with only one turn on the air-fuel screw like it was . That would never work on that Mikuni ! Explains the lean out issue for sure . Part of it at least .

Why did you get rid of the Buelle ????? Cost of maintenance ? Although just being a very hi performance Sportster motor, I cannot see where it costs that much more than my Iron Head to maintain ? Except you pay for the name on a Buelle too I guess ? $700 for a Mono-shock ? Not on your best day would I ever pay that much for a shock . That would be like buying a Harley Davidson spark plug from the dealer at $12.00 , each ????
Not happening ! I like Buelles motor design , tried and true . Some of them get my big fat Ugliest bike award though , yuk, they made some monstrocities for sure . Got any pics ? They are doing great with that motor on the drag strip now though if your into watching the NHRA like I am ??? That's a stupid question, your obviously a Motorhead or you wouldn't have onwed a Buelle .

Well, let me know how your adjustments came out ? Will do you some good to get that running right, so at least you can do FAST circles in the backyard . :lol: Just imagine it's Bristol Raceway in the backyard and you'll be happy as a clam riding in circles . :lol:

Cheers, keep your chin up, it will get better if you make it better , remember that .

Kelly out :lol:







.

[ImEazy]

ImEazy ,
Its nice to hear a Dad spanking a 15 year old girl, I like that . It ought to happen more often and it wouldn't have to happen at all . Kids, I hate em .
Just kiddng. I don't have any of my owne , thank God . Could you imagine what holy terrors to the world that would be ? Spawned from a crazy Alcoholic Indian Pollock ? The Humanity ! :lol:


Haha. Yeah I do believe in spanking's. Although it is becoming harder and
harder these days as the kids are getting bigger and stronger. The time
before this one I tried to spank my daughter she kicked me in the chest so
hard with both feet that she just about killed me.


We do have a 21 year old Daughter, hers , that was quite the handfull since 14 . She is now a proffesional in retail , doing well for herself . Bosses her old man around like Stacey tries to do me. Apple don't fall far .
I wish they could just stop trying to change us ? What a waiste of there time, and mine . I can bend like an Oak tree but I will never bowe down to anybody unless they have a 44 magnum pointed at my head , then I will probably just spit in your face anyway .


Yeah I can see my wife in my daughter as well. She is about as bullheaded
as they come. Three more years!!!


Bummer to hear about your wife, that sucks . I lost my girlfreind to a Rice Rocket accident myself , so I know what you feel there bud . Bad part was, she was on the back of my buddies bike, doing stupid crap, speeding way to fast two up and hit a tree on an RD400 at near 100mph comming home from a Kegger party . Neither one felt a thing I am sure.
I sure did :(


Thanks and dayum am I sorry to hear that. Life definitely isn't kind at
times. My wife was misdiagnosed by three doctors and had a brain
aneurysm that killed her. Quite a shame as she was a wonderful woman
and will be missed by the three of us for life. Glad to see you have moved
on. Over twelve years has gone by and I am still in a rut. Tried the dating
thing and was even suppose to get married again, but her true colors (meth
head) came out and she left. Best thing that could have happened. Better
to find out before saying I do. Pretty much decided to put all my energy
into raising my kids. One day I will find a good woman again.


Don't feel singled out drinking from stress, that's why most people do it. Problem is, most people are actually alcoholic by nature, not by disease really. It is just how we handle stress is all in this culture, or to unwinde .
Not a real good plan, but that's what we do becuase thats who we are, HUMAN . It is just hard not to drink when stuff hits the fan . I used to do it all the time . I am under massive stress right now with the sick dog and life, but I don't touch the booze because I know it won't help , BUT, it will hurt .

Don't be envious of me man , I am nothing to idolize by far. Just consider me an example of someone that pulled themselves out of the wreckage they themselves created for themselves by the GRACE of God. All I did was quit drinking, the happy part of life I know now just happened because of it . That's a God thing, not a Kelly thing . I am no preacher, teacher, philosopher , but I do know drinking will more than likely destroy you and all around you given enough time. It is a progressive little monster and disease . So watch out, it does push-ups in your head trying to kill you daily while you lay back and fall under its grip because you think you can handle it . It can handle you, not the other way around, trust me on that one . And don't get me wrong here, I am still a basket case man . I crave that suff daily, it ownes me and a little area in my brain , but I just don't drink , no matter what .
I win !!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I love my bikes, my girl and my life too much to mess it all up again is all . Stay busy, that's the key too. Work very hard too, that helps your self worth .
Well, thats enough of that 8O


Yeah, I have been back and forth with my drinking ever since I was old
enough to buy alcohol. Honestly if it wasn't for alcohol I would have never
met my wife. So sometimes good things can come from drinking. :)

Recently I think it is the stress more than anything as I went almost ten
years with just a few drinking sessions. Usually when out with friends.
Winter doesn't help things either as there is not much to do when it is cold
around here.


Well, I am curious to see if your Carb settings helped or not on that bike ? I bet they will. I cannot imagine that thing running with only one turn on the air-fuel screw like it was . That would never work on that Mikuni ! Explains the lean out issue for sure . Part of it at least .


Yes the adjustments went well. It doesn't pop anymore on decel, but does
stumble a bit on accel. I'm thinking another 1/4 to 1/2 turn of the mixture
screw should do it. Have to pull the carb again to find out.


Why did you get rid of the Buelle ????? Cost of maintenance ? Although just being a very hi performance Sportster motor, I cannot see where it costs that much more than my Iron Head to maintain ? Except you pay for the name on a Buelle too I guess ? $700 for a Mono-shock ? Not on your best day would I ever pay that much for a shock . That would be like buying a Harley Davidson spark plug from the dealer at $12.00 , each ????
Not happening ! I like Buelles motor design , tried and true . Some of them get my big fat Ugliest bike award though , yuk, they made some monstrocities for sure . Got any pics ? They are doing great with that motor on the drag strip now though if your into watching the NHRA like I am ??? That's a stupid question, your obviously a Motorhead or you wouldn't have onwed a Buelle .


I decided I wanted a different kind of bike and jumped at the opportunity.
Here's a link to the new bike thread.
http://www.chinariders.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=22826&highlight=#22826

Yes the shocks run anywhere form $100 dollars used to about $2,000 for a
new one. I think the Penske's are the most expensive. I got one on ebay
new for $250. Never installed it and needed cash so I sold it for $400. One
of the few times I really made money on anything I owned... laughs.

I am definitely a motorhead. Unfortunately I can't afford cable and have to
stick to whatever type of racing they show on the local channels. A few
more weeks and I won't be able to watch Nascar as they will go to the
cable only channels. Oh well, I'll just have to go out and ride!


Well, let me know how your adjustments came out ? Will do you some good to get that running right, so at least you can do FAST circles in the backyard . :lol: Just imagine it's Bristol Raceway in the backyard and you'll be happy as a clam riding in circles . :lol:


Yup, fast circles. Yehaw. I do have a small hill in the back of the yard that
I can actually get this thing completely off the ground on. I will have to get
some video one day. It will make ya laugh I promise.


Cheers, keep your chin up, it will get better if you make it better , remember that .

Kelly out :lol:


Yes sir, I always walk with my head held high. Life's too short not to!

Eazy Out (rofl, I sound like a tool)

[ImEazy]

Well I did win the shock I was bidding on. I was the only one that bid on it.
Honestly couldn't believe it as I have never won anything I bid on. Anyhow
it arrived Monday, but it was way to chilly to go out and install it. I did go
out yesterday and mess with it a bit. The new shock is quite the bit bigger
than the orginal, but will still bolt into the stock locations.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/5938/shocksmi3.th.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shocksmi3.jpg)

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4619/shocknp9.th.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shocknp9.jpg)

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/6820/shock2dh4.th.jpg (http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shock2dh4.jpg)

It is however very tight in there. I am thinking about trying kelly5150's mod
to give it more room so it doesn't rub against the frame. Unfortunately funds
are few and far between at this point so I may have to run it as is? Another
bad thing is that the kick stand hits the swingarm with the new shock as well
I will have to come up with a fix for that as well. Will keep you posted.

Kelly heres a pic of the Buell for you. 1996 S2T. The first bike I bought
brand new.

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7679/buellym9.th.jpg (http://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=buellym9.jpg)

[kelly5150]

Oh Good Lord, my gal is going to love that picture of the Buell !
Her favorite color is purple, the color of the insaine dont ya know .

Glad you got the shock , looks good on it. That is why I had to Mod mine too, the frame . Easy, cheap fix doing it how I did it though . I may have $6.00 in it ? Plus now you got pictures of my mod to look at in reference if you want to go that direction ? Although you do need some tools to pull off that Mod . Grinder or belt sander , primer, bolts , good drill bits , etc, etc ......And about 19 hands to hold everything while you measure while tkaing the weight off the bike with shock unattached, even with a
jack . :lol:

Cool, glad you won something . Life aint all crap is it .

Cheers, Thanks for your post, kelly 5150 out

[kelly5150]

ImEazy ,
I have a solution to all your problems , the young girl , the Non-Nascar watching soon too .

Trade her off to the Gipsy's for as much cash as you can while she still thinks she knows more than Dad does ( Which won't last long ) and buy some Cable for Nascar Season with the proceeds. Problem solved and you could probably have enough money left over for a couple Pony Kegs at that too as long as she is prettier than you of course , or your screwed .

Just a thought .

And another thought , is how did you ever see a reason to sell that Buell ???? Are you nutts ! 8O

Cheers , and let me know what the Gypsys say ? :lol:

I cannot imgaine life without Nascar ? That's like not being able to watch IROC anymore ? That's just depressing . :(

Good luck , and try to get as much beer money out of her you can .

Kelly out

[ImEazy]

Oh Good Lord, my gal is going to love that picture of the Buell !
Her favorite color is purple, the color of the insaine dont ya know .


It was actually Buell's own color called Parkway Blue. The picture doesn't
do that bike justice at all.

I have a purple (Ford blue) and white truck as well. Wasn't planned that way. :)


Cool, glad you won something . Life aint all crap is it .


Nope, just 95% of it... laughs

[ImEazy]

ImEazy ,
I have a solution to all your problems , the young girl , the Non-Nascar watching soon too .

Trade her off to the Gipsy's for as much cash as you can while she still thinks she knows more than Dad does ( Which won't last long ) and buy some Cable for Nascar Season with the proceeds. Problem solved and you could probably have enough money left over for a couple Pony Kegs at that too as long as she is prettier than you of course , or your screwed .

Just a thought .


I know how that one would go. An hour after the took her they would be
back asking for their money back.


And another thought , is how did you ever see a reason to sell that Buell ???? Are you nutts ! 8O


Trust me I thought long and hard before getting rid of the Buell. I owned it
for twelve years since brand new off the showroom floor. Paid cash. It was
an awesome day let me tell you. The bike in my opinion was a pig. Not a
HOG like the 82 Electra Glide I gave my dad, but a pig. Everytime I was
able to get out and truly ride the bike it reminded me just how out of shape
I was. It was a heavy bike that used the Harley sporters controls. The
clutch would wear your left hand out in about thirty minutes of riding. When
I would get home from a ride I always had a BIG grin on my face. But ones
interests changed. When I found out I could own a unigue motard I was
sold. I am very pleased with the MZ I ended up with. It is really a blast to
ride. It fits me well also being a tall individual. The Buell was very cramped.
I will miss that bike like one of my kids, but am very pleased with my choice.


I cannot imgaine life without Nascar ? That's like not being able to watch IROC anymore ? That's just depressing . :(


I have had to do without for the last couple of years. I just try to listen to
what I can on the radio and also check Nascar.com weekly. They do finish
the year on local tv so I basically miss the middle of the season. I try to
use that time to actually get out and ride as when the race is on I will sit
inside glued to the tube.

[ImEazy]

I manged to get out yesterday and mess with the bike again.

First I took the cardboard off the back of a notepad and wrapped it
around the shock to see if it was actually rubbing. I would have been
able to see it in the cardboard. It didn't rub so I decided to run it as
it was. I also pulled the carb and turned the mixture screw out another
quarter turn (1 & 3/4 turns). I have to say that it is running a ton better
now. It has a Champion plug in it and I would like to replace it with a
NGK one day soon. The only problem I came up with was that the chain
now rubs the under side of the swing arm with the chain tensioner. I
thought about removing the tensioner but haven't yet.

A comparison pic of the two different shocks...
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4064/comparisonqo7.th.jpg (http://img441.imageshack.us/my.php?image=comparisonqo7.jpg)

Misc pics...
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8049/readytogodv2.th.jpg (http://img403.imageshack.us/my.php?image=readytogodv2.jpg)

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2976/pbikezv3.th.jpg (http://img441.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pbikezv3.jpg)

The swing arm...
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6509/swingarmjn4.th.jpg (http://img441.imageshack.us/my.php?image=swingarmjn4.jpg)

A couple of decals. I removed the front and rear decals from the Hot Wheels
set. I didn't like them.

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1834/ffenderbo4.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ffenderbo4.jpg)

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/818/rfenderzu6.th.jpg (http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rfenderzu6.jpg)

I also had to bend the mounting tab on the kickstand to keep it from hitting
the swingarm.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3917/standct0.th.jpg (http://img403.imageshack.us/my.php?image=standct0.jpg)

This thing sits a lot higher now. I am probably going to have to adjust the
shock some as it is very stiff at the moment. I don't have the right tool to
adjust it. Man due I hate anodised aluminum!!! It makes me feel as if I am
going to slide forward into the bars. This will be the bike that I learn to
wheelie on. Fourty years old and I rode my first motorized wheelie intentionally
just yesterday. Did it twice as a matter of fact. This thing is awesome! As
Kelly has said. I can see myself getting hurt on this thing... :twisted:
Now I just need to get to a field and practice. :D

[kelly5150]

ImEazy,
it looks alot better now, cool, very cool .
You could get one of those high in the middle seats to keep from sliding forward too ? Yes I know, Funds . Hurry, sell her now :lol:
I am 86-ing my tensioners altogether now too. Although you could reverse the spring and have it work the other way too ? I saw that done on the primary chain on my buddies FLH and it works the same either way . Although even with the amount of travel I don't see why it really needs one anyway . I watched that yesterday on the Lifan Hip-hop bike when I was jumping around a bit or braking very hard and the chain runs fine with or without it . I did not want it rubbing the swingarm so I put the chain to run under the tensioner riding spring loaded to the swingarm and it was just fine too . I may just keep it just like that . Will keep an eye on it, I am new to this stuff .

Yeh, Harley's and Buells are pigs, your right, but they are fun as heck .
Glad you got a nice MZ that works well for you . I bet it was hard to part with the Buell , probably harder than parting with your daughter 8O

Cheers, we'll chat later, have a good one, go find a field now .

Kelly5150 out

[kelly5150]

ImEazy ,
Just wanted to comment on your " State of the Art " bike stand you got there . :lol: Was that Buell friendly too ?
How well does that green and white jack go up and down ? Do you make your bike adjustments after or before it falls off that jack ? :lol: Does it come with or without paint in it ???
I bet it works better than mine though . I have dropped more than one bike off mine making repairs . Last time it cost me a new brake lever on the Hoop-di hip-hop Micheal bike build when I walked away with the motor out of it to grab a tool out of my box that was just out of reach of course :x . I ordered a fully adjustable folding brake lever after that thank you very much . I even started putting a tie-down on now , but I am sooo lazy .
Just giving you a hard time . I took forever to actaully buy a real jack too , and maybe you have one , for the other bikes already anwyay . I built the entire Norton with No jack at all ? I cannot honestly tell you how I managed that now after owning a nice jack for a few years now ????
That's mind boggling come to think of it, the Norton weighs 460 LBS with gas and oil in it now ? How the 8O !

Cheers, kellyout

[kelly5150]

Yo ImEazy,
did you catch that race last night ? Not sure if you get that Channel ?
That was a cool race, unless your Dale JR, he got hosed big time. I wouldn't have wanted to be Kyle " I wreck everybody to win " Bush last night night trying to get out of Virginia . Even your HotWheels super bad bike wouldn't have made that journey safe ! :lol:
I think the last perosn to try to leave Virginia with mad hostile Confederates on thier tail was General Grant , and I hear that did not go well either that day . I hope they clubbed Bush with a stick last night while he cowardly escaped the South , again . That guy is out of control . that's ok, paybacks a you know what :lol: I just wish Steven Wallace could have gotten a bigger face-full of Helmet the other night at the National race and pulled his scrawney butt inside the car and whipped on him like a good Southern boy does best .

So did you get out and ride yesterday ? I never made it out to the garage even yesterday ? Went shopping instead and to pick up Colas ashes at the Vets , then the race was on so I fiddle screwed my day completely off yesterday actually . Oh well, today is another day, will be riding and wrenching for sure . No race today so what choice is there besides mowing the lawn, and I hate that so it aint happeneing . I like mowing my lawn with Knobby tires :lol: , now that's what a good man mows with .
John Deer aint got nothing on my dirt bikes 8O
It is supposed to be nice today, sunny , yeh right . It rained like a mother yesterday here , kinda cold too , was nice to get home and be out of that crap yesterday . I was going to ride but I just couldn't get my motivation up enough to go out and freeze . I would have sucked more water in my carb than I care too anyway , it was raining that hard . Thank God Almighty Nascar saved me from having to go out in that stuff . I love night races . We just sat around watching the race and deep fried some Oysters and Prawns Tempura style last night instead .

I have been thinking that chain roller thing through since yesterday on our bikes ? I am going to reverse that spring today and see if that will do what I want it to do ? I think it will . I drew it out on paper and it should work exactly the same as the way it is suppoed to be run on those swingarms normally. The physics are the same that is , the geometry of it is backwards than the normal way but it should keep the chain tight either way it is sprung, plus keeps it off the swingarm reguardless too . Will let you know how I manage the set-up though or if I can do it at all the way I want to ? Right now with the chain running under the roller, it works just fine , but there is some play that I would like to take out of the chain when jumping, so I will work on that reverse sprung roller thing today .
I am a Pollock and so was Albert Instien the Scientist , so I think I can handle it :lol: I am indian too , so if it fails I will just smash it with my Tomahawk ! Either way I will Gitter-Done 8O

Looks like your bike could use a bath 8O Do I need to send you some soap too ? :lol:

Cheers, Kelly out

[ImEazy]

ImEazy,
it looks alot better now, cool, very cool .
You could get one of those high in the middle seats to keep from sliding forward too ? Yes I know, Funds . Hurry, sell her now :lol:


Naw I like the pocket in the seat I have. Those tall seats look like they
would cause me to slide forward even more?


I am 86-ing my tensioners altogether now too. Although you could reverse the spring and have it work the other way too ? I saw that done on the primary chain on my buddies FLH and it works the same either way . Although even with the amount of travel I don't see why it really needs one anyway . I watched that yesterday on the Lifan Hip-hop bike when I was jumping around a bit or braking very hard and the chain runs fine with or without it . I did not want it rubbing the swingarm so I put the chain to run under the tensioner riding spring loaded to the swingarm and it was just fine too . I may just keep it just like that . Will keep an eye on it, I am new to this stuff .


I tried to get this thing to work in every possible way but no luck.


Yeh, Harley's and Buells are pigs, your right, but they are fun as heck .
Glad you got a nice MZ that works well for you . I bet it was hard to part with the Buell , probably harder than parting with your daughter 8O


Naw, not hard at all. As mentioned my interests changed. I owned the
Buell for twelve years and only had 1,7xx miles on it. It was hardly
broken in. Being a single dad limits my ability to get out and ride.

[ImEazy]

ImEazy ,
Just wanted to comment on your " State of the Art " bike stand you got there . :lol: Was that Buell friendly too ?
How well does that green and white jack go up and down ? Do you make your bike adjustments after or before it falls off that jack ? :lol: Does it come with or without paint in it ???
I bet it works better than mine though . I have dropped more than one bike off mine making repairs . Last time it cost me a new brake lever on the Hoop-di hip-hop Micheal bike build when I walked away with the motor out of it to grab a tool out of my box that was just out of reach of course :x . I ordered a fully adjustable folding brake lever after that thank you very much . I even started putting a tie-down on now , but I am sooo lazy .
Just giving you a hard time . I took forever to actaully buy a real jack too , and maybe you have one , for the other bikes already anwyay . I built the entire Norton with No jack at all ? I cannot honestly tell you how I managed that now after owning a nice jack for a few years now ????
That's mind boggling come to think of it, the Norton weighs 460 LBS with gas and oil in it now ? How the 8O !

Cheers, kellyout

HAhaha... can you believe that bucket was full of dill pickle slices?
I got it from my last job, cause it had a lid. I have others that do not.
This thing works great. The bike is very stable and I haven't had it
even move let alone fall off of it yet. I can't complain as free is always
nice.

I do have a nice Craftsman motorcycle jack (the yellow one) that
I bought myself a couple of years ago for Christmas. I use it on the
big bikes, but find it overkill on the pit bike. This has to be the best
gift I have ever given myself! :)

I couldn't imagine building/rebuilding a bike without a stand. 8O

[ImEazy]

Yo ImEazy,
did you catch that race last night ? Not sure if you get that Channel ?
That was a cool race, unless your Dale JR, he got hosed big time. I wouldn't have wanted to be Kyle " I wreck everybody to win " Bush last night night trying to get out of Virginia . Even your HotWheels super bad bike wouldn't have made that journey safe ! :lol:
I think the last perosn to try to leave Virginia with mad hostile Confederates on thier tail was General Grant , and I hear that did not go well either that day . I hope they clubbed Bush with a stick last night while he cowardly escaped the South , again . That guy is out of control . that's ok, paybacks a you know what :lol: I just wish Steven Wallace could have gotten a bigger face-full of Helmet the other night at the National race and pulled his scrawney butt inside the car and whipped on him like a good Southern boy does best .


Yeah I always try and watch all the locally televised races. Yes Kyle is
quite the young driver, but he has a lot of maturing to do. He's a punk
in my opinion. Bout all I'm gonna say on that one.

I'm not a big Jr. fan either although I do find it funny that he had to go
to Hendrick's to get the job done. Couldn't afford to put good equiptment
under his butt at DEI? Pretty sad really.


So did you get out and ride yesterday ? I never made it out to the garage even yesterday ? Went shopping instead and to pick up Colas ashes at the Vets , then the race was on so I fiddle screwed my day completely off yesterday actually . Oh well, today is another day, will be riding and wrenching for sure . No race today so what choice is there besides mowing the lawn, and I hate that so it aint happeneing . I like mowing my lawn with Knobby tires :lol: , now that's what a good man mows with .
John Deer aint got nothing on my dirt bikes 8O
It is supposed to be nice today, sunny , yeh right . It rained like a mother yesterday here , kinda cold too , was nice to get home and be out of that crap yesterday . I was going to ride but I just couldn't get my motivation up enough to go out and freeze . I would have sucked more water in my carb than I care too anyway , it was raining that hard . Thank God Almighty Nascar saved me from having to go out in that stuff . I love night races . We just sat around watching the race and deep fried some Oysters and Prawns Tempura style last night instead .


Naw, haven't gotten out in a couple of days. Chilly wet weather here as
well. Maybe tomorrow? Watching the news right now keeping fingers
crossed.


I have been thinking that chain roller thing through since yesterday on our bikes ? I am going to reverse that spring today and see if that will do what I want it to do ? I think it will . I drew it out on paper and it should work exactly the same as the way it is suppoed to be run on those swingarms normally. The physics are the same that is , the geometry of it is backwards than the normal way but it should keep the chain tight either way it is sprung, plus keeps it off the swingarm reguardless too . Will let you know how I manage the set-up though or if I can do it at all the way I want to ? Right now with the chain running under the roller, it works just fine , but there is some play that I would like to take out of the chain when jumping, so I will work on that reverse sprung roller thing today .
I am a Pollock and so was Albert Instien the Scientist , so I think I can handle it :lol: I am indian too , so if it fails I will just smash it with my Tomahawk ! Either way I will Gitter-Done 8O


I look forward to see what you come up with. I tried reversing the spring
on mine, but no luck. Can't even remove it because the chain will rub the
prong for the tensioner. I will keep thinking.

Maybe something like this? I'm sure the swingarm costs more than I have
in my whole bike... laughs.

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/8997/monsterar5.th.jpg (http://img74.imageshack.us/my.php?image=monsterar5.jpg)


Looks like your bike could use a bath 8O Do I need to send you some soap too ? :lol:

Cheers, Kelly out

ROFL... naw I like the dirty look. It makes the machine look well used and
not just couped up in the garage as it really is. Actually I do want to give
it a bath, but am holding off until I can get everything just the way I want
it. I plan to replace the sprockets and chain as well as the tires and tubes
once funds permit. I have a ton of things to sell to try and fund these
puchases. Just have to make time to take pics and get it all listed.

Here is a pic of the tensioner without the chain running over it. You should
be able to see what I am saying by the chain will hit the tensioner post if
I remove it from this pic.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/510/tensonerli8.th.jpg (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tensonerli8.jpg)

[kelly5150]

ImEazy ,
Kickstand idea for ya to lengthen that on your bike.

You could cut that exhisting stand off at the bottom a couple inches shorter than it is, then put a length of 1/2" OD pipe in it, bend a new bottom tab onto the 1/2" pipe prior to shoving it up into the kcikstand pipe , a pile of JB weld in it or a couple little nuts and bolts to mend the seam . Should work and 1/2" is what my ID of the kickstand pipe is on one of mine I destroyed on a prior build . Just a cheap thought ? I have many cheap thoughts so this is easy stuff to come up with here :lol:
Or buy a new stand , but I know money is always an issue .

Cheers, Kelly

[ImEazy]

Well I was out in the garage just a bit ago. I set the tensioner up as kelly
said, but ran into two problems. The chain was still rubbing in two places.
White arrows in the pic...

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/8373/slidergy9.th.jpg (http://img377.imageshack.us/my.php?image=slidergy9.jpg)

Soooo I decided to adjust the shock and also bent the spring on the tensioner
a bit so it wasn't as tight on the chain. Between those two mods it doesn't
touch the swingarm while I am on the bike. Sorry no pic. It is back to the
way it was originally.

As for the kickstand I will deal with it until I come up with some funds.

[kelly5150]

Well, did you get any riding in though ? It looks dirtier so you must have . :lol:
Well I guess our bikes are different enough that not all mods are going to work out the same . Such is life .

Cheerios , Kelly out :lol:

[ImEazy]

Well sorry the long silence. I've been sick as a dog for a while now. Man, I
made it all the way through winter and end up with a spring time cold.
This has to be the worst. Kids have been taking advantage left and right
and I haven't had the energy to really care or to make it out to the garage.

The day after my last post I went out to ride the bike. Everything was going
good until I had to shut it off for a moment. No kill switch so I just pop the
clutch to shut it off. Well when I went to restart it... nothin. I just about wore
myself out trying to get it to re-fire. Went through everything and have no
clue why it wouldn't start again? I gave up and haven't touched it since.

I won a footpeg bar with pegs and longer kickstand ($16) off ebay and
expect it to arrive Friday. The reason I really wanted this was for the peg
bar. The one that is on the bike has straight pegs and not the angled ones
like the last pitbikes I had? The pegs don't have any springs on them and
I just about biffed it the last time on the bike. I jumped a small hill in the
yard and my foot came off the peg, it folded up and I had nothing to land
on. Not good. Hopefully this weekend I will be back up and ridin. I'll keep
you all posted.

Here's a pic of the bar I won (yes I actually won two items bidding now)...
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4858/49f41zl5.th.jpg (http://img513.imageshack.us/my.php?image=49f41zl5.jpg)

[kelly5150]

IMeazy ,
glad your still kicking :lol:
Hope your bike starts for you easilly after clutch killing it . Not the best method , but hey, whatever works. Whats easier on your bike is just pull the choke up , it will die most certain . Less stress on your motor .

My SUNL pegs are like the no spring type too, nice pegs but dangerous . I am too lazy so far to spring them, someday I will get around to it .

Keep me posted , cheers, Kelly out

[ImEazy]

Yeah, I would have to say that I am barely kicking for now.

The bike usually starts without any problems until the other
day. I hate using that method as well and have only done it
a couple of times. I usually just kill the petcock and let it
idle until it dies. Tried the choke thing a couple of times. It
doesn't kill it though, just idles really high. I need to remove
the carb and give it a thorough cleaning one day.

The PO gave me two kill switches with the bike. Neither
one worked? He also had rewired some of the connections
so it may be hooked up wrong? Although the wires to both
leads match color wise? I hate second hand equipment.

Them straight no springs pegs are nothing but dangerous.
I did buy a new set of pegs to put on it, but as mentioned
they were angled. Won't work. Hopefully tomorrow I will
feel well enough to get out and mess with it some more
after the UPS guy shows up. :)

[kelly5150]

ImEazy ,

I know what it's like being sick . It sucks , and this year it got me once but it got me good and long . Cut my smoking in half ! :lol:

As you know, I can Spring anything , even my dog if I want to , so I should be able to figure out the footpegs :lol:

My Gal bought me a Registered AKC Tennessee Beagle pup for my B-Day , so she has been keeping me hopping lately let me tell ya. That dog has more gusto than I will ever or ever did have. As much as I miss my recently departed pal Cola, I am enjoying a new dog now too . Doesn't make me miss the one less, just takes my mind off a little , and I am a dog person, so I need a dog around to feel American at least .

The Kill switch thing is puzzling though ? No reason that should not work ?
Obviously its wired wrong , or you have two kill switches that are bad ? Not likely that both are bad , likely neither are bad . All a kill switch is is a wire interupter anyway, so wire them oposite of what you had them wired up and you shoudl be good to go ? Or what your trying to wire them to is NOT what you should wiring them to. On your harness you should have wires for the kill switch and for electric start . Shouldn't be too difficult to figure that out for the kill switch . Wish I was there, we would have that licked in ten minutes max .
I hate used bikes too , but you have to figure all this stuff out ona new bike eventually too . It is the buying someone elses crappy work that I can't stand on a used bike . My Harley was terrible when I bought it . The guy did not even have a master link lock on the chain and let me ride it home that way . On the freeway no less 8O I made the first eight payments six months late it pissed me off so much. He was supposed to be a friend mind you . I wound up replacing the entire electrical system on the bike . He said everyhting was perfect. It died onme the first time after I rode it home . After that I learned Harley electronics 101 from scratch, self taught, reading and doing. Now I know what and how it all works . I used to let others do my electrics for any of my bikes, but no more, I dive right in and get er done . I really like to know how systems work .

Well, hope you feel better soon enougha nd can get some riding in ImEazy , am sure you need it witht he kids driving you nutts and all 8O

Cheers, Kelly out

[ImEazy]

Well I guess replying to Kelly5150 would be a waste of my time.

As for the bike I did receive the footpeg assembly I won on ebay.
I actually went out the other day sick and all and installed it. I was
quite bummed once I got it installed as the left footpeg is bent
forward a little. I could have remove it and tried bending it straight
but didn't have the energy or patience to do so. I probably will one
day down the road. One thing I do like about this setup is that it has
a stop for the rear brake lever. I had to bend it a little to get it to hit
properly, but think it should work well. I hated the old set as the rear
brake lever hit the bar for a stop and I had to fight to get my big
clown foot over the pedal. Here is a few pics.

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/2415/pegsdw3.th.jpg (http://img409.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pegsdw3.jpg)

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1879/peglgo6.th.jpg (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=peglgo6.jpg)

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3766/pegrsn7.th.jpg (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pegrsn7.jpg)

The individual had stated that the kickstand was probably longer than
stock. Which I had hoped, but it wasn't. Ended up being the same length.
I do plan on modifying it to make it about an inch or so longer.

I did start the bike and it fired right up so I am not sure what was going
on the other day when it wouldn't start? Now I just need to figure out the
kill switch.

[newbie555]

be a man and go out in the rain and mud

[ImEazy]

The mud will come. Just don't like the idea of tearing up the back yard more
than I have to. I do plan a trip to some trails real soon. This cold has still
got me good.

[yurkia]

bike looks exactly like the two I have been riding with the past two days. little things got some zip too. took em out on the nice flat pasture and paced em with my buddy's pickup. clocked them at 52mph and my 200cc at 62mph. lot faster than I thought they would go.

[ImEazy]

yurkia - yeah these little bike will definitely scoot.

My guess as to how fast this one will go would be around 40-45mph?
That's with my 175lbs aboard. I was quite suprised when I got the
kids 125's as I was kinda scared letting them ride them at first. I
was afraid they would grab a handful of throttle and run into something.

I am really pleased to have gotten this one sorted out for under $400.
I think I have just as much, if not more fun on this thing than I do the
GY. I want to find another one cheap so I can get out with my son.
Sure wish I had kept the 125's instead of trading them for a car. Live
and learn...

[yurkia]

hehehe. I am actually thinking about buying a 110cc or there-abouts so my nephews can fight over who gets to ride it while I am riding mine. hehe

[ImEazy]

That would be cool of you. Although, I don't think I would want to fight to
be able to ride with ya... laughs.

[yurkia]

awww. but I get into alot of trouble when I ride. It'd be fun.

[ImEazy]

Well being unemployed and fighting to keep food on the table.
I decided to sell the pit bike. I hated to do so, but pretty much
didn't have a choice. So after all the time and money I put into
this thing it is sad to say it is gone. The new owner seemed
real happy to buy it. I think it may have been his first bike?
I know he will have a ton of fun riding it as did I...

[katoranger]

I am not going to be continueing with my CT90 either. Things are still on hold for me and that is something I don't need.

Allen

[ImEazy]

Understand completely Kato. I think my next project will be
an old school mini bike. I have a 4 horse Tecumseh that will
fit nicely into an old frame. I may even buy some tubing and
fabricate my own. Time will tell...

[katoranger]

Since I already have the 125cc lifan and a real nice DR250 rolling chassis I may have to get creative with those.

I think it will work.

Allen

[ImEazy]

I'd like to see what you come up with. Keep us posted.

[katoranger]

I think I can build some motor mounts and get it mounted up in the frame.

Gear it down so that I can put put on the trails with the kiddies.

Allen