Hello from the UK!

arancara · 07-31-2013, 08:03 AM

Hi, I own a Lexmoto XTRS (KS125-24) with a 165FMI engine, currently finishing a rebuild of upping it up to a 156cc with +1mm camshafts of a 163FML engine. Looking forward to this community and hopefully some help with carbs.

I also have a blog on my work, I'm handy with a spanner and have spent a fair amount of time on cars, but carbs puzzle me! Here's my blog should you want to see the bike in question:

http://xtrsproject.wordpress.com/

tecnolli · 07-31-2013, 09:16 AM

Hi from germany, very interesting blog! I like the video...

Weldangrind · 07-31-2013, 09:30 AM

Welcome!

I'd like to learn more about why your cam was so difficult to remove. Do you have a pic of the assembled top end?

SpudRider · 07-31-2013, 12:35 PM

Welcome; we are glad you joined us.

I'm going to check out your blog when I have more time.

arancara · 07-31-2013, 04:48 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome!

Regarding the cams, the valve head is one solid unit, no rocker cover just inspection covers. The cam is pressed in along with the bearings, the major flaw here is, on the sprocket end there's no room to get any tools in to extract it out and there nothing on the backside of the cam such as a hole where you could somehow press it out from the other side. They must have some sort of tool made, as the original camshaft was oval shaped on the point to which the sprocket lines up on giving you slightly more room to get some sort of tool in, not sure how or what gizmo's they have but the design seems more disposable than robust. The 163FML camshaft comes off an engine with a rocker cover so you don't have this oval shape, just a solid circle.

We tried a few idea's till we was completely exhausted after a few hours of it and whilst having a break my friend came up with "lets tie it to two cars" idea that did the trick.

07-31-2013, 08:03 AM	#1
arancara Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 4	Hello from the UK! Hi, I own a Lexmoto XTRS (KS125-24) with a 165FMI engine, currently finishing a rebuild of upping it up to a 156cc with +1mm camshafts of a 163FML engine. Looking forward to this community and hopefully some help with carbs. I also have a blog on my work, I'm handy with a spanner and have spent a fair amount of time on cars, but carbs puzzle me! Here's my blog should you want to see the bike in question: http://xtrsproject.wordpress.com/
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07-31-2013, 09:30 AM	#3
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Welcome! I'd like to learn more about why your cam was so difficult to remove. Do you have a pic of the assembled top end? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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07-31-2013, 12:35 PM	#4
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Welcome; we are glad you joined us. I'm going to check out your blog when I have more time. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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07-31-2013, 04:48 PM	#5
arancara Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 4	Thanks for the warm welcome! Regarding the cams, the valve head is one solid unit, no rocker cover just inspection covers. The cam is pressed in along with the bearings, the major flaw here is, on the sprocket end there's no room to get any tools in to extract it out and there nothing on the backside of the cam such as a hole where you could somehow press it out from the other side. They must have some sort of tool made, as the original camshaft was oval shaped on the point to which the sprocket lines up on giving you slightly more room to get some sort of tool in, not sure how or what gizmo's they have but the design seems more disposable than robust. The 163FML camshaft comes off an engine with a rocker cover so you don't have this oval shape, just a solid circle. We tried a few idea's till we was completely exhausted after a few hours of it and whilst having a break my friend came up with "lets tie it to two cars" idea that did the trick. __________________ My XTRS Project: http://xtrsproject.wordpress.com/
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07-31-2013, 09:16 AM	#2
tecnolli Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 99	Hi from germany, very interesting blog! I like the video...
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