a few questions..

mdsuave13 · 03-20-2007, 01:57 PM

#1. Has anyone come up with a good solution to the chain slider? Mine with only 128kms on the dial is about halfway thru it.. I dont know if it will wear further, but i know my rim is COVERED in black rubber.. So i was curious to see what everyone is doing, or if it just wears to a point then stops..

What happens if it wears straight thru and i dont change/fix it?

#2. I need 3 people who would like to get the next size up jets for our fml163 family of engines. Let me know via pm if you would be down to go in on this, and i will get a price of what it will cost to get it.

#3. Has anyone replaced their factory hand guards "windbreakers" with acerbis or other misc hand guards? I want to get rid of the cheapo ones cause they are pretty terrible.

ps.. i also am looking for nintendo games (nes, snes) lemme know if you have any you want to sell to me. haha.. im an old school gamer...

fatboy250 · 03-20-2007, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mdsuave13

#2. I need 3 people who would like to get the next size up jets for our fml163 family of engines. Let me know via pm if you would be down to go in on this, and i will get a price of what it will cost to get it.

Remember it's not necessarily the engine but the carb. I'm not sure that all the china bikes have the PZ27 carb that Red2003 was refering to. Some even have the PZ30, while others have ???

Jason

mdsuave13 · 03-20-2007, 03:13 PM

indeed... i'm not sure which carb i have.. i do believe i will have to go check.

fatboy250 · 03-20-2007, 03:31 PM

Also, isn't your's a push rod. I thought only the OHC versions were 163fml. Mine's stamped on the engine right there at the gear shifter 163fml

Jason

pumpkin · 03-20-2007, 06:01 PM

i took my hand guards off. i couldn't figure out how to keep the clutch lever from sticking without the turn signal being loose. with guards off it worked out fine. i didn't like them anyway.

PolygonFla · 03-20-2007, 06:50 PM

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#1. Has anyone come up with a good solution to the chain slider? Mine with only 128kms on the dial is about halfway thru it.. I dont know if it will wear further, but i know my rim is COVERED in black rubber.. So i was curious to see what everyone is doing, or if it just wears to a point then stopsmdsuave13

mdsuave13

I read a post some place about a guy going to walmart and buying a nylon cuting board and cuting a strip out of it with a band saw and riveting it in place. I don't remember if it was thumpertalk or a private blog.

I'm only doing the brake line cause I broke mine, otherwise I was considerin the rear sproket.

gyjoe · 03-20-2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mdsuave13

#1. Has anyone come up with a good solution to the chain slider?

There have been a few members who have improvised a replacement--do a search on chain slider.

mdsuave13 · 03-20-2007, 10:19 PM

yea, i've seen most of the improvised fixes. but i dont recall seeing follow ups to those fixes I.E. did it work out in the long run, was it worth the effort etc.

I remember the cutting board one as wearing down also.

what i am curious about is how far it will actually wear thru. It seems on mine that the side links wear into the rubber deeper then the rollers do. I'm wondering if it will wear to a point then the rollers will just roll over the rubber and the links will sit in their grooves.

I guess i will just see how it pans out and then looks for a viable solution.

Should i be worried about it wearing all the way thru the rubber onto the swing arm? will this cause the chain to self destruct?

ambassador · 03-20-2007, 11:46 PM

Suave,
I think the original will hold up for the most part, if not try th EZ fix and cut up a cutting board from wally world and don't keep your chain too loose, I'm surprised your having a prob w/ that???

mdsuave13 · 03-20-2007, 11:50 PM

yea, well i leave about 1/2" slack (total movement up and down) in the chain when im sitting on it... but its not worn thru yet, but im just curious how far it will wear thru before its chillin...

ambassador · 03-21-2007, 12:01 AM

One of the guys on here posted a scooter link that has a direct replacement for it, I'd have to go look again, I know you've seen it...

chris5150 · 03-21-2007, 12:17 AM

the cutting board thing was done by imeazy, pm him and see if he has any info for you. and post back letting us know what he told you.

ambassador · 03-21-2007, 12:19 AM

That's what I meant by the EZ fix, search the post...

ImEazy · 03-21-2007, 03:46 PM

http://www.chinariders.net/modules.p...ighlight=#3837

Meant to say that they have cutting boards at Target for $1.98. Cheaper than Walmart at $4.

mdsuave13 · 03-21-2007, 04:39 PM

yeah, i saw that.. i dunno, i guess that will be my alternate plan if plan A fails...

for those of you that dont know plan A, its leave the stock part on and see what happens in the upcoming miles

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03-20-2007, 03:31 PM	#4
fatboy250 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: COLUMBIA, SC Posts: 973	Also, isn't your's a push rod. I thought only the OHC versions were 163fml. Mine's stamped on the engine right there at the gear shifter 163fml Jason __________________ 2008 Jonway MC-70-150 2007 Roketa DB-07B (RSM-200E) 2006 Roketa DB-07A (RSX-200E) 1995 Kawasaki Concours (ZG1000)
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03-20-2007, 06:01 PM	#5
pumpkin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Westover wv Posts: 443	i took my hand guards off. i couldn't figure out how to keep the clutch lever from sticking without the turn signal being loose. with guards off it worked out fine. i didn't like them anyway. __________________ 06 american lifan 200 gy-5
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03-20-2007, 10:19 PM	#8
mdsuave13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ellicott city, Maryland Posts: 857	yea, i've seen most of the improvised fixes. but i dont recall seeing follow ups to those fixes I.E. did it work out in the long run, was it worth the effort etc. I remember the cutting board one as wearing down also. what i am curious about is how far it will actually wear thru. It seems on mine that the side links wear into the rubber deeper then the rollers do. I'm wondering if it will wear to a point then the rollers will just roll over the rubber and the links will sit in their grooves. I guess i will just see how it pans out and then looks for a viable solution. Should i be worried about it wearing all the way thru the rubber onto the swing arm? will this cause the chain to self destruct? __________________ My name is Justin, my friends call me Stix. 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Candy Lime Green ______________________________ I am the official China bike registration Guru For the State of Maryland..... HA.
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03-20-2007, 11:46 PM	#9
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	Suave, I think the original will hold up for the most part, if not try th EZ fix and cut up a cutting board from wally world and don't keep your chain too loose, I'm surprised your having a prob w/ that??? __________________ 06 Lifan 200 GY-5
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03-20-2007, 01:57 PM	#1
mdsuave13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ellicott city, Maryland Posts: 857	a few questions.. #1. Has anyone come up with a good solution to the chain slider? Mine with only 128kms on the dial is about halfway thru it.. I dont know if it will wear further, but i know my rim is COVERED in black rubber.. So i was curious to see what everyone is doing, or if it just wears to a point then stops.. What happens if it wears straight thru and i dont change/fix it? #2. I need 3 people who would like to get the next size up jets for our fml163 family of engines. Let me know via pm if you would be down to go in on this, and i will get a price of what it will cost to get it. #3. Has anyone replaced their factory hand guards "windbreakers" with acerbis or other misc hand guards? I want to get rid of the cheapo ones cause they are pretty terrible. ps.. i also am looking for nintendo games (nes, snes) lemme know if you have any you want to sell to me. haha.. im an old school gamer... __________________ My name is Justin, my friends call me Stix. 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Candy Lime Green ______________________________ I am the official China bike registration Guru For the State of Maryland..... HA.
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03-20-2007, 03:13 PM	#3
mdsuave13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ellicott city, Maryland Posts: 857	indeed... i'm not sure which carb i have.. i do believe i will have to go check. __________________ My name is Justin, my friends call me Stix. 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Candy Lime Green ______________________________ I am the official China bike registration Guru For the State of Maryland..... HA.
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03-20-2007, 11:50 PM	#10
mdsuave13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ellicott city, Maryland Posts: 857	yea, well i leave about 1/2" slack (total movement up and down) in the chain when im sitting on it... but its not worn thru yet, but im just curious how far it will wear thru before its chillin... __________________ My name is Justin, my friends call me Stix. 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Candy Lime Green ______________________________ I am the official China bike registration Guru For the State of Maryland..... HA.
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03-21-2007, 12:01 AM	#11
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	One of the guys on here posted a scooter link that has a direct replacement for it, I'd have to go look again, I know you've seen it... __________________ 06 Lifan 200 GY-5
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03-21-2007, 12:17 AM	#12
chris5150 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lakewood, co Posts: 116	the cutting board thing was done by imeazy, pm him and see if he has any info for you. and post back letting us know what he told you.
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03-21-2007, 12:19 AM	#13
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	That's what I meant by the EZ fix, search the post... __________________ 06 Lifan 200 GY-5
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03-21-2007, 03:46 PM	#14
ImEazy Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: N.E. Ohio (Near Akron) Posts: 599	http://www.chinariders.net/modules.p...ighlight=#3837 Meant to say that they have cutting boards at Target for $1.98. Cheaper than Walmart at $4. __________________ 2000 MZ Baghira
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03-21-2007, 04:39 PM	#15
mdsuave13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ellicott city, Maryland Posts: 857	yeah, i saw that.. i dunno, i guess that will be my alternate plan if plan A fails... for those of you that dont know plan A, its leave the stock part on and see what happens in the upcoming miles __________________ My name is Justin, my friends call me Stix. 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Candy Lime Green ______________________________ I am the official China bike registration Guru For the State of Maryland..... HA.
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