JustRandy

Some random pics while I'm thinking about it: The geometry changed since that pic. The suspension looks a little flat there. Love how the exhaust is a straight shot right out my homemade muffler. My upholstery work. It's just cloth with a plastic cover but surprisingly durable. My billet aluminum gas cap. Wiseco piston. I think the black indicates what I cut out. I don't think it amounted to much, but every little bit helps!

Blue oil sounds like 2-stroke oil leaking from the reservoir. Many times people plugs those off and just mix their own gas. That's what I'd do because I couldn't trust some automatic mechanism mixing it for me. My buddy with a 500 triple and I were racing down the interstate when he simply disappeared. His engine seized and he dragged the back tire for half a mile. I don't remember if it was an oiler problem or the fact that you simply can't hold a 2-stroke wide open at constant rpm.

Oh good grief... zip tied a stator? There is nothing in the case to leak unless it's the transmission, but that should be evident.

I'd stock up on the cleaner because it is literally the only cleaner that worth a flip imo. I got some SQ brand from amazon when walmart ran out and it's ok, but not as good as super tech. The guy on the SQ amazon page answered some pretty technical questions about brake cleaner which is how I know so much. But walmart could spontaneously change the formulation and then we're screwed. I use it as wasp killer, flame thrower, stain remover, and spraying down greasy dirty stuff. One of the more useful products in existence. Walmart used to have super tech oil for 1988 and earlier vehicles. It was $2.50 a qt at the time. I bought several cases when amazon gave me a free prime trial and wouldn't sell a bottle for anything really. Once I'm out of that then I'm relegated to that overpriced atv oil that probably isn't as good. 123cc is pretty small for an engine with no reed valves or expansion chamber. I had a 1973 250 suzuki dirt bike and it was a dog.

How many cc's? It should be on the jug somewhere. So if my seat is smaller than a jetski then any color is an option? I'm talking candybar seats with no curves. Super Tech brake cleaner at walmart is the stuff to get. It has the most amount of toluene, which is the good stuff. Everything else is filler.

Oh wow a 2-stroke street bike! Is it a single cylinder? I had a friend who used to love those kawasaki triples. He used to have a 750 triple drag bike widowmaker. He could outrun me but I could always find him by following the trail of smoke lol So what's wrong with it? Well I guess a silver seat may be in the cards for me one day. What other colors are in the 4-way stretch?

Looks good! Yeah I hate black seats. It just takes a microsecond of sun to make a nugget roaster. I might be inclined to a silver or grey that matches the frame but also doesn't show dirt so bad. A textured appearance would be nice, like that hammered spray paint that obscures minor imperfections.

It could have been an mrna souvenir just as easily. It happened to a guy across the street from a friend of mine. Never know.... people are dropping like flies nowadays. The seat looks nice. The yellow won't get as hot.

Probably because it's a stock piston. Most of the time the cylinder is bored so hardly much demand for a stock size. It wasn't shipped? You sure it didn't get lost in shipping? That's been happening a lot lately.

Rather than piecing all that together I just welded my a-arms and swingarm longer. Also made a glasspack muffler from a driveshaft. Glasspacks are the only low-pass muffler configuration that I know of. You don't want offset front rims because of bumpsteer. I'd just keep it narrow if that were my only option. Think of it as a trike lol. He said a couple of things that weren't quite right. The 250 has a bigger intake valve, not exhaust valve. Making a 230 from a 200 for the short stroke is a dumb idea imo. Then he's talking about 80mm pistons. If he's not stretching the headbolts then he's not making that much power. I think I have a 73mm piston for 280cc but can't find studs to hold the head on. 80mm would be 338cc. I still stick by what I said before that it's not worth building a 230 because the rod is too weak. I'll have to post some pics of that someday.

I think there is something to be said of the delivery and presentation too. How many people own or are interested in these antiquated quads? Good judgment comes from lots of bad judgment. It's really weird that I planted all my trees in the perfectly wrong spot: got my peaches next to wild plums, apples next to cedar, and I'm not sure where I erred with the pears but they have fire blight so I'm must have done something wrong. There is no way anyone could just step into a life of sustainability; one must be born into it because there is simply too much to know. Who even knows what to ask? That's pretty much what being smart is all about. Know when to hold em and when to fold em. Oh wow you're right! Maybe it's there only for a short time after posting. We'll see.... What do you need an edit for? (it should be cued) I don't like that either. There is a time limit the admin sets, so if you wait enough time then it won't merge. Edit: Yep, the edit is there. It probably expires after a few minutes.

I made a bead popper something like this https://www.harborfreight.com/bead-breaker-92961.html Sometimes you have to air up the tire in order to pop stubborn beads, then air it back up to pop the other side. Otherwise the tire just squishes down and the tool slips off. It's usually harder for me to get the new tire on. Sometimes I have to wrap ratchet straps around the tire to force the beads outward enough to seal so the air pressure can take over, then it's a challenge to seat the bead without dangerous amounts of pressure. Getting the tire off is by far the easiest part. I can even do bigass mud tires for trucks with that tool. A mod and 2 other users are the only forms of life I've ever seen here, but I don't venture out of my threads often, so perhaps your seti signals will bear fruit. But as far as I can tell, people come for the user manuals and split. Ever since smartphones became a thing forums became ghost towns, which is a shame because I really like this forum software. I'm afraid I may be all you have, whether you love me or not

Yep, I noticed starters are cheap and bought one too That way I can rebuild the old one and have it ready. Does the KXF have better front tires? I'd swap em if so. You're giving the LT to kiddo right?

A 5 year old would be lucky to have that quad! I don't know if you know but you can buy brushes for starters on ebay. I keep a bunch on hand. I haven't really needed them for the king but the 250ex needs a set every year or so.

I have a file folder stuffed full of stickers about an inch thick. I always imagined I'd do something with them someday but no idea what. Some companies like KN and Wiseco I don't really care to advertise for fear of being sullied by their lackluster products. I emailed a company with a product suggestion and they told me it's illegal for them to take advice, so I figured that's a good way to differentiate one company from another: make a suggestion and if they tell you to piss off then do it. Who would have thought the socialists in Portland would want to dictate to customers what they shall have rather than provide what they want. But if you're getting hats n that then it's a good indication so far. Maybe they're trying to win your business rather than feeling entitled to it. Gonna have to start being judicious who I give money to from now on.

Changed my radiator 5-6 years ago and added an electric fan. Tried cleaning it out several times over the years but it was too plugged up. Finally got tired of the overheating so I slapped in a new radiator and it solved the problem. Now I have to remember to change the coolant before I start repeating history. What's amazing about that 700 is that something so big would get up n go so fast. The clutch mod just made it faster. I'm not so scared of fast things unless those things are also uncontrollable and 800lbs of as* with the front caster turned backwards certainly qualifies. (If you don't know what caster is then imagine shopping cart front wheel turned backwards). They do that so when the front wheels are pulling in 4x4 they don't get squirrely, but it makes a death trap when trying to stop on a curve. A CR500 is an accident waiting to happen. You have to have grown up on bikes to ever graduate to one of those. I always wanted a 500 zilla, but I guess it wasn't meant to be and now I'm too old to get injured that badly lol. I may look into a raptor one day though.

Oh I see: you have a mechanic on the truck. I was wondering what happened with the truck. So much going on I can't keep up lol I'm confused on the piston. Both quads take the same piston? You had the piston on the shelf before getting the KFX? Buddy did a clutch mod to his 700 and it effectively geared it down. Not sure if it affected the top speed since no one is really brave enough to find out. I won't ride it because the caster is the wrong way and he refuses to fix it. If I turn and slow down at the same time it locks the handle bars requiring all my strength to free it and then it locks the other way. It's a death trap.

Well the piston is for that quad so it's probably in it, but I don't know where the ported head fits in with a 2-stroke. So how much are you raking in with the pancake flipping? A buddy and I tried to do it years ago but our first venture had a bad rod bearing and nothing can be done about that so we felt lucky to break even. I think it was a 400 4x4 for $800.

The most amazing thing is that mouse carried all the insulation piece by piece probably from across the barn and under the noses of 10 cats. At least that's how it goes down around here. If I don't ride in a while I usually have a nest under the seat made with something way up on a shelf that would have made a better location for a nest anyway. So, did you check the tank for kerosene? Never know LOL

Reminds me of me after I found a pizza box with name and number in a bag of trash dumped on my property and the cops wouldn't do anything. I think I welded some stainless plate to the bottom of the quads. The corrugated sheet metal that comes stock doesn't do much.

5 Unexpected Downsides of High Intelligence https://www.cracked.com/article_19174_5-unexpected-downsides-high-intelligence.html #1 You're More Likely to Be Self-Destructive Extra-curious people are also extra-likely to be substance abusers. British scientists published the results of a long-term study showing that smart people were more likely to be drunks. People who fell into the "very bright" category (IQs of 125 or greater) were not only more likely to experiment with alcohol but also were more likely to drink excessively and binge drink than their dimwitted counterparts. And yeah, they pretty much found the same link between high intelligence and psychoactive drug use. It also turns out that intelligent people are much more likely to indulge in illicit substances such as marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine and heroin. The smarter you are, the more likely you are to be tripping balls at any given moment.

His grandpa? Wonder why he didn't liquidate it before resorting to pilfering chainsaws. I guess junkies don't always do the sensible.

Probably whoever had it stolen had no idea what the vin was. Seems more probable that he'd steal it than buy it.

Dang man your life could be a tabloid lol. I guess I'd be surprised if Harry the heroin head acquired the quad legitimately.

You might oughta see what they used for oil. Did you see any tanks of corn syrup?