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asteroid500 wrote:so many people get confused by the advance & retard portion of the conversion... bahhhhahahahaha ... ive got to laugh

Chains too tight.... The chains on these bikes ( 81-83 CR450 and 480's ) are no joke. Just a smidge too loose and it skips the front sprocket when you let off the gas. It doesn't matter with or without that cheezy chain guard / cover thing and then your welding up the case. If your lucky enough to ...

I'm sure it will look really nice when your done with your under the wife radar sneaky build. Stash it behind your '85 under a blanket and go covert. :lol: :lol: :lol: I'm glad someone has confidence in this project working out, I'm still not so sure on this one. We just had our first child last we...

AlisoBob wrote:Chains too tight....

For fuck's sakes, I should have known that was coming....

I'm sure it will look really nice when your done with your under the wife radar sneaky build. Stash it behind your '85 under a blanket and go covert. :lol: :lol: :lol: I'm glad someone has confidence in this project working out, I'm still not so sure on this one. We just had our first child last we...

Hope you figure the cam out and get some ride footage for us. Ever had a bike apart for 2 years and try to put it back together? Every time I turn around I have to go on a scavenger hunt. Now, I;m looking for a solitary cylinder head stud :cry: What's aggravating is I used sandwich baggies and trie...

Hoping to get out for a scoot today, we'll see if I can figure out this camera.

Tharrell wrote: btw-On another subject, did you ever get a ride vid of your '85?

Sadly, not yet. Now have a helmet cam, but have yet to get out for a ride since I bought it.

Roostius_Maximus wrote:ive got a good motor sitting on the shelf is yours aint

Thanks for the offer. Apparently it runs, I cringed at the guy when he told me that he got it running to see if it shifted through all the gears. That was when I asked him WHERE the exhaust is.... Never had one.

I hate to see a bike parted out but, that one has a lot of original parts that are in demand. Some guy has an '81 front number plate for $175 on the swapmeet. The shifter is original too. If you're gonna get rid of it try the vintage swapmeet. http://www.vintagemx.us/cgi-bin/swapmeet.cgi No, I was ...

Still undecided, but the price was right, so I had to go for it. The way I look at it, this machine cost me absolutely nothing. Traded a bike that was supposed to be for my brother-in-law, but he lost interest and we gave up on it. I pretty much got back what I had into it, and now just traded it of...

Glad I could be an inspiration to someone. The water pump can be depressing to look at initially, but it's really not all that difficult once you get it rolling. Yours doesn't look nearly as bad as the last one I just coached the neighbor kid through. Keep us posted on the progress!

I didn't really pay attention to whether or not it lingers like you said, but good point. No compression release, if it's coolant it has to be the head gasket. Others said tranny oil being sucked in through the main seal or possibly even case gasket, but I really can't see that being the case if it ...

Have minimal hours (2 point something, I believe), on the fresh rings and water pump rebuild of the 85, everything seemed good, passed the leakdown test and the water pump seemed great, no leaks anywhere. I had the neighbor kid bugging me to fire it up one night when I had been drinking, and I could...

What the fuck is a dumbo scoop? A rad shroud??? Yeah, they're pretty important.

Man, This is gonna be like living down the street from your ex girlfriend with the nice ass. :lol: In either situation it'd be alright if you still get to throw a leg over it but somebody else does the maintenance :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: It'll probably be m...

Well apparently, it's not for sale, so he says after I gave him the what for. He was trying to "see what it's worth" and swears he'll never sell it.

Now I'm just pissed, the little bastard has it posted on Kijiji for sale. :evil: I helped him all I could, let him borrow tools, gave him free parts, and now he's trying to turn a profit on my generostupidity. I'm just waiting for the day his new pipe comes in and he asks me to jet it for him. :piss:

Well, after tripping over bike parts for several months and accomplishing next to nothing since I tore the engine apart, I began getting depressed looking at this thing. Come home from work in the evening and just don't have the time or ambition to work on it with the love that it deserves. The neig...

Thanks. Unfortunately, the boots are aftermarket. I only came across one pair on E Bay when I was searching for them (OEM) and wasn't willing to sacrifice my first born for them. $20 was reasonable for these, although I can't remember who I got them from.

That's definitely a Wiseco, can't believe it though. Never seen such stupidity. Perhaps this is where the "seizeco" term originated.

can you detail your leakdown setup? looked like an aluminum manifold clamped into the reed boot or somethign what was all that ill take one It's sold as a kit, by Motion Pro. Pretty nice setup, a lot of guys put them together over time, but I didn't have the patience for that shit. Wanted it NOW, s...

and of course dont do any of that because im full of shit :lol: Not much progress to report of, the engine is torn apart on the bench, have a new piston for it, gaskets and seals on hand, haven't done the water pump yet, been too damn busy and no ambition at the end of the day. Good thing I still h...

I had a really high compression '86 nd no one could start it but me and James Lewis :cool: You have to find TDC and really kick it. I don't mean put weight on it, but I used to be on the bike, standing with my left foot on the ground, find tdc, then shift my weight lower and actually used my leg mu...

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Saw that vid and had to question the guy's logic. He tried to tear me a new one and tell me I didn't know shit about shit.