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Welcome! I when from an '89 to an '01 service honda, for me there was no looking back, with my riding style, and I use the term loosely, it was night and day difference, I can only imagine what some additional years of improvements would be like. if you are going to do your own welding make sure to ...

Matt, you're like a roll model for all us old fat guys, we will all be rooting you on

Riding in June, that's brutal, be sure to stay hydrated!
Good luck and keep us posted!

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looks like a good price for a nice bike. how about some details on the ricky stator setup? I assume this has a battery and the stator setup helps maintain the charge when running and recharges the system when no lights are on? how long of a night ride can you do before the lights get dim? talking tr...

bummer, looks like a nice bike and a fair price, great for someone thinking of building one that doesn't feel they have the skills

Rhino89523 wrote: those of us with the long rods.

I'm hoping to make Pismo this July, there is another forum I'm on for the Pilots, that is some of those guys generally go, be nice to merge into a large group ride. make it a Jay Lewis Memorial Ride I'm not so organized as Jay, it just all show up and bring enough to take care of your self and ride,...

Welcome, I have a '01 Gen 2 frame, was not a project I bought it that way :? from previous discussions gen 2 or 3 is the way to go but check out the active build thread going on now, there are kits available that makes it less of a chore. just go though the AF section, there are threads on all bikes...

Its cheap to keep the lights on .... its never been about the money. Its more like..... why? Everything runs its natural course. This site is no different. Thoughts? Like Matt said, too much info here, as well as ass :lol: there's us old hoons, new hoons, still lots of 500's out there that need to ...

I like the way his firggin hocky helmet comes off just before his friggin head hits the friggen ground aye! Friggin awesome!

I'm here, cheer up Bob, I know you're not into the sand so much but next year if you want to make it out to Glamis I'll let you know when, room for a bike in the trailer and a sleeping bag on the floor!

Say it aint so Bob, I come here nearly everyday, check out all the new posts. it's part of my lunch time getaway.

preloading and impact like cr500man said will do wonders, might be worth a shot rather than screwing something else up using a hack saw

put it on ebay with your bottom $, cycle news, check your local Honda shop, thing looks showroom, they may be able to get your price, of course you wouldn't :cry: If I was looking for a new bike and went into the showroom with the ridiculas amount they are getting for new bikes, I would deffinately ...

$4500-$4800 is the going rate for a nice used AF, you should be able to get up to $1500 or maybe a little more if someone is looking for exactly what you have, nice bike, powder coat, nice wheels, but if you are looking for top $, you market is limited, just my $.02, if you want me to remove this po...

I haven't heard of too many people running the mikuni carbs, if works good great but there is a lot more support for the kihiens whether PJ or PKW. I would also mount the extra steering damper on your dune bike and unless you are just into drag racing I would stay with the stock length swing arm for...

been along time since I've been into the bottom end of my engines, knock on wood, but couldn't you pull it down and spot weld the cans on in a few places?

yep roosty is on to it my cousins hotrods crank didnt last 10hrs before throwinw the tin stuffer I emailed Hot Rods and they are saying that the ones with the issues were an older production run and that the problem has been fixed on newer parts. I'm hoping to get the motor out and torn down this w...

what is the comp ratio? with as much experience melting the piston does he know what the circumstances are, full throttle at high rpm, partial throttle coming down a steep grade? maybe drop the compression a little, check for leak paths, seals, carb boot, pipe, I know you said it's a new carb but an...

I think you can still buy a new one, only difference is made of Aluminum, less corrosion and it will fit the newer style clutch, win, win!

vito.a is doing a conversion and looks to have an '01 and from his signature, can't tell if he's in Cali or AZ? worth asking, paint it red and you have an 89

I'm running the DID X-ring seems to work well, I'm pretty much sand only.

If you want to do the cheapest upgrade, just put on a 39.5 PWK then you will retain all the gains said to be on the bottom and mid range. V force, you may or may not feel any difference.

Roostie probably has the most experience with both the smart carb and pulse system.

what is that single without the trans? seems like 40 HP constant from the 500 is asking a lot, you will need quite a bit of cooling for this project, wish you luck and looking forward to this build. if you are set on having single, the Honda Pilot is a 400 CC same stroke as our 500s, no trans but do...