Winter Projects?
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evomx244
PR Addict
Buy Kurt's 400 and ill take your 82 yz
mx049
PR Elite
I have had that happen several times...go to get one bike & the guy wanting to clear them out either gives me another one or sells it to me for 50 bucks.
NQ1965
PR Elite
Funny, thats how I got my RM125. Stopped at yard sale to eyeball a 86-87 RM125, and ended up over at the kids uncles garage helping him clean out instead. Said he didn't care what I offered him, just give him something.
mx049
PR Elite
Tom you have lots of time to pick up a PV bike & better hurry before the snow melts!
If you rode mine you would want it plus with all new plastic I want to be the first one to add the normal scuff marks.
Mosher
PR Founding Father
I've evicted the nest from airbox. It's sunbaked. It does have spark when I threw a coil on it. Carb is junk and seized. It's all original except rear fender (go figure) and it even has OEM bars. Front brake backing plate is broken where cable threads in. I've started some disassembly, not sure where to go with it.
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AHRMA361
PR Founding Father
KM - I have a set of nice, original side panels I will throw in if you rebuild it for a rider......maybe a few other bits as well.....
p.s. love the fork boots half way down the lowers......
p.s.s. I am intrigued the original rubber fork tops are still on it....
PitRacer
PR Founding Father
Depends on what you are talking about.
That cylinder and head are glass beaded and left bare. The cases and covers are blasted and re-painted. Parts like swingarms, triple-clamps, etc I spray them with WD-40 and go over them with a brass brush and then wipe them clean.
That cylinder and head are glass beaded and left bare. The cases and covers are blasted and re-painted. Parts like swingarms, triple-clamps, etc I spray them with WD-40 and go over them with a brass brush and then wipe them clean.
smitty
PR Addict
my garage got a little bigger this weekend as my RS250 suzuki went to a new home,down to 3 big bikes suzuki DRZ400S,BSA 650 and my triumph 250 along with a Honda CT70 and 50cc pocket rocket,
chassis for my old trials bike project is sitting on the work bench getting honda 35mm leading axle forks,still need a engine,have not decided which direction I'm going with that
ahrma 361 has some nice possible trials lines on his new estate that should be fun to ride
chassis for my old trials bike project is sitting on the work bench getting honda 35mm leading axle forks,still need a engine,have not decided which direction I'm going with that
ahrma 361 has some nice possible trials lines on his new estate that should be fun to ride
Mosher
PR Founding Father
That's what sold me on it too! Thanks for the offer of panels...I may take you up on it.
NQ1965
PR Elite
Not gonna Cross Country this bike again? You did a beautiful job on that one and I very much enjoyed watching the process.
Where to go with it?........ All the way, of course!
That bike looks like a decent rebuild candidate if the purchase price is low. I'm learning that finished and race ready bikes often can be bought for less than rebuild cost, and without all your time, labor and love invested.
Just don't cannibalize it though, there is certainly enough there for someone to work with, even if it just becomes one of them 10 year projects.
I will buy a bigger bore fin head bike to race, just not sure what I want to get into myself.
AHRMA361
PR Founding Father
.....same as the caged needle bearings I got via you for the 1978 RM125 project.....one call...does it all......Cernics.....
I started out building a 1972 Penton Jackpiner but found a guy in Oregon who needed it for a road racing class. I ended up with a 1973 Penton Harescrambler. I am ready to race motocross and cross country races. Can't wait for the weather to break.
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mx049
PR Elite
Bikes looking good & welcome aboard!
Where did you find that fork brace on the blue one or did it come with it as I always wanted to put one on my Maico as when riding modern
tracks that were rough the forks wouls flex a lot on my 76 Maico & about bit it one time as the front wheel was going left & right when I was
holding the bars straight. Not a good feeling.
Maico Mark
Where did you find that fork brace on the blue one or did it come with it as I always wanted to put one on my Maico as when riding modern
tracks that were rough the forks wouls flex a lot on my 76 Maico & about bit it one time as the front wheel was going left & right when I was
holding the bars straight. Not a good feeling.
Maico Mark