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dude has high hopes IMHO.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1442613813314996/

Short ride after mechanical shenanigans in the garage Sunday. the 400 is running GOOD too. and solid as a rock.










excuse the random 4 stroke content.

Guys legit, its who i got my FPPs from.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/383187119140537/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=1579500806175823

yes we have a bar called cb450. Taco 🌮 Tuesday 

Pictorial how to mod 384 v force reeds to fit in to an rd motor w out adding a reed spacer or grinding intake.

these will go right in w no other mods to the motor . the upside is it has double the reeds, and they are 1 pc. Ideal for running stock up to 30mm carbs.

stock:



reed petal width:


depth:



v force:


v force reed width:



bolt pattern not fitting:



drill holes , step the drilling . start with 7mm, then open up to 8.5mm Minimally, up to 9mm.

slow drill, go easy.





all drilled out:



open up the left and right ID of the reed stuffer on the v force with a round file. they are a bit small on the sides, you need to remove about 1/2-1mm per side.




install like stock unit, but use gasket between reed and intake as well. will need ot trim ears off  astock intake if you have one.
done. 4 petal c/f reeds.

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https://www.oldbikemag.com.au/alex-campbell-self-made-racer/oba62-alex-campbell-13a/

saw this on FB in a group and seems legit. anybody have any deeper info on this?

"Have already mentioned this within a comment, but what I find to be quite an interesting fact about the TZ700 engine is that it was originally developed in my home town of Mount Gambier, South Australia, by Alex Campbell around 1970ish for a sidecar. It started as a pair of TR3 350s with gearboxes removed and crankshafts coupled, with the assembly bolted to a Manx Norton gearbox. Yamaha heard about it and sent a couple of engineers out to Mount Gambier, where they studied it, and later bought out the TZ700. Can read more about Alex Campbell and his motor on oldbikemag.com.au, by searching Alex Campbell."

https://www.facebook.com/groups/CarburetorAppreciationSociety/permalink/1580409589445968/

good run on saturday. was the only bike there, parked near the back so no one really saw it till i fired it up... which then got drew a lot of attention. lol

since i run a TZ pump on mine, i never liked routing the coolant line under the reeds/over the cases, so whipped this up at lunch today. will finish it off at home (radius the edges, open up the top passage to match, etc).  this will allow me to run a hose over the top of the RH reed box with a 90 degree elbow aiming forward and down, pointing right at the outlet of the waterpump. this is for the impending motor refresh on the LC.  what i didnt show was i drilled the hole on the lathe 1st then used that to locate on the mill.  just a quick lunchtime project today. (the 90 degree fitting behind it was too low hanging to make it work, and really restrictive).

short ride yesterday, also checked out the new unopened (yet) exit 81 on I-77. (this is real close to my house). the rebuilt motor is running beautifully, can now hit about 65 and just all around fun to ride.



cop showed up as i was on way out thru the business park, but luckily didn't pull me, just followed me for about half a mile then went the other way. 

see here:
https://www.tonuphighlands.com/

and here:

https://www.facebook.com/ncmeltdown/


Its always been a good show but moving it to the airport was a brilliant move. Would recommend if you can make it.

SEE HERE:

https://www.2strokeworld.net/forum/index.php?topic=6253.0;moderate

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Limited numbers, but these are what i have left. see below. ...

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*updated 2-9-24




as a reminder:

the cost will be 32.50 each, shipped, CONTINENTAL USA!

IF FOR SOME REASON YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO SHIP BUT WILL DEF COST MORE DEPENDING WHERE YOU ARE.
But I want to take care of the domestic shipping 1st.

These are being locally made, in SC, by a locally owned/run business.


Payment info:

please paypal 32.50 to:

rooskie@comporium.net

Board name:
Your name:
Delivery Address:
Style:
color:
size:
& qty of each

(!! I NEED THE ABOVE INFO ON THE PAYPAL TRANSACTION!!!)
friends and family preferred.

If you do it for goods and services, add $3 so it will be 35.50 each.

new to me, didnt know they were reproducing these.

https://www.mikesxs.net/yamaha-xs650-ignition-switch-oem-256-82508-31.html

guy up there has a cache of YL1 parts i want, and he wont ship.

Not huge pipe but some very good stuff. if you can help reach out. thanks -Mark

did this yesterday and the day before. for anyone familiar with FPP's, great pipes, but the early ones like to launch the spun aluminum silencers. the aluminum is very soft and the clamp method really just doesnt cut it.

these came up to buy, and i grabbed them. I figured worst case, would put on some tyga silencers but decided to try to save the cans. I'm by NO MEANS a great aluminum welder, and the 2 different grades of aluminum were.. tricky-- to get together especially since the cans were dirty metal.

the sleeve i made is actually a hydraulic filter body (we sell these at work). these are old leftovers from the old cnc machine from work that are sort of everywhere around there

the ID is 1.125", and the narrow part is 25.5mm. I modified them to make stronger ends for the cans, and to thread in some bolts to use for the springs (for a KTM). they are really strong, waiting on the other 2 but it basically doubled the engagement on the stinger. I also shortened the body of the filter by about 52mm.

you cna see one of the can ends was pretty mangled when i got it, i heated it up and straightened it out w a torch and mandrel (socket) before making the new sleeves.

the bolts do NOT act as set screws, but could.
now i need to get the pipes cleaned up and these are bound for the 72 R5. 

I have a set of FPP's coming, silencers are gone, and that's fine, i'll weld on a set, but was wondering what happened to the TZ mike silencers? I could go tyga or something else but really liked the ones he used to sell? anyone know what happend?

-Mark

https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/webco-founder-and-former-mic-president-tom-heininger-passes-at-97-44597713?fbclid=IwAR24P9VDjsJyz2IMa5G5y_K3Mpvl-qt73zQ-vB2PKLSs8mKbQXG1LYjkBFU

Got this message from a trusted friend.  (no direct affiliation)

"Mark, a friend of mine in Savannah has a Suzuki T20 he wants to sell. It's coming back to him from Ed Toomey this week and he has got all the bugs out of it, and it runs well now. He's looking for $3600. Clear Title. If you know anybody interested, let me know."

contact:
Jody Schaaf.
 jschaaf5@comcast.net

I am waiting on one more batch I should have monday or tues, but can start shipping out soon. Here's some images of design 2 on non black shirts. I have a big batch of design 1 already at home, was waiting for this before I started sending them out.