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That rear sprocket (sorry, chainwheel) looks big, Gil; are you going to trail ride that bad boy?

No, but I have drilled a hole in a carburetor and epoxied a hose barb in it. Works fine.

I tried it in California during a trip to Laguna Seca. It was an "Oh yeah, you can do that here" moment, and although it felt really weird at first, it was an obvious advantage. And yes, I was afraid of the door-opening scenario. Hard to train humans, but sometimes it's worth the effort.

Looks like you did well!

Had a very nice phone conversation with Mr. Ritter about sending him my RD cylinders, picked up two knobbies for the dirt bike fleet and received some new tire mounting tools in a the mail.

  anything the seller will let you do to get an idea of the internal condition is worth trying. I'd have the aforementioned cash in my pocket, an impact driver and a hammer next time you go.

That is a pretty tank-reminiscent of yin/yang. Is the clutch on the end of the crank in that engine?

It didn't occur to me to check new prices...suppose I assumed used was substantially less. Seller is befuddled by the situation, but is working on a solution.

I can tell you that chicken shit is very corrosive...I'd buy the BIG jug of WD-40 on the way home from the car wash...

 

I tried, man! Website said "no measures available for testimony". Looks like testimonies have to be submitted at least 24 hours before the meeting.

Never let it be said that I can't take good advice; I bought YZ85 reed blocks from two sellers on eBay:



50% success rate! Sent seller #2 a message and we'll see what gets worked out.



Anybody need a nice YZ125 reed block?



As a consolation, a nice package from TDR also arrived today, so not all is lost! Too bad they fit only one of the blocks I have (yes, I remembered to buy two sets!).

Drew, that is a bold undertaking and my hat's off to you. How did the wheels balance out for you?

Different and cool looking

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