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Post by shoe48 on May 23, 2007 9:33:33 GMT -5
I am sure you will figure it out ..
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Post by x90rider on May 26, 2007 20:16:57 GMT -5
One problem that we have with the little bikes is getting them loaded and tied down in the truck. There is not a lot of room to try and balance 2 bikes while tying them down. We have finally solved the problem. I applied bed-liner to a sheet of plywood and installed 2 front wheel chocks that I made from aluminum and stainless steel. When we need to take the bikes somewhere, just slide the sheet of plywood into the truck and load the bikes. Upon returning home, remove the plywood and lean it up against the wall.
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Post by xsyamahadg on May 26, 2007 21:13:55 GMT -5
Good idea X-90 ! You should market those.
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Post by bruce on May 26, 2007 21:33:49 GMT -5
Yeah, great idea.
I need to build a wheel chock like that for my dirt bike.
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Post by x90rider on May 28, 2007 20:39:07 GMT -5
Things are progressing but we are down to 4 days to finish the X-90. I should be able to pick up the gas tank tomorrow and put on the decals. Installing the tank will also finish off the wiring. A NOS front fender should arrive Wednesday and then get polished and installed. We had the engine running today but it has a few issues that need to be corrected. I think that we will be finished in time - no matter - the bike is going anyway. I finished the last X-90 at Laconia last year outside of my cabin. Check out the high-tech yellow fuel line on the right side of the handlebars. The engine will run about 5 minutes on a full tube. The carb and oil pump cables need adjusting and then the side covers and air cleaner will get installed.
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Post by xsyamahadg on May 28, 2007 21:28:18 GMT -5
Nice job on the X-90...X-90. Is that little bike oil injected ? Did my eyes deceive me, or did your post say oil pump cables ?
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Post by x90rider on May 29, 2007 4:31:26 GMT -5
The engine is oil injected. The throttle cable comes out of the handlebar control and goes into a splitter. Two cables come out of the splitter - one to the carb and one to the oil pump. The oil pump is driven by the engine but the volume of oil used is determined by the throttle control not the engine RPM. The drawback to this design is that when going down hill with the throttle closed and the RPMs up, the engine gets minimal oil.
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Post by buck12ga on May 29, 2007 4:56:23 GMT -5
X-90, you are da' man! Love your bike hauler setup.
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Post by xsyamahadg on May 29, 2007 5:57:28 GMT -5
X-90, I can see a good arguement for using pre-mix on the little X-90, but then it wouldn't be original. Where do you get your 2-stroke oil ? I seel a lot of places like Dennis Kirk have stopped listing it in their catalogs.
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Post by x90rider on May 29, 2007 6:09:03 GMT -5
I thought about premixing but then I have to carry oil. I ride the bike on the road so I just stop at any gas station and buy a half gallon of 93 as needed. ;D The oil injector works fine for me but I understand its limitations. The best 2-cycle oil that I found for old engines is Blue Marble. I use it in the antique race sled and tried it out in my X-90. I have never been a fan of synthetic oil but this stuff is impressive - no smoke, no stink, no problems. www.bluemarbleoil.com/
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Post by shoe48 on May 29, 2007 8:15:52 GMT -5
Your bike is looking great cant wait to see it in person ..
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Post by bruce on May 29, 2007 9:09:18 GMT -5
Looks great! I want a pic of Hotcakes wheeling it.
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Post by x90rider on Jun 11, 2007 19:04:47 GMT -5
We returned from Mount Washington this afternoon and I finally had time to finish the bike. I bought a Tecumseh air filter element at Lake George and modified it to fit the X-90 housing. The carb was rebuilt and mounted at home but I had to wait to do the final adjustments until I had the air cleaner mounted. These things are extremely finicky with the Dellorto carb. The wiring was finished at home and then the tank was installed. I spent 2 hours this afternoon outside of the cabin installing the decals - what a job on the picnic table and gravel driveway. The bike ran extremely well and I rode it to town and gassed it up. The bike reached 55mph but then I had a problem with the speedo driver or the cable so I just unhooked it and rode it anyway. There are still a few minor issues to resolve but the bike is 99% finished and everything is factory correct.
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Post by bruce on Jun 11, 2007 19:35:57 GMT -5
Wow! Great job.
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Post by shoe48 on Jun 11, 2007 19:47:07 GMT -5
That is fast on a mini .. My Sts wont do that at all maybe 45 on a good day .. Your bike looks great .. Great job
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