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Except for restoring some crusty OEM fenders, the fuel tank can take many, many hours to get right, but they're worth it. Having one in hand sure...

I don't think I'd be doing deliveries in retirement. There's a lot of shady places I'd rather not drive up to by myself. I've done the seasonal UPS...

Good to know I'm in like company. Ordered some parts from partzilla for various projects & ordered up some nickle & dime stuff for the...

I saw a ups truck unload stuff into the trunks of 3 personal cars in a Target parking lot. This new gig economy is kinda exciting. You can share...

I know I’ve been guilty of the “thumbs up.” We would all probably prefer a gushing, written response to validate our hard work, but that “thumbs up”...

Yt and dt 125 crankshafts interchange. It 175 and yt 175 connecting rods are the same but the crankshaft must be different. Seems like on both...

I'm still here. The forums are the real place for know how. However I know there no traffic here when no one comments on my full suspension and...

Its winter and I'm going to start repairing these now and I will take note of all of the interchangable parts with the dirtbikes. First off...

No unfortunately I did not. It is owned by the family of a friend of mine so I will keep in touch about it. They are just not ready to sell it yet....

Did you get it? Post pics! I missed out on a Yamahauler trailer that I wish I would've bought. Super cool stuff!

Man, where did the time go? Doing the math, you are absolutely correct, nearly 8 years working on this, but from memory, it seems like it's only been...

Nearly eight years from the project's beginning. It's always nice to see them in a finished state and to be able to go back through the tread to...

looks so good i think the cleanest tecate on the planet hahahah

A package was delivered today by a seasonal FedEx worker, servant, slave, or whatever corporate refers to them as. Certainly not an employee. I...

Make sure your axle is tight , that’s what holds the brake housing from moving . Tighten the axle first then tighten the pinch clamp .

It's the enricher that changed during some point, that made cold starts easier, not the jetting, AFAIK. There's a good bit of info about that on...

Now that we are happy with where the jetting is, we decided to finally install the airbox, otherwise, the airbox would have needed to come off as...

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We finally have some more progress to report! Not much has been done to the Tecate after the previous videos of the initial startup, and getting the...

I appreciate the response, after looking at a 1986 carb on partzilla I have realized that the carb is the same design as the 85 carb with I am...

Those two carbs you linked are completely different in how they work. One is a constant velocity (CV) and the other is manual, some older folk may...

Did you put the two retaining screws back in though the brake drum?

I redid my front brakes on my 86 250es and the brake cover is a little loose I don't remember it being that way. Any help is appreciated

Glad to hear that because I need them to make me a set for my 1st gen tecate

The carb design I currently have is this ...

A weak ignition will never be able to be tuned for. A weak ignition is made worse with higher compression. An engine with a weak ignition may...