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Note the thickness of the flange for the chain adjustment: https://www.ebay.com/itm/397372623761

Looking at an original (crusty) carrier for the 86 350X, these options we've found have a wider area outside the swingarm. That means, they'd...

Exactly! And if you order it for a bike not listed in their fitment guide, you would probably have difficulty returning it. In my experience with ATC...

Yeah, that's part of the reason I was asking. These guys will say anything to sell stuff... hoping it is not returned for a refund later. I...

If you want to trust what bikes these aftermarket sellers claim these fit, here is some good news. This manufacturer says this will fit the 1986...

Is that the exhaust or intake skirt? Before ya slap the stock top end on I would bring the rod up to TDC and make sure the big end is not blueish or...

A little bit of info here and there on the Facebook page.

Effin trees. Had a buyer coming. Warming it up. March 96

Ice fishing. Lockport Manitoba. January 96

Back when you couldn’t give them away. CAD

Low carb diet

4u3 is the prefix for an '81 YT125H (last letter of the model is the year identification, 125s started with G in 1980 and go in order from there)....

One of mine is cracked too. Well, mine are stacked nuts but the ones I just got one of those is cracked.

Thanks again J!m :cool: Looks like I need a decompression cable… oye. Where do go for that? Also made some new motor mount bushings to...

Stayin warm and dry, now.

Good idea and nice inexpensive fix.

So as a last ditch effort I took a chance and ordered a choke plunger for Keihin PWK series, these can be had on ebay for around $10. You will only...

For bikes that aren't garage kept to keep the corrosion/rust off the links and the O-rings soft I use ATF (auto transmission fluid) just pour some on...

never lubed a chain in 30 years period, we run sand good chain no lube

That's not the issue. With the airbox lid on it will not run correctly. It runs pretty good without the lid. But you are right if I end up not...

The filter looks fine. It just needs rejeted to run with out the air box lid it’s getting to much air for the stock jetting

i have an update on this. The big red would not run perfectly with the airbox lid on. I believe this filter setup is so much larger than the...

I finally got around to installing this filter. It does fit but requires trimming off the rear filter mount inside of the air box. I hated to...

Did get pretty lucky I’m going to do some more work to this yz top end and make it even faster!