Welp I'm done

[Billy Golightly]

Just got the 500 back together, took it for a test ride and it quit, in an unfriendly way. So no 500 for TF :(

[Dirtcrasher]

Man, sorry - very sorry to hear that Billy. Must have lost the top or bottom end? I'm no way near out of the woods either.....

[Billy Golightly]

It was a crapshoot anyway... I just expected it to last a little longer I put a topend together I had laying around here that had a cracked sleeve in the bridge of the exhaust port, and put a new piston kit in it (Didn't bore it, didn't have enough time. Ended up with about .005 clearance, which wasn't good but was tolerable I thought. I figured the exhaust port was to wide, but I beveled and chamfered the edges really good and thought it would be good, evidently not.

[dizasterzrfun69]

dam billy that sucks. at least you got some other rides to bring along.

[Xowner]

he was just scared i was gonna out run him on foot!!! :acr



sorry to hear billy

[BigGreenMachine]

Still have the USD clad Tri-Z and the trail 250R to take?

[Billy Golightly]

Z hasn't been ran in years...looks like I'll be taking the 86 R and my Laeger TRX.

[MIK6]

Billy You can run the T3 in the drags if you want!!

I usually have a few beers in me by then LOL.


MIK6 / Mike

[Billy Golightly]

That would be sweet Mike, I might take ya up on that :D

[brapp]

hey billy sorry to hea rit man but at least you will be able to make tf this year.

[1BFC]

I'm not going to TF this year but man that is some *Edited**Edited**Edited**Edited* luck, I feel your pain.

Murphy loves to crap on ya when you need it the least!

[Billy Golightly]

Aint that the truth. I overheated it at the last FT race a few weekends ago, determined it was to too small of exhaust pipe stinger tube diameter. I ordered larger tube, bent that up, welded it in, modded the silencer to fit and use it, all that crap. Dug around and did the work I needed to fit this old other cylinder on there, ordered gaskets, had to mod my FRAME to fit the quick change clutch cover be cause my old one was cracked to bad from the brake pedal hitting it, on and on and on and on and now its dead. Damn thing.

[Tecate250]

Ah we all have been there. At least I have. Blown up 2 top ends rebuilt my crank and blew up another top end. But It feels all to good when she does run mint.

[200x Basket]

that sucks big time.

[Bryan Raffa]

bummer Billy..better take mik6 up on that offer..I rode it and its pretty fast:Bounce

[Daddio]

Until just a few minutes ago only one of the four machines that we are bringing was ready and in one piece . I just finished converting the ct 70 to manual clutch. Now if all of the parts get here in time to get the 300r and 250r back together it will be a freaking miracle.

[WaimakRydah]

That 500 looked like an awesome ride too

[Eric250R]

Man, you guys are starting to worry me now. I'm going to show up with 3 machines that will probably be finished just hours before I leave. Oh well, I at least hope my R holds up long enough for the MX.

[Louis Mielke]

:-( that sucks billy. Just loose the top end or did the piston tilt, catch the top of the exhaust port and chuck the crank?