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    twisting a v-belt

    K thanks, I didnt use the twisted belt, I had a go at reversing my motor a little more but stopped halfway through because I found a much better brand new motor for 20 bucks, that has clear instructions for reversing. A line shaft would be awesome, and sort of fitting almost all my tools are pre...
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    twisting a v-belt

    Hey guys, This isnt strictly gokart related but you are all pretty knowledgeable about drive belts and such. I recently got a old southbend lathe of craiglisht that I have been fixing up. I have a motor that fits on it but it doesnt turn in the right direction, I'm working on reversing it but...
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    No weld go kart

    Ok fair enough, Im sure it could be a fun project, I just think you could have a better looking, stronger, and cheaper cart if you weld it.
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    No weld go kart

    Im sure its possible but whats the point? For the extra price to build without a welder you could pretty much buy a cheap welder.
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    Here's what I picked up

    compression? ;)
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    My YZ 60

    Ya unfortunetly a little did make it into the cylinder, but the walls and piston are actually pretty good, didnt take a picture unfortunetly. Luckily I think sand got in the reeds when whoever rode it in the sand, which stopped it running and it barely ran after that, so I cleaned it before too...
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    My YZ 60

    Hey guys finished fixing up the yz60 for now. For those of you who didnt read my other threads I got this bike of craigslist for 100 bucks, it occasionally started but wouldnt rev. I took everything off the engine and determined the crud in the reed valves was preventing them from closing...
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    Got the Yz 60 now I need a little help :D

    Well Ive got it running pretty good now, and I found out what the tube is. While running with the tube not connected I would start to lose power at about 3/4 throttle. So I looked up tuning and found this great article http://www.scribd.com/doc/9726341/Two-Stroke-Proformance-Tuning In it I found...
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    Got the Yz 60 now I need a little help :D

    Ok thanks kaptain, it goes into the bowl so i guess ill just leave it for now. I set the air mixture like you said and adjusted the fuel but now I cant get it to start at all even when I went back to how it was, what are good baseline setting for fuel and air? Thanks again
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    Got the Yz 60 now I need a little help :D

    Ok so I picked up the bike today, looks way better than I expected. I managed to start it a couple times but it was tricky and as soon as I touched the throttle it would die. I took the carb off and cleaned it pretty well with carb cleaner, although it didnt seem to dirty. The guy I got it from...
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    yz 65?

    Hey been awhile since I was on here, but this summer Im looking into getting a small old bike and fixing it up enough to buzz around town in, maybe do some short dirt trails. So I looked on craiglist and found a good looking project for under $100, the poster said its a 1983 yz 65 but after...
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    first build log for my homebuilt

    I didnt know if I should start a new topic or just use this one cause its so old but I finally got around to making a quick vid of the kart in its current condition. Quite a bit has changed, I ditched the chain steering wheel because it was too uncomfortable and made my own bending 1/2 pipe by...
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    seat?

    Hey guys just wondering what sort of seats you guys use on homemade shifter or race karts? My yard cart used a school chair but I think with over 20hp on my new shifter Im going to need something a little better. I was thinking of maybe trying to make my own fiberglass one using styrofoam to...
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    First Oxy-fuel weld

    brendon, I cant take a picture of that one because its inside the pipe but Ill do another one tomorrow on some plate so I can get a picture of the back. tyler, Ive seen some really nice beads too, Im really liking this gas welding because its so easy to control the puddle compared to my crappy...
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    cdi necessary for simple running?

    Ok thanks guys, I just ordered one.
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    cdi necessary for simple running?

    Ive got almost everything I need to get my new 200x motor going, but Im hesitating on ordering the cdi, I know its only like 20 bucks but any money I save on the engine goes into a better kart. A guy at the motorcycle shop who probably thought he was going to sell me the cdi said it was...
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    First Oxy-fuel weld

    I recently got a old victor torch with almost all the tips brand new. Ive never oxyacetylene welded before so I figured I'd post this up so you guys who know what your talking about could give me advice on how to improve my welds. This just a T-joint on some 2" square tubing. Im planning on...
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    honda 200x

    He had the frame and was just parting the trike out, I would do a restore but the closest place for me to have fun romping around is atleast an hour drive and I dont have a truck so for me I think its a better idea to build a shifter cart I could throw in the back of an suv or just drive around...
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    honda 200x

    Your probably right but the guys said clutch linkage is here.
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    honda 200x

    Just picked up a honda 200x for 50 bucks, without carb, Im planning a shifter cart and could probably use quite a bit of help. For now any carb recomendations would be great and any other info about this engine. Im not really sure how the shifting and clutch works on this haha. any help...
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