They are based out of Chile and I was sent as couple of them to try out. Mounted the first one, did a ride and it works pretty well in softer terrain.
I might use them next season for Enduros.
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What did you do to your dirty bike today?
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They are based out of Chile and I was sent as couple of them to try out. Mounted the first one, did a ride and it works pretty well in softer terrain.
I might use them next season for Enduros.
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New chain and sprockets on the KDX today, as well as a new rear brake reservoir (the mounting point was broken on the old one and it was held in place by zip ties for Moab and StonyBARF. 
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I replaced the headset bearings on my XR400. They were the originals and after riding back from Moab in an open trailer in the pouring rain and sitting out at Stonybarf in the rain, they started to get notchy feeling. They were rusting. You can still see the condensation on the stem. The new bearings are in with about 5 times as much grease as Honda used when they built the bike. I also installed a new Maxxis Desert IT while the front wheel was off.
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2strokeYardSale
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I'm taking a lunch break from a top end rebuild and some minor maintenance. I may be just a little OCD about things like hour meters and time on pistons.
The screws to my steering damper mount were loose. I found one loose at Moab and did a half-ass temporary fix but it needed the tank off to do it right.
The spooge drain screw came out of my silencer which spewed spooge all over my swingarm, caliper, and wheel. I am having bad luck with this silencer lately. I tapped it for a larger screw.
I did a compression test, kicking a cold engine at wide open throttle.
When this piston was installed, before breaking it in, I did a compression test and took a picture of the same gauge.
And that was at my old place which is a few hundred feet lower in elevation.
But, compression is not the only measure of piston, ring, or cylinder health. I will measure ring end gap and piston clearance when I get it apart.
The screws to my steering damper mount were loose. I found one loose at Moab and did a half-ass temporary fix but it needed the tank off to do it right.
The spooge drain screw came out of my silencer which spewed spooge all over my swingarm, caliper, and wheel. I am having bad luck with this silencer lately. I tapped it for a larger screw.
I did a compression test, kicking a cold engine at wide open throttle.
When this piston was installed, before breaking it in, I did a compression test and took a picture of the same gauge.
And that was at my old place which is a few hundred feet lower in elevation.
But, compression is not the only measure of piston, ring, or cylinder health. I will measure ring end gap and piston clearance when I get it apart.
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2strokeYardSale
Moab on my mind
I went to measure the clearance of my new Wiseco piston when I found it had a ding in the edge of the crown. No bueno.
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I put a new set of hand guards on the CRF250X, after bashing in the existing ones to the extent that they would interfere with the levers... Then I went to Metcalf to test them out. Sure was fun!
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We rode on Sunday, really missing my 125 right now. I expect I'll have it back together by the end of the month.
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Did you get his ez clips, or did you struggle with the stock vertex circlips?
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I used the Slaven ez clips, and bought the adjustable air screw. I didn't get all fancy with the base gaskets I just used the stock two and four. Chester at KTM recommended I replace the bushings on the Bendix starter gear. He was absolutely correct, I replaced all four, it was pretty easy.
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2strokeYardSale
Moab on my mind
FYI, one of the 50h ring end gaps on the 100h piston was at max. Piston clearance was .003". I guess I'll keep doing rings at 50h and pistons at 100h.
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Ouch!
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FYI, one of the 50h ring end gaps on the 100h piston was at max. Piston clearance was .003". I guess I'll keep doing rings at 50h and pistons at 100h.
Bummer TSYS, that is not going to buff out. Will the supplier take care of you?
2strokeYardSale
Moab on my mind
Yeah, but more of a hassle than I expected. They wanted pictures. I got on the phone today to get things moving faster, paid for a new piston, they gave me a FedEx return label, and will give me a refund when they get my return.
Anyway, I'm kind of disappointed with my handguards always getting tweaked from minor tip-overs. Last week the left one got tweaked in a little Moab style crash and the right one got tweaked when the wind blew my parked by over in the staging area. johnnymac and byke and I were talking about how crummy the inserts are. I got to the google and found these threaded inserts.
http://www.systemtechracing.com/category_s/259.htm
That ought to survive minor crashes better than the Cycra/Zeta inserts.
Anyway, I'm kind of disappointed with my handguards always getting tweaked from minor tip-overs. Last week the left one got tweaked in a little Moab style crash and the right one got tweaked when the wind blew my parked by over in the staging area. johnnymac and byke and I were talking about how crummy the inserts are. I got to the google and found these threaded inserts.
http://www.systemtechracing.com/category_s/259.htm
That ought to survive minor crashes better than the Cycra/Zeta inserts.
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