Joseppi
no longer bikeless.
oh I did, i rode a total of 6 miles of oh shit hahahhhaahahahhahahahahah
What did you do to your dirty bike today?
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anytwowilldo
Well-known member
I ran a Powercore 4 on my XR4 for a few years. I loved the power but it was just too loud. They are really really really loud. Like ear plugs all the time loud! I moved to a Q4, and never looked back.
If you have not run it you may be able to return it or sell as mounted but new.
ScottRNelson
Mr. Dual Sport Rider
Okay, I've put a few miles on the bike with the new PowerCore 4 pipe. It's actually a tiny bit quieter (i.e., less loud) than what was on there before. It's not bad with gentle throttle, but when I open it up, with the higher compression piston in there, it definitely has a bark to it. But not more than the White Bros pipe that's been on there for more than ten years.
I may buy a quiet insert for it, but not right away.
I may buy a quiet insert for it, but not right away.
2strokeYardSale
Moab on my mind
anytwowilldo
Well-known member
I dropped it last weekend at Hollister. While it does not look like it the wood was wet and super slippery. As soon as the bike went vertical all forward progress stopped and actually reversed course.:laughing
IMG_5939 by Tom Jensen, on Flickr
IMG_5939 by Tom Jensen, on Flickr
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MotoJP46
2wheel Junkie
Lol, that’s hilarious but you certainly had fun.
2strokeYardSale
Moab on my mind
Moar hero dirt riding. Hit 100 hours since the last rebuild; I didn't even change the plug (BR8EIX) since then.
youtu.be/mnQDAkDGAnY
youtu.be/mnQDAkDGAnY
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OaklandF4i
Darwin's exception
arty:thumbup
ScottRNelson
Mr. Dual Sport Rider
Sold it!
What did I do to my dirty bike today? Sold it. Now I only have two in the garage. This one has never been all that dirty since I've owned it and is currently quite a bit cleaner than the other two, especially the other XR.
The new owner will be hauling it back to Northern Idaho today.
What did I do to my dirty bike today? Sold it. Now I only have two in the garage. This one has never been all that dirty since I've owned it and is currently quite a bit cleaner than the other two, especially the other XR.
The new owner will be hauling it back to Northern Idaho today.
ScottRNelson
Mr. Dual Sport Rider
I put Rox bar risers on both bikes so that I can ride standing up without hunching over. I'll have to avoid going full lock to the right on the KTM or I'll eventually get a kink in the clutch cable. Not hard to avoid doing that. I had to bend the aluminum Cycra hand guards a bit to get it all to fit on my XR650L. A vice, a big hammer and a big wrench took care of that task.
Oh, and I set off a neighbor's car alarm with my new PowerCore 4 exhaust. Man, that Jeep Cherokee was honking for a long time. :laughing
Oh, and I set off a neighbor's car alarm with my new PowerCore 4 exhaust. Man, that Jeep Cherokee was honking for a long time. :laughing
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2strokeYardSale
Moab on my mind
100 hour tear down...
BR8EIX with 100h!
Low hours on packing, still spooged all to hell
(L) Compression at 0h, (R) Compression at 100h
Piston top
Piston exhaust side (that's reflection, not wear through the coating)
Clearance and ring gap were great.
Cylinder plating coming off an intake port edge. Shit.
BR8EIX with 100h!
Low hours on packing, still spooged all to hell
(L) Compression at 0h, (R) Compression at 100h
Piston top
Piston exhaust side (that's reflection, not wear through the coating)
Clearance and ring gap were great.
Cylinder plating coming off an intake port edge. Shit.
2strokeYardSale
Moab on my mind
Rekluse screws backed out. Shit.
Screws kissed inside clutch cover
Measuring crank small end side play:
youtu.be/5SK_7-U78AI
Right at the limit. Shit.
Fresh Shinko R505 Cheater
Shinko 546F with 100h. It was suggested OaklandF4i might want to pick up this take-off and continue to use it. Replaced with Shinko 216MX.
New closeout rear sprocket and hardware. Old hardware was loose!
New gearing will be 14/51, from 13/50, from stock 14/50. The Primary Drive X-ring chain seems quality but its master link clip fit is lame. My old (Regina) chain's master link clip disappeared on the last ride.
OaklandF4i
Darwin's exception
:laughing
I've got a Shinko 546 and 505 ready to mount up. I've always been a Dunlop AT or Maxxis IT kinda guy, will see how I adapt to these Shinko cheaters..... Yeh, I'm a couple years behind you guys. Top end looks pretty good for 100 hours, you have it dialed in. :thumbup
What piston have you been using and how many hours on the cylinder and crank?
I need to pull my top end apart as its at 125 hours. I checked at 100 hours and the compression still hadn't dropped significantly since fresh when it was 185 psi.
2strokeYardSale
Moab on my mind
You will love the 505 Cheater, it is good to fantastic, depending. The 546 is decent to good.:laughing
Wiseco. This is the first one with the coating and the first one I went all 100h without inspecting the rings. The previous Wiseco was uncoated, went 100h, but I think I changed the rings at 50h.
Only 200 since I got a meter, I had to guess at the 50 before that.
My bike is fully assembled with the original piston (!?) and new rings as a temporary measure. I'm going to go start it soon and go for a break in ride.
Stupid defective master link clip with new chain:
Fortunately I bought a spare M link:
OaklandF4i
Darwin's exception
Its going to be awhile before I get to try them out as everything is closed. But looking forward to seeing what everyone is raving about.
I'm running the same piston. Will be tearing down some time very soon with all this quarantine time. May finish up the spare motor with the wide ratio tranny first.
Been trying to be real anal about filters to see if I can't get three top ends out of a cylinder (300+ hrs), will see. Was hoping for at least that or more from the current crank. At my pace, I think its more than reasonable to shoot for.
Bummer about the master clip. I've been running the same chain exclusively on all my bikes for 6-7 years. I've only destroyed one when I waited too long to give it some love after Baja and the salt did a number on it. Other wise I can get darn near 3k miles of use on them in the desert. On the YZ, I bet a couple hundred hours. I use their steel sprockets too. Heavy, but cheap and wear for ever.
Enjoy the break in ride! :thumbup
2strokeYardSale
Moab on my mind
Not everything.
youtu.be/Dub8mFeFpWA
There were two thumpers riding nearby when I stopped here for my second heat cycle cool-down. That was on Wednesday, so I guess more people are unemployed or furloughed.
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ScottRNelson
Mr. Dual Sport Rider
Even though I have a real nice house to live in, I gotta get out once in a while. Went down to the Snake River again, way south of where I live. Wanted to see if it was any easier on an XR650L than on a 790R.
I went down the easier route, but came back out on the more difficult one. Still managed to get stuck once and kill the engine in the super rocky section. Didn't let the bike fall over, though and was able to continue on once I picked a better line. You have to stay about five moves ahead working your way through big uphill rocks and if you get behind you can end up trying to go over a big rock instead of around it.
This is the dirt road that gets you to the easier route down to the river.
There are farms down there, on the other side of the river.
Apparently roads to the farm houses too.
I went down the easier route, but came back out on the more difficult one. Still managed to get stuck once and kill the engine in the super rocky section. Didn't let the bike fall over, though and was able to continue on once I picked a better line. You have to stay about five moves ahead working your way through big uphill rocks and if you get behind you can end up trying to go over a big rock instead of around it.
This is the dirt road that gets you to the easier route down to the river.
There are farms down there, on the other side of the river.
Apparently roads to the farm houses too.
