Wow.. uh.. hmm. Thanks.K, this is an amazing thread. I don't think we could get 99% of folks here to agree round wheels work best and you have better then that saying to use blue loctite. I have been a member since '08 and a mod since just after some one lost a bet. (that is 27 and a half yrs in dog and 300 in internet years) and not once have I seen such Omani answer or concern.
So, vested by the voices in my head, I dub thee "Special K"
because calling you "Special Ed" would be wrong.
I lol'd at this post.K, this is an amazing thread. I don't think we could get 99% of folks here to agree round wheels work best and you have better then that saying to use blue loctite. I have been a member since '08 and a mod since just after some one lost a bet. (that is 27 and a half yrs in dog and 300 in internet years) and not once have I seen such Omani answer or concern.
So, vested by the voices in my head, I dub thee "Special K"
because calling you "Special Ed" would be wrong.
Hey, I fit half of that description!Wow.. uh.. hmm. Thanks.
In all honesty. I really appreciate all yall folks for answering my most newb'ish questions. Most internet forums are full of teenagers griping about $1000 rims they don't own. Yall on ur stuff for real!
So per yall's instruction:
1: One, realized that the rear clamp bolts were stripped out.. I'm replacing them both. The friend who built it also rednecked (no offense) the bolt legnth by adding 2 nuts and a washer. I'll be simply getting the right size from jump, with stronger gauge steel.
Odd Want.
I'm want to make a steel wire cage to close in the engine, so if things wobble aloose again (hopefully loctite works) I'll be able to simply pedal home to fix without worrying about the engine coming off. Could simply cut chicken wire to size, and clamp to frame.. Just a emergency backup.
2: Hitting autozone tomorrow for that fuel line and clamps.
I called some guys at Fat Tire Brother's Bicycle Shop in Kansas IL. They were cool as ice.. Really put it to me straight., "You gotta do some wrenchin' with these bikes" "Ain't no way around it".
I asked about 4 stroke vs 2 stroke for long distance.. He said "Dude, 4 stokes have their issues to." It all depends on the money you want to spend. Real talk.
Thanks again yall.. I'm learning
Thanks again everybody.
I hit home depot today to try to replace the rear screws for the engine mount. My father is a carpenter, so he knows when something aint built right.
The screws that came with the rear mount were long, and actually broke off inside the housing. So... even after replacing the srews, they wont get into the engine housing enough to thread. So I took metal mesh, and made a "birdcage" to keep the engine from falling on the ground in the likely event the front mount breaks..
So, all that remains is clamping the fuel line.. Then I'm good. It's a short walk to autozone, and we're golden. Took a short ride and the line came off again.. No issue..
Until Next Time
Thanks.. You better believe that those studs are coming out.. I aint buying a new engine.. Unless I'm building a backup bike..get the broken studs out or get a new engine
there's little you can cobble together that will hold it in place
I'll take the Special K moniker. I'm learning.....The fuel thing is absolutely a huge deal. The joint where the muffler bolts to the engine is around 500F.
On a cell phone and it don't like long posts but these really need to be addressed, Buddy.
Remember, you are not just special. You're special K.
That's real talk.. I appreciate itAs it has been said many many times, these engines are a crap shoot, my oldest engine and bike has 2000+miles now, dont remember the last time anything on it needed adjusting, it starts and goes every time and no matter how hard or how easy I ride it it stays together, not my smoothest or fastest bime but its the bullet proof one for sure so far.
Build the bike right so that it is all safe and secure, tune your engin well and just ride it till it dont go anymore..... of coarse maintenance is key, give evrything a good looking over before you head out and you can catch many issues before they create a huge problem
Your fuel filter is back words....I'll take the Special K moniker. I'm learning.
I dealt with the fuel issue. See attached pic. New fuel line with clamps, and larger filter. I had a problem getting the bottom clamp to fit on the nipple, but I think I got it.. I almost could lift the bike with the fuel line, so It's gotta be tight (didn't do it though)
I will have to find some way to weld together a mount. I got $500 in this bike from ground zero already. I can't afford another engine unless the one I have doesn't work.
This is fun.. Any skill worth having costs something.