ok so the 9er idea kinda fell apart and i built a new pedal bike instead lol.....but regardless..
i now have over 1000 miles on my f-50 and lovin life... bike now has an rt carb from thatsdax.com and a pipelyne expansion chamber. ive been playing with ratios and such and have decided that 41 is almost perfect for out here ...the 36 is ok but it can kinda suck trying to mash uphill pedaling a 68lb bike...weighed it the otherday...my understanding is thats not too bad in the mab world...the 41 pulls hills nicely and has a good power band but ive been thinking about getting a 39 or 40 from king sprockets.
almost forgot about the brakes and bars....its running hayes mechanical disk brakes up front as well as a 100mm travel suspension forks. For bar i picked up some titec hellbent bars..nice and wide. With the carb/pipe/41 and light mods my bike cruises at 30mph easily. Pictures or it didnt happen i know...its too dark to take a good picture right now but probably tomorrow morning