wild foamy
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Almost bought one myself a few years back, 50cc twist and go with a variator, wiring and lights were different but everything else should cross over to UKDM and EUDM bikes.
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Worst I ever had was hitting a Pigeon... And that hurt bad enough.
If it is a split link as said before, just remove the clip, and the link and reverse the process to fit your chain, if you do take it to a workshop I can't see that they would charge you more than a few quid if anything to fit a chain, even with riveting tools they are a fairly quick job to do.
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There's still an XJ turbo in my shed I've not seen for about 5 years
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You'll get there eventually, and it'll be worth it
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The stag do will need no further ammunition! I imagine it will be messy enough as it is
On 20/04/2017 at 6:09 PM, sniff6 said:Oh dear God, what in the shuddering f*ck is that??? That tube, just... No...
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I dont know where you get this notion that i'm some sort of rampant pervert!, im supposed to be a family man now
i sure hope future Mrs Foamy doesnt find this forum...
I make do with some paracord and a sock
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This is the problem with most small bikes during their life as they pass through the many hands of the young and hopeless, i think my old DT50 had more twisted wire and masking tape electrical "connections" than proper bullets at the end of its life.
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I have bikes somewhere.
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Yay! another DT50MX coming back to life! any chance of a few pics?
Make yourself a thread in the project section so we can follow the progress,
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TIT MONDAY!
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Motad Neta (or Nera?) are pretty much the only sets currently going and can be found secondhand for £100 or so, unless you go to Predator Exhausts, think they do them built to order and they aint cheap.
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Hey there peeps.
Hoping somebody can help me out there, I've got a Montesa Cota 348 coming over from Belgium, has no Ed registration as they weren't road legal over there, anyone know where I can get a dating certificate for this bike so I can get it UK registered?.
Ta in advance, much love x
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to be honest I'm kinda just throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks, most of the section I work with are big into bicycling and wearing lycra, so it's kind of a running joke aswell.
Gives me something to do at work, besides actually working... And drinking tea... I've got like three months left in service and in my head I've pretty much checked out already.
Might just do away with the pedals altogether, flip the wheel and go everywhere in reverse and see what happens. I'm not nearly sober enough to formulate an effective design right now
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Hmm, didn't think of the unscrewing problem... Never actually ridden a bicycle other than the occasional 'found' mountain bike whilst inebriated ... If I can't tig weld the sprocket im gonna need some loctite.
As per the engine... I think it's 30cc, so I doubt it will be more of a mechanical strain than some of the roid-pumped power rangers you see out on the main roads with a go-pro and a deathwish.
It's either going to work or fail in a hilarious fashion...
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There are different wheels available, one of them is known as a 'flip-flop' wheel, which has a one-way sprocket on one side like a conventional bike, and a fixed sprocket on the other side for velodrome riding and stuff where even when you stop pedaling it will turn the chain, usually you flip the wheel over according to which sprocket you want to use, but I'm planning to use both, one for the pedals and the other side for the engine
Rear tyre exploded today though (probably original, about 30 years old) which sent me down the road on my arse... Cycling sucks.
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Should just come up as Steve Rex Mortimer.
Or search Fred the Flatbed Ford, I help run that page aswell so I'll be floating about on there
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Ah but this one i can actually use whilst its unfinished, im too lazy to walk to work .
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Hey peeps.
As those of you following my Facebook profile may have already seen, I've dragged another decrepit contraption out from behind the block.
The chappy is going over to my storage unit for a few years, I'm slowly emptying my garage on base in preparation for the big move.
One of my more forgotten projects is 'Junk-Junk'... The name says it all, two bits of junk bodies together.
The bike came from ebay, some guy dragged it out of his garden and I bought it unseen, it's covered in rust but the wheels are fairly round so it works fine, cut up some straps to make handlebar grips.
The engine came from an autojumble, and is in similar condition, two-stroke and bunpstart with a little clutch plate to let it freewheel. the tank I don't really know... Others say it's from an old 1950s paraffin heater, it has a glass front and looks pretty dam Steampunk...
It's currently missing the ignition coil and chain for the engine side of things, so it's just boring pedal power to get to work but still better than walking, as soon as I find the coil and a donor bicycle I'll get the rest of it assembled and see what happens, the OC at my new section is keen into bicycling so more than anything I'm using it as a piss take.
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What makes you think it is that?.
Start simple, take your spark plug out and spin it over whilst holding it against the engine casing to see if it sparks correctly.
If it's spinning over faster than normal that would indicate to me low compression... Ideally get a compression tester from a mate or local garage/ebay and test it properly.
Check your float bowl is clean, there is a good flow of petrol coming out of the tap, any in line filters are clear.
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Whilst it's out why not rebuild it? Bearings are likely a standard sized and can be bought online, crank can be sent away to be split and rebuilt with new big end bearings, saves the worry later on down the line
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Don't know what you're on about... I ride the chappy to work ever day
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Eh all I got is a parts catalog for mine, I can measure mine up when I'm back at work if that's any good to you?
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i sure hope future Mrs Foamy doesnt find this forum...
Xt225 anyone fitted better brakes, wheels or both?
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You could chop it in for a nice XT350...