Sacha

Hello and welcome to the YOC!

Yep lots on here with classic bikes. I've got a couple DTs from 75 and 76 myself... and a little 1972 80cc. Welcome aboard!

LMAO!

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aboard!

to the YOC Mick!

Hello and welcome to the YOC!

aboard!

My bad... I must've still been asleep. Thought it wouldn't start.

At the risk of sounding stupid... would either of those be reason for it not starting or would they just cause it to run rough?

http://youtu.be/1EBfxjSFAxQ

Thanks Andy! I thought that'd be the case. I'll see what I can do to clean them up or see if mine are any better. Then I'll try to clean up those threads.

aboard Corey!

Okay, so it's been a while again... but that doesn't mean there hasn't been progress (granted it hasn't been much). I knew the screws on my coils were soft so I wanted to make some kind of tool to remove them without completely buggering them. However, I asked my dad for his help, and with the best of intentions, he made the decision for me... I would have to drill the screws. I managed to get it done, and the coils off my original motor. One of the screws came out, but the other I popped the top off so I'll have to get the rest of the screw out of the threads, but I'm one step closer to a running motor. I got the coils installed on Dave's motor, but now the flywheel nut doesn't want to thread on the crankshaft. I'm not sure if the end got mushroomed or something at the shop or if I'll be able to clean up the threads once it gets started. A couple of other things I noticed are cracks in the oil pump and flywheel covers. Do you think these will cause problems? Should I see if my original ones are any better or try to repair these? What else? Hubby and I got the decals on the tanks (well he did all the work, I just handed him stuff really). On the agenda for this week... more clear coat over those decals... another wet sand and then buff (and the tanks should be done). Clean and rebuild the used mikuni carburetor I found... finish installing the rest of the goodies on the motor and get it all mounted in the frame. (ambitious ya? here's hoping I get it done along with reading a chapter every night for my advanced research class)

Hi Tim. Welcome to your new addiction.

Oh yes, we have some big country with little or nothing around here. The town I live in has almost 55,000 people (which is by no means big city), and there are some friendly shops around here. We also have some narrow-minded folks in some parts of the state that wouldn't give you the time of day because you're not from around there (biker or not)... but I like to think that they are few and far between.

Well I'm afraid I haven't really been on many ride-outs to new places so I haven't come across anything quite like this. Only thing I seem to get is the "we don't like your kind" glares. I'm hoping to get more trips in this summer once my DT's done. I'll see what I can find.

Hi John. Welcome to the YOC!

Definitely get a Haynes/service manual for the step-by-step info.

aboard! Let's see some pics when you get a chance.

Hi Leyburn. Welcome back to biking and to the YOC!

Nice!

Welcome to the YOC Rich. Start a project thread if you feel like sharing.

How will you get the title, registration (whatever paperwork it is) to prove ownership?