What do I get for the next bike?

[Gravy]

New piston
and timing chain


New ProX Stainless Valves and valve springs


A little port matching

 

[Gravy]

A new rear for Mesquite

 

[ChestonScout]

What tire is that? Looks mean

 

[rholbrook]

I have two friends that run that tire and swear by them.

 

[Gravy]

What tire is that? Looks mean

Artrax TG4 Rear Tire
The Artrax TG4 tire features cupped style tread pattern that increase straight line traction in soft to intermediate terrain.
Ribbed sub-tread on the TG4 tire gives additional traction and control when digging deep in the soft stuff.
Artrax reduces buildup by spacing out the tread on the TG4 tire.
Stiff 4-ply side wall construction keeps the debris from puncturing through the TG4 tire.

 

[Gravy]

I also swapped the smaller aluminum skid for the bigger Hyde skid plate.

 

[Gravy]

Trying to diagnose my hot start issue we found a kinked upper radiator cross-over hose. Totally kinked off closed. It looks like it got kinked as a result of the radiators getting twisted.



The radiators were a bit kinked and twisted despite having radiator braces.





No problem though I cleaned them up and I straightened them right up and picked up a new cross-over hose.

 

[Greg]

You think that hose was the problem? Was it not flowing, getting too hot and shutting the engine down before overheating it then?

 

[Gravy]

Exactly.
The EFI system relies on a temp sensor on the front of the cylinder to lean or richen the injector which could explain a lot. It will shut the motor down before it hurts itself.
I'm hoping that this will fix my issue.
I ordered some silicone hoses (that I may not use) and a high pressure cap along with $400 worth of fun stuff.

Tommorow I'll do new fork seals, wipers and oil too. I've got some new brake pads on their way too because the ones on there got soaked with fork oil.

 

[Greg]

Awesome, that's an easy fix!

 

[Tonkaman]

Great job fixing the radiators, they look great!

 

[rockreligious]

If you use the kickstand when you get off the bike, it will keep them radiators from getting bent....LOL

 

[Cascadia]

You can only use the kickstand if you get off the bike on purpose.

 

[Greg]

And not knock it over in the garage, onto someone elses bike with brand new plastics....

 

[anderson750]

If you use the kickstand when you get off the bike, it will keep them radiators from getting bent....LOL

You can only use the kickstand if you get off the bike on purpose.

And not knock it over in the garage, onto someone elses bike with brand new plastics....

Man..........tough crowd. You call these guys friends??????

 

[GAR]

Have you tried hot starting it yet? never would have guessed a kinked hose to cause that problem, but makes sense. hope it works good for ya now!

 

[Gravy]

Not yet. High pressure cap just showed up and I'm partway through new fork seals.

 

[Gravy]

 

[rholbrook]

You will like those handguards

 

[Gravy]

I got the fork seals done today and cleaned up the bike a bit.
The time learning to do it right and picking up the tools was about 4 or 5 hours, I would probably have paid to have it done but now that I know how and have the right tools I could probably do them in 2 hours off and back on the bike, so I guess I paid my time for some knowledge. It's really not intimidating at all but you do need to be careful and meticulous.

A little chain adjustment. New front brake pads. New coolant. High pressure cap.

I did a little tuning with fork oil levels and I'm pretty pleased so far. After a bunch of clicker adjustments it was feeling really good.

I high marked in the snow and tried to get it pretty hot spinning up some deep snow trail then turned it off and it started right away.

I'm still going to check a few things like the clutch basket and I may swap the heavier springs into my rekluse, but it runs really good, cross my fingers.
I'm planning another short ride out to 5 mile this week to do some suspension tuning through the whoops.