a friend of mine restores Hit-n-Miss engines and needed help/advice on a stuck piston engine.
While I was there I notice this gem sitting in a corner....
8 HP engine
Fold-up seat with storage under it
A friend of mine knows I do a lot of off-road riding on my minibikes and I have to tow my trailer to the trail heads using my VW station wagon TDI.
He said to me " I've got something you might want" and took me to his garage and pointed to a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Lorado. He had just bought a...
Flush mount ( hides behind frame tubing) and has two holes. A large one and a small one ( mount and spin preventer)
Must be fully operational and lock in folded and extended positions.
Neighbor has had this tiller sitting out for 30 years I know of. I may ask him to sell me the engine if it is worth restoring?
The ID plate is aluminum and has an upper and lower row of numbers.
The upper row reads: 201059 space 109666
Lower Row: 008 space 015
The original seat is double sprung, heavy duty vinyl covered with a steel seat pan. The support rods have taken such a beating in the 1,100 miles off road they can no longer keep the springs from moving sideways. I really can't complain too much.
Many of the new seats today use a plastic seat...
After bending the foot pegs eight times on my Hawk-TY I decided to cut the pegs off and move them up over the main support bar of the frame.
I fabricated a "U" shaped 1/4" hardened steel bracket and welded it to the bottom of the bar. The foot pegs were welded on the top-side section of the "U"...
We took a ride to the Five Hills of Death this morning. The roads and trails have been badly eroded by heavy rain. More large rocks and boulders showing than I have ever seen before. We took of of the forest roads for several miles until the road was so festooned with boulders it was no longer...
Baja MB200 rear axle.
Part number MB200-210
15 mm in diameter and 325 mm long- nuts would be nice as well.
Same as American Power Products Hawg-Ty mini bike.
Riding in the mountains today the float stuck wide open in my unmodified LiFan 212cc 6.5 HP engine. ( same as HF Predator).
Non-alcohol gasoline used. Plastic tank, no rust.
In line filter used ( new)
Carb cleaned and ran fine yesterday for over a mile down a dirt road.
No vacuum problems with...
I went for a ride yesterday evening only to get 100 yards from the house and the bike pulled to the right.
The chain slipped off of the rear sprocket and jammed the rear wheel. No harm done, but I had to pull the master link to roll the bike back
Home.
I pulled the rear wheel off only to find...
We going to ride the Dirty Bunny Girl Trail in the AM tomorrow. I walked it today with my wife to see just how tough it will be and it turns out to be only slightly more challenging that what we have ridden so far. The boulders are a lot larger and the hills a little steeper.
The 1 1/4 mile run...
I now know. A trip for 4 1/4 miles up a mountain trail with loose rocks and large boulders,that's what!
I took Patric up Powerline trail towards the summit of Cedro Peak which was going to be a test for his brand new Predator 212 non-hemi engine.
Little did I know that I was to have a really...
The original 196cc engine was just not cutting it on the hills. The main seal on the crank was leaking and the governor was worn and bogging down the engine when it should not have.
So a new Non-Hemi engine from Harbor Freight 212 cc was cobbled in today. I was able to find a new old style...
None of my Harbor Freight stores have the Non-Hemi engine ( SKU# 69730) they only have the Hemi engines ( SKU#60363).
I'm told the hemi engine is not as reliable engine as the not-hemi engine is and parts like the charging flywheel type is not the same between the two?
I need a 7/8" handlebar size white aluminum L E F T brake handle ( hole for cable "barrel" will be aiming at the ground)
Like this one but for the left side. From cable lock to ball end is 7 1/2" long. I need the whole assembly as the handlebar cast aluminum pivot point is cracked in half where...
Patrick picked up a new in the box Rack Kit for his Coleman CT200U-EX and the rear rack does not fit as there is supposed to be an "upper support bracket" under the seat welded to the bikes frame, and on this bike there is upper support bracket. Also the length of the two support arms for the...
I ordered a complete rack set for my friends Coleman CT200U-EX bike which came in today. I'll install it on his bike for a surprise when we go riding again this Wednesday in the mountains. Front and rear racks, longer rear axel and support brackets for 40 bucks. Hard to beat today.
I found a...
Doing maintenance on my Hawg-Ty bike I pulled the TAV clutch apart ( engine side) and found the drive cone and the centrifugal weights were badly glazed.
It took crocus cloth to remove the glazing. The clutch was jerking badly on the last trail of my ride. A test ride up a steep hill was normal...
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