My Iron Horse.

Just got the motor in yesterday. Before I tear it down and start blue printing and building it, I decided to install it and get a good base line.


The frame is a walmart $85 Ocean Pacific beach cruiser. Forks are something I built out of some pit bike tripple tree parts and steel tubing I welded up, bent up a fender and slapped that on.

Decided to go with a soft mount setup, so I cut out some tabs and welded them up. Deffinately have to go to a harder durometer rubber next time as these are too soft, the motor torques sideways a bit when starting.

Still have to hide the wires and other cables but you get the general Idea. Its getting torn down either tomorrow or the next day to start blue printing.

 

[motorpsycho]

normally, when a chrome pipe turns blue, it is a sign of the motor running too lean. what notch is your jet needle set to?
what fuel/oil ratio are you running? (i know, the fuel / oil ratio has nothing to do with the engine running too lean...that would be the air/fuel ratio)
If the tank had water in it the water would have burned off while the motor was running. the only way a cylinder can get hydrolocked is if there is a liquid (could be gas, water, oil) in the cylinder and no spark. The cylinder would have to be very full of the fluid to cause it to hydrolock. 2 stokes don't have intake & exhaust valves like 4 strokes do, so any water or fluid that was in the cylinder, would have been sent out the exhaust port when the piston came to top dead center. a 4 stroke will have both valves closed during the compression stroke, and if the cylinder is full of a fluid, with no spark, there would not be an escape route for the fluid because both valves would be closed. The result is usually a bent rod.

 

[Foximus]

LoL.


Thanks for the lesson slick. Dunno what i would have done without it.

 

[Foximus]

On a side note, yesterday I discovered that my front down 1.5" downtube has crack straight through it. All the way, 100%. Guess this motor hits pretty close to the resonant frequency of this aluminum.


About 15 miles on a brand new frame. LoL.

 

[motorpsycho]

LoL.


Thanks for the lesson slick. Dunno what i would have done without it.

no problem sparky.
I like helping people who have no clue.

 

[Foximus]

Double side note. now the exhaust canister cracked off. The vibration this motor puts out must be crazy, though i dont really notice it while riding. Motormounts work great! LoL.


Exhaust blanks arrive today luckily.