"Officially I'm Broke"

[z50r-ghost]

Man Brad, you have built one bea-u-ti-ful Honda / Yamaha scooter. AND with all the most premium parts!! VERY nice work man; I had no idea that your bike would turn out THAT freaking sweet. (applause)
I love it dude- seriously makes me want to build a Ruckus.
And your pipe.... Beautiful man.
Keep me (us) posted on your hard work. Good chatting with you yesterday, bro

Later, jon

[bradthreee]

Thanks for the kind words Jon. Means alot coming from you

I installed my CHT properly, finally. No more zip ties

[z50r-ghost]

Man Brad, and a clean install it is!! Nice carbon fiber cup for your CHT; I have never seen one like that. Your bike is really coming along. Thanks for sharing, bro-

Jon

[bradthreee]

Thanks for the kind word Jon, makes me feel good

Got my new Footrest installed

[spree-rider]

haha thats bad * brad!

keep up the good work.

[bradthreee]

[bakaracer]

how did it run?

[bradthreee]

It ran really hot. I got an exhaust leak while rolling and I had to pull over and get a tow from a support vehicle on the ride. I need to see how bad the damage is but I think it'll be ok. It didnt die on me so Ill run a compression test to assess the condition of the cylinder kit.

[bakaracer]

man thats why I stress on checking the bolts to make sure they are tight. i check mine about 3 or 4 times after heat cycles and breakins some times more just to make sure they didnt come loose.doesnt take much for it to lean out when your turning 9k+ rpms

[spree-rider]

[bradthreee]

They were tight, the head just broke off on the bolts on the bracket. All the vibrations, I also need to replace the coil boot, it kept poppong off the spark plug. No problems around town, but the long ride was the real test

[bakaracer]

get 10.5 grade bolts for the exhaust. you can get the spark plug cap for around $4 or $5. most times that spring clip in the cap wears so it doesnt hold on to the threaded part of the plug.try the motocross plug cap.its the full rubber one and you can leave that fatter end on the spark plug.those caps are a bit more around $7

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NGK-spar ... 5adaf844d1

[bradthreee]

Thanks Brian I will be buying those.

Since it ran hot, good idea to run another compression test? I saw temps go up to around 425. When I pulled over it was still running on its own, it didnt die and idled fine.

[bakaracer]

if it didnt die then I wouldn't be to concerned. 425 is not that bad still for the aluminum bores. if it hit around 450 or more than it would have died.if your worried if it did any damage.pull the cylinder and see if there is any scratches. but again if it didnt die then no worries.what oil are you using?

[bradthreee]

Im running the Castor 927 @ a 32:1 ratio