Canadian FJR
Canadian FJR
Interested in selling one of the exhausts?
Canadian FJR
Canadian FJR
Looked at a 93 DR350 yesterday
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not2shabby
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Sure! They're not perfect, but I can take some pics and you can pick which one you want.
not2shabby
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ya know, that thought crossed my mind, but he told me his neighbor was the regional mgr. for the Suzuki dual sport team (never heard of it) and I think he got a lot of this stuff for free. The title he has for the 98 chassis had 'gift' in the purchase price. He's had this stuff for years and just wanted it out of his garage. He has 4 boys and a girl that all ride and he had 11 bikes in his garage! More than half were dirt or dual sports.
dcarver
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:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
wheatonFJR
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Cool! :yahoo:
El Toro Joe
FYYFF
So...where's the pics?
not2shabby
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As requested! Here's how she sits right now. I got it all put back together yesterday and tried starting it up with the CV street carb cause the guy I got the motor/pumper carb/long list of parts from said the pumper carb had a needle from a 2 stroke carb in it because the stock one broke while they were in the woods and they used it to limp out. Guess what happened when I turned the gas on and kicked it a few times...yep, leaked like a sieve! I did get it to put-put a couple times though!
I just got off the phone with Jesse at Kientech engineering(an authority on DR's) and have a bunch of pumper carb parts ordered! Hopefully I'll have the beast up and running maybe Thursday.
I just got off the phone with Jesse at Kientech engineering(an authority on DR's) and have a bunch of pumper carb parts ordered! Hopefully I'll have the beast up and running maybe Thursday.
Niehart
Pie Smuggler
Loving this getting ready to ride ride report. :yahoo:
not2shabby
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Oh, it's killin' me! I've spent so much time in the garage this last week the wife is getting pissed! I can't wait to ride this thing. :yahoo:
Here's one the pics I had on Craigslist before I got the donor motor. She cleaned up pretty good for a 93.
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not2shabby
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Oh yeah, what took so long to get the new motor in was I had to swap some parts from the blown motor(street version) to the new motor(dirt version). The street motor has a different stator for the headlight/battery, etc. That was easy, just swap the covers between the 2 motors, the rotors on the cranks had the same part #'s, so good to go there. Then I thought I'd take a look behind the clutch cover of the new motor and see what the clutch, etc. looked like. The clutch was more worn(who knows how many miles are on this thing!), so I thought, WTH, just switch the whole basket over. Hmmm, that cam chain looks a little loose. I jiggled it and Holy crap! It's WAY loose! Ok, remove the tensioner to see if it's extended...yep! All the way...you see where this is going? Uh-huh, I had to yank the cam chain from the blown motor and put it on the new(older) motor. Fun...not! To get the cam chain off, the primary gear and complete clutch assy have to be removed. Wonderful..times 2! And then getting the cam timing is fun too! The cam has to be unbolted from the sprocket to get it to lined up with the crank at TDC. Took a few tries... I'm glad I found the loose cam chain before firing it up though, or I might be looking for another motor! So, I ended up swapping out the whole clutch, primary gear, oil pump gear and kick starter from the blown motor since they all looked to be in better shape. It's a good thing I'm not charging myself labor! 
HotRodZilla
GOD BLESS AMERICA
Sheesh man...At the very least, you've got some skills. If it ever breaks down, at least you'll know how to fix it. Nice job!!
not2shabby
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Trust me, it wouldn't have happened w/o the interweb! I got a LOT of how to advise from a few different forums. For example, the primary gear is reverse thread(I wouldn't have known!), and the easiest way to break it loose is to stuff a penny between it and the clutch gear and use a breaker bar. It's a good thing I had a few pennies, that sucker was on there tight!
not2shabby
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I was messing around last night and figured out a way to mount the plastic gas tank I got in the motor deal. The problem is that it's yellowed and scratched up. Hmmm, how about spraying ALL the scratched up plastics with some truck bed liner? An urban assault vehicle....
Opinions?
Opinions?
UberKul
Tire Assassin
That piss yellow tank might look bad but is way functional for checking your fuel level. I've read the gas fumes bleed though the tank so paint does not stick. Not sure about the liner.
dcarver
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Some time back I bought some plastic renew from a dirt bike shop and it worked great. Will see if I have any left over for product name.. As I recall,you steel wooled the plastic course to fine the coated it with the **** - and it turned out fabulous.
Edit - and the penny thing? Wow.. not for me.. but happy it worked for you!
Edit - and the penny thing? Wow.. not for me.. but happy it worked for you!
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not2shabby
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Yeah, I was a little hesitant about the penny thing too. The theory is that the copper is a lot softer than the the steel gears, but hard enough to give the resistance needed to break the nut loose. It worked. I couldn't see a mark on the gears when I was done.
Good news/bad news..I got the pumper carb parts last night and installed them and put the carb on. Bad news, I can't get the damn thing started! My foot is sore from kicking it. I tried everything, squirted gas into the spark plug hole, later a little oil to give a little compression bump. Then I tried bump starting it down the driveway in second. 4 or 5 times it fired for a second or 2, then died when I pulled the clutch or on it's own. By then the battery was about dead so I put it on a tender and went to bed. This morning I tried a few kicks and got nothing. Any suggestions?
Good news/bad news..I got the pumper carb parts last night and installed them and put the carb on. Bad news, I can't get the damn thing started! My foot is sore from kicking it. I tried everything, squirted gas into the spark plug hole, later a little oil to give a little compression bump. Then I tried bump starting it down the driveway in second. 4 or 5 times it fired for a second or 2, then died when I pulled the clutch or on it's own. By then the battery was about dead so I put it on a tender and went to bed. This morning I tried a few kicks and got nothing. Any suggestions?
not2shabby
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mk2wilson
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I'm dealing with the same thing right now. I picked up a 92 not very long ago and to say the least it's a ***** to get started! Everything I've read says that is just the way they are, but I'm determined to figure out a way to improve it.
not2shabby
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Yeah, I've read that too, but some guys say theirs fire up 1-2 kicks. There are a few different 'rituals' for starting these things. I think you just have to find the right combo for for your bike. Good luck! Hey, at least you CAN start yours!
I'm gonna stop at Harbor Freight and get a compression tester on the way home. If that checks out ok, the carb is coming back off. Maybe it just needs the fuel screw turned out a little more. Jesse at Kientech said 1 1/2 turns, but I've read some guys go 2 to 2 1/2. Man, I wish it had the magic button!
I'm gonna stop at Harbor Freight and get a compression tester on the way home. If that checks out ok, the carb is coming back off. Maybe it just needs the fuel screw turned out a little more. Jesse at Kientech said 1 1/2 turns, but I've read some guys go 2 to 2 1/2. Man, I wish it had the magic button!
not2shabby
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Arrrrgh! I just looked at an exploded parts drawing of the carb and there should be a spacer underneath the needle clip! My carb didn't have one, so I put it back together the way it came apart. Now I have to find something the same thickness...hmmm, I wonder if the CV carb has a spacer I can steal.
