paullagrand

You can take the clutch cover off and take out three (every other) or two (opposite each other) of the springs and their washers and bolts. I did this for my son's 1.25 when he was younger and I rode it every now and then and had no slippage. Much easier to pull the lever.

I've done it successfully in the rear swing arm without a stand. It was not that bad. Especially if your rim is in good true to begin with. Just be carefully making sure the rim strip seats perfect or you wont hold air.

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I have a 4t and have only ridden it in a few events. i just changed the main jet to a smaller one (per Ryan Young) and it seems to respond better through the range and not burn excess fuel (black smoke stutte) at the top end when warm like it used to. I like the bike and it starts easier as time goes on, but would love to hear about any mods that are going on and if a kit exists I would love to hear what is in it. I put some heat shiel fabric between the exhaust and the fuel hose and carb and we'll see how that works at the first event of the season this sunday. Ryan young is riding one now and hopefully the experts will wiegh in with what works for them. He has been helpful so far. I think that the new(06) frame allows more room for the engineand that may help with the temperature management. email me mods at paul@solidusdesign.com

Thanks for the tip I will look into other coolant options. It occurs to me that my entire problem may have been caused by one wiring issue and a new plug ( I may have fouled the original up) or a good look at the fuel system may solve the whole thing. I am going to take some temp measurements this weekend and make sure it is running right. May not really be running too hot at all, could be just my misdiagnosis. The thing has bag-loads of power and traction is great, but I am still getting use to the power delivery differences from the 2T. I think it takes a more advanced use of the clutch than I have yet.

I bought the bike brand new. It did overflow the radiator, I shut it off, figured out the wiring issue and refilled the radiator. I am in Grand Rapids, Michigan USA. I have the stock jets in it but I am going to try a #126 main jet and check the float height (per Ryan Young).

I have the 05 3.2 4t and have used it in two events. At the first event it stalled several times (some rider error, but not all) and it ran so hot that it melted the rear light wiring and shorted out the fan and overheated. So I elimintated the lights wiring harness and solved that problem (bad use of the 2-stroke fender over a four stroke exhaust with 2-stroke wiring path). Went to the second event and the bike ran fine until the second loop when it started to run really ht (fan was working fine) and seemed to start misfiring under load. Then the kick starter top arm broke off (lot's of fun) and the bike ran progressively worse. It would cough up back soot as it misfired at 3/4 revs. So, is my fuel mixture screw off? are my jets wrong? or do I have a shot valve seat that goes really bad when the bike gets really warm? Any thoughts? I would love to enjoy this four stroke and sell my 01 2.9, but I am wondering if maybe taking this plunge was a bad move. paul@thirdcoasttrials.com