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    shearer pipe and accompanying port/head design...

    man, i've been waiting months to finally ride my blaster w/ the shearer that i mounted but kept running into probs w/ my engine (not related to the pipe or anything). got her out this weekend and ripped into her for about 4 hours and man she rips ass!!! she's like a completely different bike...
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    monster footpegs....

    i've seen someone in here who did something similar to this by adding an extra pair of stock pegs w/ bolts. that's actually what i was plannin on doin, but my buddy gave me these pegs off a 400ex and they're much beefier. plus they had a lot less material to cut off than the stockers...
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    bottom end parts....

    i've got a right side (clutch side) case half and some miscellaneous bottom end internals for sale. not trying to make a whole lotta money, just wanna get something for em. also have a rear wheel/tire and a couple other things.
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    2stroke slide vs 4stroke slide??

    i've heard somewhere that 2strokes motors use a different slide in the carb than 4strokes. that is, a 2stroke might need a 1.5 size slide where a 4stroke would need a 3.0. anybody ever heard of anything like that? i suppose it wouldn't make too much of a difference w/ a flat slide...... also...
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    factory 7 soon.....

    to be for sale. it's en route to kennedy right now to get dyno tested. figured i'd try to help out his database since he's puttin in so much labor and time to help us out. i've already gotten some interest in this pipe from people who've read some threads in the engine section, but i'm still...
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    engine parts for sale....

    i got a bunch of miscellaneous engine parts for sale including the stock pipe and silencer. will be breaking the whole thing down so i can sell all the small parts individually. let me know if you're looking for something. i'm not trying to make a bunch of money, just wanna make my money back.
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    strange noise at top end.....

    i'm no newbie to engines and bikes, but this is my first and only 2stroke so maybe this noise is something one of you guys as heard before. it's like a very fast, high pitched rattle or click or something like that. sounds like metal on metal, or hard plastic maybe. or like a super loud...
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    kennedy's port & polish

    had kennedy_power do my p&p and headwork (as well as a bore and hone) last week. got her back together and took her out for a run sunday and holy sh*t!! def has a ton more juice. she's like a whole new bike. i was able to keep up w/ an experienced rider on a 400ex. granted, he weighs twice...
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    problems w/ my bottom end....

    i've just gotten done cleaning out my crankcase of all the piston bits put in a new bearing and am trying to put the cases back together, but i'm having the damndest time. when i pulled the cases apart i found that the ignition side had a hole in the bottome of the crank area from bits of the...
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    case half.....

    for sale: right side (clutch side). the small bearings are still in place, but not the main bearing or balancer bearing. it's a little dirty, but looks sound and strong. the crank area has some scratching, looks like the PO blew up his crank or something......or maybe he was running an over...
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    crackin case and cleaning....

    my piston got all chewed up so i gotta crack the cases to clean all the metal bits outta the bottom end. i've never done this before so the best way i can think to do this is to pull it apart and "rinse" the parts in a bucket of oil w/ a big magnet at the bottom of it......anybody got any...
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    need a stock piston

    just chewed the sh*t outta mine. but i just put in new rings and gaskets and honed the cylinder so i wanna get my $$'s worth outta those parts!
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    never seen this before.....

    i put in new rings and honed the cylinder last month. also installed an f7 pipe and the outerwears box cover and rejetted. broke the her in and took the bike out for a day ride and about 5 hours into the day she stopped workin! let her cool down, then tried starting her again.....she'd run at...
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    help understanding air/fuel/oil flow through chamber....

    anybody out there know just how the mix circulates? i'm no pro when it comes to 2strokes, but i understand engines pretty well. i took my sh*t apart last week and it looks like the vacuum of the piston in the cylinder, as well as the vacuum of the crank in the case, pulls open the...
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    newbie w/ a parking brake prob....

    hey guys, been lurkin here for awhile and have gotten a lot of good ideas from you guys. i've got a prob w/ my rear caliper and hope someone here can help me out. i have an '06 w/ the hydro brakes. i was replacing the rear brake pads and had the damndest time getting the piston to compress...