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    Building a woods racer

    im in the process of turning my 1988 Yamaha blaster into a aggressive trail machine/ occasional XC race bike. I started with getting my suspension upgraded and it rides pretty nice now and I can hit the trails hard. I think I'm ready to upgrade my motor now. It's all stock with just a toomey...
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    400ex rear shock with linkage

    i have a plan to try out a linkage on the rear suspension on my blaster. I've got a "swingarm shop" +2" roundhouse swingarm with a 400ex carrier/brake/axle. Going to use a 400ex rear shock also. Only mod to the frame should be welding a bracket to bolt the linkage up to. Gonna start with the...
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    Opinions on this used cylinder

    I won a pair of stock bore oem cylinders off eBay for a great price. One has had a touch of port work done. The intake has been cleaned up a lot and also has the 2 extra ports added into the intake. I don't think the transfers or exhaust has had much work though other than smoothing the...
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    who still makes aftermarket a arms?

    ive done a lot of searching for some aftermarket a arms for my blaster but so far all I have found that still make and sell them is American star racing, I seen some alba a arms, but on their website it says "not available". Is ASR my only choice, besides getting lucky and finding some used arms?
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    swingarm length affect turning?

    Ive got my 88' blaster project together and running, and now im trying to figure out what I want to do with upgrading the rear suspension. I dont mind the stock length for trails, but it makes it kinda tricky on steep hill climbs. I think +4 would be a little to long and it might make it hard to...
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    power potential with stock stroke crank?

    ive been out of the game for awhile now, but I got me a blaster project in the works and just ordered a new hot rods stock stroke crank. what kind of power could I get with the right porting/head work and bolt on mods with the stock stroke crank and oem cylinder? I plan on building a mean trail/...
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    getting back to 2 strokes

    ive been out of the 2 stroke scene for several years now but I got me a bone stock 1988 blaster for almost nothing that needs a new crank and piston. I have some big plans for this bike and plan on keeping it and building a nice strong motor and get some good aftermarket suspension and set it u...