Off Topic Anything 2024

Holy look at all the people in here..

Figured I'd show you fellas my latest project:



1980 Yamaha MX175! Pretty clean old bike, but I had to clean up the cylinder and put a Wiseco piston and rings in it.



Also did some porting while it was apart, mostly opening up the flow on the lower tranfers:



Turned out to be a good runner and a real sweet bike to ride:



Pretty happy with that. Now maybe it's time to get back to the off-road lawn tractors....  

6 Og members! The world might break!

AllisKidD21 wrote:

Holy look at all the people in here..

Figured I'd show you fellas my latest project:



Also did some porting while it was apart, mostly opening up the flow on the lower tranfers:


Pretty happy with that. Now maybe it's time to get back to the off-road lawn tractors....  

what part of canada are you from?

TechnoChicken wrote:

what part of canada are you from?

Oh no ya don't! If I tell where I'm at, you'll come and steal my cool bike!!


I'm in Southwest Middlesex in Ontario.

PizzaKitty26 wrote:

6 Og members! The world might break!

If OG stands for "Old Guy", then I've never been so insulted!!





Yeah I'm still me.

AllisKidD21 wrote:

TechnoChicken wrote:

what part of canada are you from?

Oh no ya don't! If I tell where I'm at, you'll come and steal my cool bike!!


I'm in Southwest Middlesex in Ontario.

hey that's not too bad I'm up just 20 minutes south of tillsonburg, shouldn't be more then hour and a half's drive.

TechnoChicken wrote:

hey that's not too bad I'm up just 20 minutes south of tillsonburg, shouldn't be more then hour and a half's drive.

Oh right on! Yeah you're a little ways East of me then.

Sweet bike @AllisKidD21 I love vintage dirt bikes! I actually have a 1984 Yamaha IT200 that I bought in pieces 3 years ago and have slowly been building! Here's a a pic of after I unloaded it all from the van and a couple more after I mocked it up (before tearing it back down) to check for completeness (not everything is pictured). I'm actually the first registered owner of it! Lol.

The original engine is too far gone to save but the cases and gears are good spares for the complete engine I scored.

Nice! Yeah I love the old bikes, specifically 2-strokes. I'd love to get a cool race bike someday, like a CR250r or a YZ250.

@AllisKidD21 nice bike, in 7th grade I rode a yamaha similar to that but it was a 100cc and was older with dual shocks on the back

Crazy_Carl wrote:

@AllisKidD21 nice bike, in 7th grade I rode a yamaha similar to that but it was a 100cc and was older with dual shocks on the back

Thanks Carl! That bike you had sounds like a RT100. Funny enough I actually had one of those before this one. Great bike to learn on, but it was too small for me really. I love this 175.

@AllisKidD21 @Brianator @Crazy_Carl  @TheBeal This is why having you guys around is awesome.  Helps keep the forum members connected, because you have that similar experiences as them.  I grew up very different and didn't get those same experiences and it's hard for me to relate with the other members at that level. 

Thank you!


then again... could be the meds talking...

Nice thread of bikes y'all got going here. My sister's working on restoring a Yamaha RT 100 if anybody knows where to find old Yamaha parts please let me know. The alternative is I have to start fabricating stuff and I would like to keep my sanity

To be honest @MightyRaze I only got into tractors, dirtbikes and quads around 2017, I didn't have the opportunity when I was younger so it had to wait until I had my own place and my own space! It's definitely alot of fun but it's also pretty expensive hence the reason alot of my projects are very slow going! Lol.

How about a race quad @AllisKidD21? I'll probably be selling my Suzuki LT250R this coming summer...

Brianator wrote:

How about a race quad @AllisKidD21? I'll probably be selling my Suzuki LT250R this coming summer...

I love them old suzuki quads, wish I never sold my lt250r. I do still have my 86 lt230s quadsport that I'm currently tearing the motor apart to send the crank out to get a new rod on it.

Got some shop decor set up last night lol.



I guess it's time go looking for yet another Ryobi impact gun...

Must be those burnt out?

@Murraymountain I wouldn't waste my time on another Ryobi if you can help it, they're light duty home owner grade. I have one that I only used for light stuff around the house until my Milwaukee drill died (after 5 years of hard abuse) and I have to say, it's not holding up very well after 1 year of moderate use. That's just my 2 cents!

Rustbucket Garage wrote:

Must be those burnt out?

Something along those lines.

Brianator wrote:

@Murraymountain I wouldn't waste my time on another Ryobi if you can help it, they're light duty home owner grade. I have one that I only used for light stuff around the house until my Milwaukee drill died (after 5 years of hard abuse) and I have to say, it's not holding up very well after 1 year of moderate use.  That's just my 2 cents!

I would definitely look at other brands but we have like 4 Ryobi chargers and at least 10 batteries so I'm sticking with Ryobi for now. Everything else I have is Ryobi so. The impact on the left was the first one and that one was a beast. So I'm hoping the next one has some of the same genes that one had lol. If not it'll be fine, they aren't too bad on the wallet anyhow.. especially when I split it with my brother.

So, i bought this 318 a few weeks ago. needed a starter for $400. Pulled the engine and replaced the starter. Found the flywheel teeth are smoked on it now. So trying to figure out if i should buy a used flywheel or wait for a used motor to pop up online.


Also a few months ago bough this 93 civic. vtec b16 with a 6262 turbo. Lots of good parts on this car. Link ecu, haltech digital dash, bc coilovers, ect. Going to put forged rods and pistons in soon.

Sweet Civic! Looks like it was done right and not a hack job like a bunch of them are.

I would try to find a flywheel for that 318. Too many people just throw those Onans out to put a Predator or Vanguard in place of it. My brother just bought one for $400 too and it's in pretty good shape. You might try getting on some JD 318-430 enthusiast groups on FB. They usually can hook you up with those hard to come by parts. Just gotta watch out for scammers.

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

So, i bought this 318 a few weeks ago. needed a starter for $400. Pulled the engine and replaced the starter. Found the flywheel teeth are smoked on it now. So trying to figure out if i should buy a used flywheel or wait for a used motor to pop up online.


Also a few months ago bough this 93 civic. vtec b16 with a 6262 turbo. Lots of good parts on this car. Link ecu, haltech digital dash, bc coilovers, ect. Going to put forged rods and pistons in soon.
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I almost never tell anyone they have nice civic, but that one isn't all bad...

Nice EG @redlinemotorsportts, they're one of my fav Civics!

Hey @MightyRaze, I know I've asked this before but I don't remember where the post went. What were the dimensions on those bronze/brass bushings you got for the spindles on Red? I remember you sent me the information on how to get them and I never did but I am actually going to order them this time lol. Could you tell me where to get those and/or what the dimensions were on those please?

@Murraymountain



1"x.75"x1"  If the spindle is not worn out, it should be tight.  If the axle tube is worn, it will be loose and you will need to figure out how to take up the slack.


EDIT:  I got them at tractor supply.  Probably cheaper on Amazon.  I've got them at the hardware store too.

Thanks! They're on the way!