I’m not sure if it’s installed in this one, or if he just had it in the box of parts but there is a Wiseco pistons box and a little velvet baggie that came with it. And there was a nice ported and polished head along with it, and a fairly new set of Maxxis rears. So I have some more fun little parts to work with in my build. Just posted a boatload of parts on the marketplace and Craigslist, we’ll see what sort of interesting creatures that draws out 😂 Going to do some quick part swapping tomorrow once the rest of my eBay parts get here, hopefully finish up the LT80 and put the KFX80 up for sale. Flip it like a pancake. 🥞

The most amazing thing is that mouse carried all the insulation piece by piece probably from across the barn and under the noses of 10 cats. At least that's how it goes down around here. If I don't ride in a while I usually have a nest under the seat made with something way up on a shelf that would have made a better location for a nest anyway. So, did you check the tank for kerosene? Never know LOL

I get into the KFX80 last night, thinking it’ll be a quick carb clean and air filter change, put a fresh battery in it and fire it up! I swear I’ll never learn. while I was pulling the spark plug out, I noticed a little bit of pink fluff. This peaked my curiosity, and I pulled off a couple of the air induction boots to find more pink fluff. Pulled off the engine cowling… lots more pink fluff and a treasure trove of turds at the bottom. Packed all around the magneto. Cleaned that all out, found the magneto and stater and surprisingly shiny good condition, unchewed. Put the cowling all back together, and noticed that hose that goes from the cowling thru to the clutch cover. They say a mouse can fit through the hole a little bit smaller than a dime, and the idea of that hose is about the size of a quarter. I decided that out of due diligence I needed to take the clutch cover off to be sure. that turned out to be a fortuitous decision, yet a costly one in terms of time invested in the project lol IMG_1576.MOV this thing was a mouse condominium, worse than the previous one I had found, yet not nearly as badly degraded internally. Ended up taking both the clutches off and cleaning up the driven faces replacing the belt, and buttoning it all back together after a good cleaning. this is my driveway this morning

Still no word about the truck, so I was forced to acquire a dirt cheap KFX80 barn find that came with a parts pile. Guy was nice enough to even load it all off and drop it at my house, seeing as I had no truck to back up and all... Not bad from the 10-foot view Another frame, exhaust, a couple wheels, miscellaneous parts, that spare center case is cracked =( I bet someone clever could TIG it back into shape.