Hagbard

Most grandmas aren't trying to sew through 8 layers of canvas or upholstery vinyl It's easy to see why the china patcher is so popular, the financial barrier to entry is super low, but the thing requires a LOT of fiddling around with and modding to make it a decent workable machine. Think Chinese pit bike vs a Factory KTM I'm encouraging you to find the sewing machine equivalent to an early 90's race bike

The machine I had before the 206RB-5 (a 205RB-1) had no needle feed, and it was a nightmare trying to keep seams straight, sew curves, and doing anything other than straight lines on multiple layers. Stitch length was very inconsistent as a result as well which, while not functionally a big deal, looked like dogshit.

This guy explains a lot about it, kinda wish I had seen something like this 5 years ago lol

Most machines do NOT have a real walking foot. You're thinking of a presser foot. Walking foot is two alternating presser feet, so there's always a foot on the material being sewn, which keeps the layers together and prevents bunching, sagging, pursing, etc. Compound feed is walking foot where the needle bar ALSO moves in time with the inner foot, so there's an additional means of securing the layers, which is important when sewing thru multiple layers of heavy material. Industrial machines are generally heavy, cast iron machines with forged internals, versus your average Bernina or Singer home machine available at JOANN Fabrics for $400 which is made almost entirely of plastics and nylons and wilts at the sight of more than 4 layers of mom jeans denim.

Just giving you the benefit of my experience going through the motions and buying successively heavier and heavier duty machines that just weren't up to any task beyond making drapes. Light muslin drapes. If you can find ANY walking foot industrial machine, you will be in good shape overall, but the best thing to have is a compound feed walking foot. The Singer 29, 29-4, 29k etc. are all unicorns in that they have that universal direction thinger. Illustrated here by a rather annoying limey:

This is a perfect example of one. It's an hour or so from where I live, I searched in the Southeast, and didn't find squat for decent industrial machines on CL, but ask around, and check FB marketplace, etc. https://albany.craigslist.org/atq/d/hoosick-falls-singer-29-leather-patcher/7395677921.html

The Megacycle tidbit was in some DR200 or DRZ125 thread, guy managed to pry it out of a couple folks after flexing his "I'm a machinist, and I grind cams" line. I just realized I promised to steer you toward a decent sewing machine and never actually did that. Simplest route to take where you want to be is to find a used Singer 29K on craigslist in your are. Drive a couple hours and spend up to $500 if you have to. It's the machine you want. It has a walking foot, and a very unique feature called "universal feed" which means the foot can be turned 360 degrees and sew in any direction. They're ancient, bombproof, copied by everyone (mostly poorly) and you can still buy parts for them if needed. It's basically a staple in any old school cobbler shop. The Chinese Leather Shoe Patcher you can get on eBay for like $60 is a pretty close approximation of the 29K, but it's janky as all hell. Other used machines to be on the lookout for are Consew 206RB-5, and Adler 69. Those are the two I use every day, and I still want a 29K, just for grins, but I don't have the space or time for one just yet. 29's can tackle some pretty heavy stuff, well worth the money, and great for repairs in particular.

More info in here from Zomby Woof: https://advrider.com/f/threads/the-dr200-thread.229927/page-12 "The Hotcams cam for the DR-Z125 wil, in fact work, and be a reasonable improvement over the stock, and unbelievably mild DR200 cam. There are a number of available options from a number of other custom grinders. Megacycle having probably the best looking available profiles. For reference, I will provide you with the real numbers." The hot cams specs. are Int .324" lift (.240"lobe) 215.5 duration at 1mm Exh .315" lift (.240" lobe) 215.5 duration at 1mm stock DR200 cam _________lobe lift______valve lift____Duration at .050" Intake____.245"________.320"_______204 Exhaust___.230"________.290"______ 200 Stock LT230 cam _________lobe lift______valve lift____Duration at .050" Intake____.230________.300_________214 Exhaust___.200________.245_________212

Making heads too.

So... back to our cam discussion~ I haven't pulled the trigger yet on the 250S cam in some desperate bid to find a thrifty alternative. I'm a fukn penny pincher at heart, and even though I *could* spend $140 on a cam, I don't *want* to lol. I've confirmed what I suspected to be true - that Suzuki used the same OHV design in a shitload of motors with minor tweaks here and there, and the cams are physically interchangeable between a wide variety of bikes and quads. It's just a matter of finding the actual specs of these different cams and the purported "upgrades" offered by various aftermarket companies, because I discovered most of these companies don't actually MAKE anything, they buy it from Megacycle. See pg 49 here: https://www.megacyclecams.com/catalog/catalog_optimized.pdf Lots of good info in these two threads: https://thumpertalk.com/forums/topic/367643-dr-z-125-cam-info/ https://thumpertalk.com/forums/topic/826160-dr100-performance-mods/ ANY Suzuki CAM (and much more) from dr100 LT125 GN125 DR125/DRZ125 LT160 LT185 DR200/XF200 LT230 LT250s KQ300 family WILL FIT, as they are basically, the same engine with different Bore x Stroke. So on top of THAT, there are also China bikes that borrowed, stole, or licensed the design from Su Zu Kai, so there are also now aftermarket purported upgrades for those as well. Whole bunch of these on eBay for around $45 shipped from China. https://www.ebay.com/itm/264449513003?hash=item3d926b562b:g:LdkAAOSwmHhda2Fr I've messaged the seller trying to find actual numbers to compare by, doubtful I'll get a meaningful response, but I tried PS - I was looking through this ancient as* thread on ATVConnection, I think it started out about cams and turned into a navel gazing exercize about LED's with a very familiar squid named JustRandy https://atvconnection.com/forums/suzuki/226867-85-88-suzuki-lt230s-quadsport-help-1065.html

Yeah, it's just as wide as I can get it for him to learn on without tipping over in the yard. I realized that the treads were reversed, so I switched sides after this pic. Have the throttle governed down so he can't go crazy just yet. This kid has a tendency to try and ram things, so I need to minimize the possible damage. He could use some upper body strength anyway =P Cleaning the Blaster's carb tonight and I might just try to fire it up tomorrow. Got it all put back together for the most part.

Finally got parts in the mail and built the Blaster motor on Friday night, dropped it in the frame Saturday morning and then finished up the LT80. Patched the leaky gas tank with some plastic weld epoxy putty, hooked up the brake cables and put the new DWT tires on the front. Looks like a stanced little monster truck lol. Carolina Squat Quad Also picked up an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner - HIGHLY recommended for carbs!

Yeah, not saying it wouldn't end up being a total boondogggle, but definitely a cool find. Now if it were a pair of mint Banshees....

It cost me a KFX80 that a week prior was a mouse condominium. I bought it as parts for my kiddos LT 80, and managed to take and swap what I needed, and put back together something that ran and rolled. The kid I got the Blaster from head done the same thing basically. Except he had it all as* backwards. as it sat when I unloaded the trailer beat up DG bumper FMF Silencer. Not sure about the pipe- might be OEM, haven’t actually looked at it or cleaned it up yet. definitely putting it all back together, not sure if I’m gonna keep it or flip it.

If it wasn’t there, if the core would not make connection with the tail end of the silencer, and just be blowing glass out the end

Repacked it last night, made a video with the GoPro to test it, and can’t find the cable, so pics will have to suffice. The sheer luxury of my workspace is breathtaking, I know. Rest assured they don’t do justice to the craftsmanship and materials choice. Once again I’ve selected the finest available repacking kit available in my attic. I like to use the backer paper like a rolling machine to get the mat nice and tight 😂 I forgot to mention that I discovered the core was about an inch short of where it ought be, which was disappointing but not enough to rain on this parade of jury rigging. I found that the tailpiece from a bathroom sink drain is approximately the proper ID on both ends to accommodate the core, and the actual tailpiece of the silencer itself. Pretty much acts like a quiet core insert. I think I should get extra points for that bit of ingenuity and/or frugality. I don’t think it should amount to enough added back pressure to foil the efforts of the exhaust tuning, as I believe it’s well beyond the stinger and shouldn’t have much effect on power. 🤞

Just FYI, it was suggested to me to get a bigger rectifier, @JustRandy said he uses a 50 amp one for a big old Triumph road bike on his KQ.

Not my ad, but DAMN what a pair. https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/64608092 2 New 2002 Yamaha Warriors Clearfield, UT | 2 Days ago $9,400.00 8 photos | View All Description Condition New Yes it's true pictures taken 7-14-2021....Long story due to old back injury I have 2 unused Yamaha warriors 350cc ....Stored indoors since new, one has about 1/2 hour ride time and the other has about 3 hours total..Haven't started them in a while I just bought two new batteries, You can text any questions to 385-294-9629 I'd like to sell both as a pair for 9400.00 firm, See to believe serious inquiries only, No codes, No Scammers, New machines averaging over $8500.00 in this category do the math and save $7 or $8k thanks for looking.

Once again, because I hate finding forum threads that never delivered, the problem turned out to be a piece of the wrist pin bearing embedded in the case just as I suspected. The working theory is that the piston that was in it broke a ring as evidenced by old worn damaged spot on top of the piston, which has new rings on it. So someone reused the piston, which means they didn’t change the wrist pin bearing after a catastrophic failure of the rings, slapped it back together and probably sold it cheap to some kid who failed to properly pre-mix his oil and gas or didn’t at all. Blaster go boom. another plus, it came with a pretty sad looking FMF slip-on which cleaned up beautifully

This turned out to be a nice little score. Just happened to have a foil decal from that little sticker begging project that was a perfect fit Cleaned up pretty good with some Dawn and CameO polish. Have to grind down some bubblegum and see if they actually achieved penetration or if it’s just a bunch of crud sitting on the top of a fissure. There’s some evidence of blow by where the core mates with the can but a little work with a peen hammer and some decent rivets in place of junk drawer hardware should shore that up.

Love the hierarchy of quad supremacy lol! It's funny because it's true. Yamaha is a consistent finisher in racing too. YFZ450's all day long. I see EVERY SINGLE TEAM at races driving around on a Honda utility quad between motos. No matter what bikes they ride, Honda is nearly ubiquitous as their go-getter. Speaks to reliability and not much else I suppose. My suspicion is that someone just grabbed the wrong gas can to fill it up. Sh** happens. More often than not. Sleeve looks clean like a broke-dicked dog. Just a little flash rusted. It looks like the piston was reused AFTER breaking rings. I bet someone re-ringed it, put on a new jug, and sold it cheap to some kid who failed to put premix in it. Just spitballing but it seems most likely. My personal theory is that the Chinese are trying to undermine Japan's secondary market by flooding the zone with cheaply made products that fit well enough and cost 1/8th as much. Law of large numbers. But I'm no economist.

Like, um... take my money. I get a little extra gasket for the next go around. Even at $145 it's a bargain made in China.

Imgur says it was the Yamaha tag, apparently there is quite a rabid fandom. With such a low financial barrier to entry, I can see why they’re so popular. The oiler was long gone when this happened, there’s an aftermarket delete plate where the oiler should be, and it isn’t anything recent. this was the condition of the wrist pin bearing when I removed it: I heard from the kid today, and extracted out of him that it was just a parts bike he picked up last week for the wheels. Which is funny, because the KFX80 was essentially the same exact thing, so we traded parts bikes.

LMAO that IMGUR post that I thought only you and maybe the mod would see went Most Viral.

Update: Went viral in IMGUR with this https://imgur.com/gallery/vsQXkVQ