New generic braided line showed up- I had to route it with a little bit of a loop since it's slightly longer, but it bled fine and the front brake is as good as ever:
New generic braided line showed up- I had to route it with a little bit of a loop since it's slightly longer, but it bled fine and the front brake is as good as ever:
Made it less than 30 miles into the Pine Barrens before being sidelined by a charging issue. I will do some work to diagnose and repair, but I think I'm done with this bike.
On the upside, Sara had a great time in her first outing on sand with the NX250, and I got to play with the truck a bit.
In reply to ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :
So how much do you want for it?
Wait, no, I need to finish my current projects.
In reply to EvanB (Forum Supporter) :
Hey, make an offer! Runs fine, exhaust leak, doesn't charge- everything else is in the thread. I'm thinking it's the stator but could be as simple as a wiring issue, hence why I had all of the fairings off on the side of the road.
In reply to EvanB (Forum Supporter) :
I'll take one of your cars if you need to make room for Pablo 
In reply to paranoid_android (Forum Enabler) :
How would you like a Volvo?
Charging issue located, the connector for the stator shorted and burned itself out:
Back in business:
Runs fine, charging fine again. I took photos to list it for sale but am feeling a little conflicted.
Did I see somewhere else you got 2 more bikes?
In reply to hobiercr (FS) :
Yes, Pablo is for sale and I have acquired an indeterminate number of DRZs because the answer is always more projects.
Seems like Pablo is gone! Yay?
dr are good bikes too :)
just now getting back to finishing this everything is in place, what I don't have is loctite, apparently loctite 648 is the recommended one. I don't have it and I cant find it.
did you use loctite for the top nuts? And cam shafts etc? What number loctite? How critical is this thing?
on a different, saw your entry about nx250, you can find parts in europe. See link below. If you need help with something let me know and i’m happy to help with the search in european languages
https://www.ebay.fr/sch/i.html?_nkw=nx+250&LH_ItemCondition=4&rt=nc&_pgn=4
In reply to Flyingwheel :
I used Permatex blue medium strength thread locker- seemed to be holding up.
I did sell the bike, it simply wasn't right for my purposes any more and the ride coming to a halt was that last push I needed in order to put it up for sale. The new owner seems happy with it!
Cool thanks
ok... so I've got the sister/brother of this thing... the BMW f650 st (funduro but more streety)
how did yours run with the pod filters?.. also what is that alaskafield air box?... just a heat sheild from the exhaust/dirt/mud?
that thing looks so much better than the BMW version.
In reply to donalson :
I believe I guessed the jetting based on some post on a UK Aprilia forum and it ran great once it was warmed up, but it was always a little grumpy about starting and idling nicely, especially when cold, until it got warmed up. I think you've got the right idea on the airbox, it had the top and front cut off so that there was still sort of a box around the filters when the seat was installed and mud and stuff couldn't just splat right onto them.
There is a Can-AM ATV that also uses some variant of this engine with a single carb, DS650 I think, looking at that might be worth a shot if you're hunting for intake/carb options.
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