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  1. ty.man

    Rd350 carbs on r5 engine

    I'm looking for advice on what the jetting would be for my bike. I have carbs off a 74 rd350 and an r5 engine in my bike. If I run stock rd pipes and pod filters so I can put my battery box kinda where the stock air box is where would I start with jetting it? THanks.
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    Hvc cycle battery question

    So I just blew $43 on a battery from batteriesplus bkuz they told me it was agm. When I went to pick it up I noticed it wasn't but they closed in 3 minutes so I brought it up today to exchange it and they said since its a lead acid battery that had been filled they can return it. I didn't fill...
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    Determining load

    So I want to run all stock electrics on my rd350 aside from an upgrade to the headlight, and put in an all in one led taillight turn signal combo how do I determine what size battery I need? I'd like one physically smaller than stock. Thanks guys
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    Fiberglass problems

    So I've been working on my cafe seat and carved the floral foam and taped it off like the dime city video shows and then I got cloth, mat and resin from auto zone and had my first try at laying cloth over my mold. It's been about 20 hours and Its obviously dry but still has some tacky parts and...
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    Batteries

    What kind of smaller battery can I use for my rd350? I don't understand the 5.5 amp hours and the 3b and stuff like that
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    Welding a hoop onto an rd

    What can I do to clean this up? The shock mounts are attached to the none round part of that or else I would just grind that down. Should I make new gussets and weld them onto the old ones?
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    Oil left in motor over winter?

    Right now my motor is one gasket away from completion and I was wondering if its better to leave it without oil all winter or if its fine to put oil in after I'm done? Thanks
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    where can i find this tail light?!?!

    What style or name does this tail light have? I can only find them on Spanish websites and I can't read Spanish so I can't order and shipping is 29 euros. I can translate that to double what the product costs. Any help here guys? http://www.spaciobiker.com/tienda/piloto-trasero-shin-p-8575.html
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    whats going on?

    The carbon ones are out of my r5. The new ones are the ones I ordered for the r5. The piston rings fit in the old ones but not the new ones. Wtf?
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    Rd350 pittsburgh

    http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/mcy/3045707753.html not mine but i feel like it can be had for cheap
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    rd350 engine

    http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/mcy/3012743302.html not mine would be if i had the money
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    Piston ring problems?

    i ordered two sets of piston rings separately from ebay and one came with two of the smaller piston rings (idk what theyre called) and the other piston ring kit only came with one. is this crucial? the picture is of the set with both the smaller piston rings. theyre in the center
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    Changing pistons

    What all is needed when changing pistons? i know the piston and rings but do i need new circlips or needle pin bearings? thanks yall
  14. ty.man

    Advice on cylinder removal?

    Someday i hope to be able to give back to the dtt community with some knowledge to help someone, first i have to get the knowledge, so another question haha. Im taking the side covers, heads and cylinders over to Scott (dreadrock) to get them soda blasted this weekend but the problem is that the...
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    Expansion chambers?!?!

    Ive got an rd350 and was wondering is there a way around expansion chambers or a clever way to disguise them or even a muffler that offers expansion chamber features that is not the long stock ones or dg's or spec's
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    welding miscellaneous

    will this Guy here work for welding on a new rear loop and making a tray for the Electrics and battery to weld to the frame?. Idk how to weld that well but might as well learn. And I got it for $90, so not bad. I just don't know the difference between arc, mig, tig, flux, the different nozzles...
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    ENGINE PAINTING!

    Just spent a few hours trying to strip down the motor and its not working. I started with rattle can aircraft remover and that shits for the birds. it cleans decently but does not strip paint. left it on for over an hour. So i went and got some stuff called zip strip. Says it takes ten minutes...
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    Suzuki and Honda questions

    Alright so the short of it is that my buddies uncle use to live with his sister (my buddies mom) and then one day about 6 months ago he went to work and never came back, the mom wants them out of the garage. i think he's dead. my buddy says no. anyways, there is a 70's era honda and a 70's...
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    RD350 questions

    I have to rebuild my 73 RD that i bought for get this... $10, $25 when i pay my buddy back because i only had ten in my pocket but anyways. Its my first bike ive never even rode before but i love this thing. I like to think im mechanically inclined as i work on my own cars but my question is...
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