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A kid and his Honda/Yamaha
« on: December 03, 2024, 01:46:00 PM »
 My son in law's nephew bought an old Honda trail 70. I figured it was headed for a rough end to its life. He said it was too slow, so he bought a clone engine. He looked at it, drew a wiring diagram and put it in, hooked it up and wired it himself. Now it goes 65, wheelies in second gear and he's 13 years old.
 I guess restoration is out of the question. L0L.
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Re: A kid and his Honda.
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2024, 02:06:02 PM »
Don… My daughter in law blames me for everything.
Sounds like you’re joining that club!

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Re: A kid and his Honda.
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2024, 07:49:56 AM »
Another gearhead is born. 8)
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Re: A kid and his Honda.
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2024, 11:42:33 PM »
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Re: A kid and his Honda.
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2024, 04:12:16 PM »
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Re: A kid and his Honda.
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2024, 09:30:18 PM »
 It snowed, he came home with a snowmobile. Yup, he's hooked.
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Re: A kid and his Honda.
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2025, 08:44:56 AM »
 Time for a kid update, the snow melted so the Kid and his friend put the snowmobile engine in a 4 wheeler. Once it was dialed in, they went back to the guy with all of the junk looking for another 4 wheeler but came home with a $25 Yamaha 250 Virago. I talked to them about cleaning the carbs and it was running that afternoon. It's in pretty good condition, he might end up getting a title for it.
 The Honda with the clone engine still needs some work, maybe I'll talk him out of it someday, it's still pretty nice.
 Dang, he's online now.
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« Last Edit: April 15, 2025, 10:21:09 AM by Don R »
No matter how many times you paint over a shadow, it's still there.
 CEO at the no kill motorcycle shop.
 You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.