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Old 05-03-2017, 12:57 PM
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Beautiful job. All I can say is "wow".

I enduro-ized a '94 KX-250 back in the day and regretted not starting from the'94 CR as a platform instead. The KX was tight on the perimeter frame rails so additional fuel had to be carried 'up and outward" with an IMS tank - really through off the ergos and balance - at least at the beginning of the ride when the tank was full.

The wide ratio tranny caught my eye on your build as that was what my KX lacked - and I gained when I bought an EC300 back in 2001... Actually, the gasgas gave me everything I wanted on my old KX right out of the box - big bore 300, six speeds, lighting, 18" rear wheel, great tight woods steering geometry, etc. etc.

My KX had the kitchen sink thrown at it though.. Slavens porting, 18" rear wheel, suspension was dialed, Had to sell it to buy baby furniture when my daughter was born... Went from nine bikes in the garage down to two back then... Priorities do change in life - no regrets...

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Thanks a lot Jeff! I have kinda thrown the kitchen sink at this too. I am excited about getting toward the end of the build!


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Thanks a lot Jeff! I have kinda thrown the kitchen sink at this too. I am excited about getting toward the end of the build!
To me - half the fun is getting the bike "dialed" - the other half is enjoying it afterwards!

I married later in life (workaholic engineer) and my wife quickly figured out that if I said I wanted to buy a new bike - that "getting it dialed" would be a big expense in addition to the purchase price. She knew I enjoyed it though....

Great project - looks fantastic. And in my mind, the 94-96 CRs were great and still are... Things keep changing for marketing reasons - everybody wants the "new thing" even when something that exists has been refined to the point of perfection.... My recollection is that the '94-'96 CRs fall in that bucket...

Thanks for sharing!; makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside!

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Hi Jake, how is it going? Thanks for the response! I am going to send this carb back and get the correct ASI or maybe a Lectron.
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Old 05-03-2017, 03:00 PM
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This is a PWK 38mm 016 .153
Doesn't this look like the carb that I received? The only difference between this one pictured and the one I received seems to be the quad venting, correct?

The one I received,
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Old 05-03-2017, 03:10 PM
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To me - half the fun is getting the bike "dialed" - the other half is enjoying it afterwards!

I married later in life (workaholic engineer) and my wife quickly figured out that if I said I wanted to buy a new bike - that "getting it dialed" would be a big expense in addition to the purchase price. She knew I enjoyed it though....

Great project - looks fantastic. And in my mind, the 94-96 CRs were great and still are... Things keep changing for marketing reasons - everybody wants the "new thing" even when something that exists has been refined to the point of perfection.... My recollection is that the '94-'96 CRs fall in that bucket...

Thanks for sharing!; makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside!

Jeff, you are welcome, I like setting the bikes up too and I think these CRs were very special. When I found this one it was on its way to the junk pile but it seems like we have saved it
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Too true. Yours has the quad vents but not the fins. The more you look the more you'll find many models of the carbs with variances.

Great thread! Enjoy following and would enjoy doing similar.. just struggle investing the time and money into a bike and then either not riding it, or riding it and seeing all the hard work come undone in no time at all.
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Your new carb is a Quad Vent ASI PWK. The more I ride single track the more i am thinking about trying a rekluse. I can see the advantage in some places. Here is a link to the carbs so you can tell the difference.

http://www.jetsrus.com/carburetor/ca...WK_series.html
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Too true. Yours has the quad vents but not the fins. The more you look the more you'll find many models of the carbs with variances.

Great thread! Enjoy following and would enjoy doing similar.. just struggle investing the time and money into a bike and then either not riding it, or riding it and seeing all the hard work come undone in no time at all.
Thanks Jake! How true,it's a conundrum but this one will be ridden.
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Your new carb is a Quad Vent ASI PWK. The more I ride single track the more i am thinking about trying a rekluse. I can see the advantage in some places. Here is a link to the carbs so you can tell the difference.

http://www.jetsrus.com/carburetor/ca...WK_series.html
Thanks for the information and the link, I understand the models a little better now. All that I ride is single track, I have had a Rekluse on my 2011 Gasser for about 5 years and I love it. It lets you focus on riding the bike instead of worrying about stalling. Sometimes, I have my bike in 4th gear instead of 2nd gear because I get lazy and forget to downshift. You should try a Rekluse.
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Thanks for the information and the link, I understand the models a little better now. All that I ride is single track, I have had a Rekluse on my 2011 Gasser for about 5 years and I love it. It lets you focus on riding the bike instead of worrying about stalling. Sometimes, I have my bike in 4th gear instead of 2nd gear because I get lazy and forget to downshift. You should try a Rekluse.
I have been thinking about it lately. When I bought my 05 the guy had a rekluse I could have bought for $300. I kinda wish I would have bought it now.
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