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14 minutes ago, toodeep said:

That should be an good setup for your use. I'm a daily user of mine so it gets added to a few times before a good cleaning and all new solvent. 

 

Since you asked I will answer. JUNK... lol The muffler was holding most of this together. 

Yikes!  That's a rusty Rubicon.

You parting it out, or swapping frames?

Sorry Fish, but thought this was funny.

This morning the kid woke up and started fussing at 5:30.  Wife kicked me and said "Do you want me to get up with her?".  I replied "See if she goes back to sleep" and that didn't fly "She's been fussing for awhile" so I got up, warmed up a bottle, and by then, of course, kid was back asleep.  I went ahead and fed her, put her back in her crib, and headed out to the shop.

Bought this Harbor Freight parts washer probably 12-15 months ago, and FINALLY put it together.  I did some common upgrades to it; bolted it to a furniture dolly (also from HF), moved the shelf to the bottom of the legs so I could put the two solvent cans below, added a ball valve and hose to the drain so that I can easily drain the fluid back into a bucket or can, and added an oil filter (uses a cheap ST8 screw-on oil filter) so that I the fluid being pumped will be filtered, hopefully prolonging the life of the solvent.  I'll probably take those sheet metal screws out and use small bolts and nuts once I get my bench cleaned off and hopefully get some organization with all my fasteners.

The parts washer was $100 or so.  The upgrades and solvent cost as much as the parts washer, but it should save me a lot of time and money over time.  I've used aerosol starter fluid to clean engine cases etc up until now, and at $2.75/ can, with the average bottom end needing 10 cans, this is a much better setup.

I need a  biggish drill bit to drill two holes for my 7/16" lines, which will run from pump to filter, and then from filter to the pex fitting I have the spout attached to.  Then just attach the lines and it'll be ready to use.

I also worked a bit more on my workbench this morning.  I'm slowly putting tools in my toolboxes, and need to get some bolt bins as I have fasteners everywhere, and I need to sort them by size so that I don't have to dig for 5 minutes every time I need a bolt or nut. 

The creamsicle build covers it best.

The start in gear mod is a must for me, and if you’re doing that might as well add brake lights too. 

A 400AT cam will supposedly be a mild cam upgrade as well. I have one I bought to put in the 350 motor that’s my next project (as soon as I finish cleaning my shop).

We like lots of pics!

48 minutes ago, Outnback said:

 

Well, sorta, I'm new to the SxS myself. I went looking for information on modifications and add on's. He invited me to check this forum out.

 

Now quads, that's different. My wife came home in 2002 with a brand new Polaris 500. My first impression was WTH!!   She was in her 50's at that time. Not to be outdone,  in '03 I bought a Polaris 500 6X6. You talk about a "go anywhere machine". Ever seen a  300+ inch maybe 1000 lb. bull elk loaded in the dump box of one of these ??  At the time I was working for/with an Elk Outfitter in Colorado. I just got tired of messing with all the regulations on hauling horses. Fast forward a decade, and two more Polaris 500 with EPS are parked in the garage.  Oh! my wife wants to sell her 2002, and I quote  "It's Wore Out" !!   Last time I checked, it had 110 hours on it!  

 

Then in 2018 I lost the use of my right arm and the left one has been junk since '06.  Don't get old, you ain't going to like it !!   Soooo  now I am the proud owner of a 2018 Honda Pioneer 700-4. Another good machine, let's see, that's 5 rigs for 2 old farts.   Started getting it set up last summer for the up coming hunting season. My "Hunting Buddy" is 81. We need backup and dependability out of any equipment we use. I looked at the Can Am's (Great Machine) but figured the Honda was a better fit for me. 

I hear getting old isn't for the faint of heart

The 700 has the same engine as the Rincon.  I attempted to rebuild one of those for a buddy.  Got it torn down, cleaned it out (he sank it 3-4 times) and put back together with a new top end.  Ran fine for awhile, then stopped pulling and he had to take it to the actual Honda shop as I told him I didn't want to see it again.  They put a new oil pump in it and it's going strong again.

Not a fan of working on them, but they do hold up to a LOT of abuse.  He sank that one several times, and he stays on the rev limiter when he rides it, so I'm sold on them for durability.  Not crazy about the 3 speed.

The Pioneer 1000's seem to have gremlins of their own so I might bite on a 700 if the right one comes along.  These days I'm not getting much wrench time so not looking too hard for anything.

Toodeep, you dragging SXS people on here?  WTH!

Kidding!

The wife has made noises about a SXS, since she just likes to ride and drink.  I've been waiting for some of them to get old enough to get trashed and abandoned so I can pick one up cheap and build it.

Welcome to the forum.  What Pioneer do you have?  The 1000's haven't been well received here.  Everyone is going Can-AM now.  My nearest dealership started with Honda back in the day, and picked up Can Am a few years ago, and is now the biggest Can Am dealer in this part of the country.

I always wanted an old MG or Triumph (or a Austin Healey 3000).  Friend of mine growing up had a packrat grandfather who had two old MGB's, a 64 and a 65, back when they still had chrome bumpers and wire wheels.  I bugged him forever to sell me one, and one day they disappeared.  He'd sold both to someone for $1K.

My first ride was a 50 Willy's Jeepster.  Only made them 48-51, and my mom and uncle drove one when they were in high school.  My grandfather held onto it all the way till the early 90's, drove us around in it when we were kids, and taught me to drive in it, and then sold it right before I got my license.  I threw a fit and he said it was cobbled together and if it had been original he would have kept it.  I found an all-original just like it with the rare 6 cylinder in Belzoni MS and he agreed to get it.  I drove it for about a year before girls entered the picture and I found that they wanted heat, a radio, and roll up windows, and were not impressed with a 6 volt battery that required push starting fairly often, so we listed it for sale, sold it to a doctor in Memphis who said he was going to do a frame off restoration on it.  I parked it between a 57 Chevy convertible and a VW Thing in his garage.  Wish I'd kept it.   Paid $3500 for it, sold it for $4500.  My grandad split the profit with me and I used that as seed money to buy my 85 Jeep CJ that I still have.

As far as gears go, in my Jeeps I have 2.73's in the green one with 31's.  It's ok, but not ideal.  The tan ones have 3.31's with 31's, and it's about perfect.  At one time I bought an 83 with 2.73's and 33's, and it was a complete dog. 

These guys who say "My 420 Rancher turns 29.5 outlaws great with no GR" are full of it.  Gearing is important, and the laws of physics are pretty firm last time I checked.

First pic is the Jeepster I learned to drive in.  I'm probably 14 in that pic. 

2nd pic is the original that we bought in Belzoni, think I'm about 16 in that pic.  They only made about 20K Jeepsters, and only about 2K came with the 6 cylinder.  Rare care now.  Starting to get pricey.

Last pic is my current line-up.  Green Jeep is a soft top that I put around town in.  Tan CJ in the background has lockers front and rear and is my hunting rig (although most of the time now I just use my Foreman), and the Scrambler is Dad's that he bought new in 85.

My 83 GMC is rarely used.  Basically goes to the recycling dump when the bed fills up about once a month and that's about it.

I've just bought the cheap motion pro off of ebay.  Work fine.

I’m South of Atlanta for a funeral. Drove right behind the storms yesterday. 

Looked like a tornado hit just west of Batesville MS. Sheds torn apart, roofs gone, and pivots torn apart and flipped over. 

We were lucky at home. Just lots of wind and rain

I don't know much about chains.  What's the difference in a roller drive chain and an Oring chain?

http://www.ghdiscountatvsupply.com/1985-1986-honda-trx125-428-x-92-drive-chain-front-rear-sprocket-kit-13t-50t-free-u-s-shipping/

Edited to add, looks like I'm better off with the oring chain, but given the age, wouldn't these orings have deteriorated quite a bit?

https://www.fixyourdirtbike.com/tips/o-ring-chain-vs-roller-chain/

Good to know. 

I think I'll take the one off of the bike with the incomplete motor first, see how it goes. 

Looks like the subtransmission on these is prone to breaking.  That and worn sprockets. 

1 hour ago, toodeep said:

The drive chain doesn't have a master link in it?

I assume it does.  Haven't looked yet.   I haven't ever worked on a chain drive but saw that in the FSM.  How does the clip come off to take that master link apart? 

This is going to be a looong term project, but figured I'd start a thread on it.  I have other projects before this one, but I would like to disassemble the better of the two that I have to get the engine etc in the shop and out of the weather.

So, this is my first chain drive project.  Looks like it should be....interesting, especially given the lack of availability of a lot of parts for bikes this old.

Machine on the top is now missing front bumper, and rear rack (BASFNB took those for his kid's 125, split the $100 purchase price of the machine with me), and the top end has been off for no telling how long.  Tank has been lined and looks iffy.  It only cost me $50. 

Machine on the bottom has a good tank, engine is complete, and has decent tires and a front rack to replace the missing one on the other bike.  This one cost me $100 (funny how I had to pay more for the worse looking one, huh?).

This will be for the newest addition to the family, so not in a rush to do it, but don't want to leave stuff out exposed to the elements in the meantime, so plastics are in storage from the machine on the left, along with the good gas tank.   Going to pull the motors and carbs and put them inside too. 

Looks like I have to pull the engine cover and subtransmission to get the chain off, and that has to be done before I can pull the motor.  Will update and try to take some pics as I go.

LOL, maybe you could wire in one of those shut-offs from a kid's bike.

They probably made shorter cables to save money on the newer winches.  That was the one thing I didn't like about the Superwinch LT3000's I was buying a couple of years ago when they were $120 or so shipped on Amazon; dang cables were short and had to be replaced, or the contactor mounted further up on the wheeler.

If you think about it, cutting a couple of feet of copper wire out of 10,000 winches would add up. 

27 minutes ago, East Coast Honda said:

Thanks for the fast replies guys. You seem to have a great community here.

 

I will be sure to give the oil pump some attention in the spring - I didn't realize the FPA Rubicon was so unpopular with some! Has been a pretty good ride so far for me. Ill cross my fingers that the transmission doesn't give me grief!

Only the early models 01-04 had the oil pump issues.  For a long time I was leery of the Rubicons with the Hondamatics, figuring that it was just too complicated to last in the environments that we use these things, but several of my buddies have them and they've put them through heck and so far, so good.  My father in law has an 06 with 14K miles on it, and he abuses it every time he's on it.

I'm an old school carb'd/footshift/air cooled guy, and I actually picked up an 05 Rubicon a while back.  Great trail riding machine.

They do have lots of electrical sensors on them which can give you fits (which is how I ended up with this 05, which was fixed with a new/used wiring harness), but they're good machines.

I believe it's a Cessna 152.  Little two seater.  He has a hanger and grass strip out behind his Dad's place here.  He noticed I'd put on some weight the last time I went up with him and said "How much you weigh now?"  I told him I was up around 200 (I'm @215 now LOL) and he said "Well it's only about half full of fuel so we SHOULD be able to get off the ground" 

He used to have a Citabria when we were younger.  Let's just say I'm lucky I'm still here.

What Fish said.

Wife's winch on her 420 did the same thing.  I took the motor off, cleaned everything up with emery cloth, and lightly greased the bearing in the endcap with white lithium grease.  It's worked fine since.

I haven't duck hunted since Jan of 2018.  We had very few ducks around last year, so I never went.  This year the season started off well but fizzled out after about a week.  Folks up north are planting food for them and leaving it in the fields.  Lots of money to be made guiding duck hunts, so they plant it and leave it, and as long as there is food to be had, the ducks don't move South.

I'm debating on whether to try it this year.  Only 3 weekends left in the season.

My spot was good 6-8 years ago.  We had some dry summers, and the place almost dried up, which meant lots of weeds and grass grew during the summer months, then when the fall rains hit and the place filled back up, there were all kinds of seeds etc for the ducks to eat.  It's stayed flooded for the last 3-4 years so the only thing that's grown there in the summers is Lily Pads.  Since ducks don't eat those, it's been tough to get them to come in.

I'd like to blow the beaver dam in the spring, and assuming we don't have a wet summer, hopefully the area up around that I circled in orange would be dry enough for me to disc up and plant some millet.  Then my luck might get a little better.

River here is way up.  Tons of rain expected coming in overnight tonight and all weekend so going to get worse.

Here's my duck hole from the air.  The good news is, my buddy found my duck blind that floated off last year.  Had 6 telephone poles sunk in the ground, with a treated lumber deck on top, and when I went out to do the top of it it was GONE!  High water floated it up out of the ground and off.  I suspected it was still out there somewhere but couldn't find it with binoculars, but he spotted it from the air.

The maroon line is the usual water level.  Red line is our usual riding trail (you can see some other cut-throughs I've mowed).   My house is about 1/4 miles out of the top of the picture, so when riding from the house I come in from the top right.

Yellow is my missing blind.

Green is where I sunk it in the ground. 

Blue is my other blind, which is probably neck deep at current water levels (too deep to hunt)

Pink is where I want to try to put that wooden blind if I can float it over there while the water is up.

2nd pic is taken from the other direction.  Our trails cut through those woods going up to the top right corner of the picture.  Most of them follow old logging roads from the late 70's/early 80's that we re-cleared.

I'd watch this and see if it pertains to your BX25 mag issues.  I have a couple of those, but most of my 25 rounders were Butler Creek Steel Lips, and for the most part they feed very well.

When we were shooting mistletoe we were using Federal Bulk ammo, and there was a very discernable difference in report from one shot to the next.  BAM, pop, bang, BAM, BAM, thup, BAM.

Very inconsistent.  I don't think anyone's doing stuff as well as they used to.  Growing up I shot Remington Std Vel that dad had (see pic, which I found on the web).  No telling how many thousands of rounds I shot and NEVER had a misfire or even a funny sounding report. 

When he started mouthing about how much I was shooting I started buying Remington Thunderbolt and Winchester Wildcat bricks.  Back then you could get a brick of Wildcats at Sam's Club for $9.  They all shot great for me too (not the Thunderbolts are probably the most maligned rimfire on the market).

The Federal Bulk packs were great for awhile, but I'm a bit concerned about what I heard the other day shooting.  CCI Std Vel is good, but it's not cheap.

Guess we could all pick up some Eley Tenex which would likely solve all our ammo problems!😆

1 hour ago, toodeep said:

Just something I read in the past. I never looked into it.  The claim was they was the exact same winches besides wire size. 

That was the Warn A2000. They sold the same winch with heavier cables as a 2500lb

I just ordered a set of these when I needed some. Spent a lot of time trying to find cheap alternatives and finally decided my time was worth something and just bit the bullet.

https://www.motoalliance.com/atv-utv-wiring-pack

Got this gem today. MINT condition.

Seriously, been trying to pin this guy down for awhile. He had it listed at $100, younger guy who looked very “gangsta” who was in Memphis (I was concerned enough about where I cleaned my CCW before I left the house to make sure it was ready, but ended up being a nice enough kid and neighborhood was decent too).

Anyhow, it’s horrible looking, but I needed some stuff, and this had it. Top end (mine was missing a lot of parts and the head and cylinder were trash, had been removed years ago and apparently left out somewhere), gas tank (mine was rough), front brake cables are there and don’t look bad, so hopefully I can free them up, and tires look serviceable.  Front cooler rack and headlight guard as well.

Anyhow, can’t believe I burned the better part of a day driving 70 miles each way to get it, but now I have a solid supply of parts to use when I build the 125 for the kid

2 hours ago, shadetree said:

is there a shop somewhere in this pic ????????????..lol.

Lol. I’ve actually gotten a lot done. Most of the crap in the floor is now put up. 

I found the plans from when my grandfather built it back in the 80’s.  It’s 526ish sq feet iirc