Fishfiles 20,145 Posted May 11, 2020 2 hours ago, _Wilson_™ said: do you run the throttle controller... at that angle ?? on purpose ? .... I've always wanted to ask ... each time i see the handle bars Throttle controller ??? No , it is the Volume controller for the sound system .... I got a bit done , wired the batteries together , extended the rear speaker wire with soldier and heat shrink , made a bushing for the rear rack hatch ( I need to take a pic of that ) , took the metal decal plate off the fender , where I always put my foot and mounted a diamond checker plate of aluminum in it's place Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,566 Posted May 11, 2020 no, i see the volume dail.... i was talking about the thumb thottle ... it's turned up... i was curious... if the angle helps .. kind of like what i do adjusting the foot shifter (one spline up) i could see this angle helping while one stands during riding.... that angle would come in handy for me at times ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted May 11, 2020 I like it like that , moved it around till it was comfortable --- give your throttle a spin and try it out --- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted May 11, 2020 Wiring to the rear is finished , now for the cluster funk in the front , for some one that don't like wires , I have a bunch of them 1 inch electrical pvc pipe with about 3/8 cut out the length will snap right over the rack , cut out for the cross bar and after it is clamped it is snug fit and pivots when opened 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,606 Posted May 12, 2020 Good to know on that PVC. Beats buying those OEM bushings over and over again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted May 12, 2020 3 hours ago, jeepwm69 said: Good to know on that PVC. Beats buying those OEM bushings over and over again. And it makes it a lot more solid than the OEM bushings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted May 12, 2020 Started at the front with wires ---- my led light bar and led pods replacing the OEM lights were hooked to a toggle switches , wired them into the OEM light switch , 2 pods on the low beam switch and the 20 inch light bar on the high beam switch , which is fine , except it would be nice to take it to the next level and have the 2 pods pods on low and both pods and bar on high beam , but I would guess this would take a diode , seems I read about this on the old site and it might have been Jeep talking about how to do it ----I know Mel and Retro must have a tip on how to pull it off 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted May 13, 2020 The rear led pods were connected to a toggle , the switch got rusty/corroded inside and you had to flip it several times to get the lights to come on , picked up a new switch and this time trying something different , took the old one apart to see where to drilled a hole in the case with out hitting the mechanism and used a aero-soil can of de-electric grease and pumped the switch full of the D.E. grease ---don't have to worry about night ride tail-gaters 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted May 23, 2021 Started back on assembling my 95 300 engine , put the heavier duty stator in it , got the stator cover on , starter gears and starter , used a torque wrench on the case , old school , LOL ---- flipped it over and started piecing together the clutch cover parts , and can't find the brand new in the box DID timing chain that I bought for this project ---- so that is stopping me from going any farther right now 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted May 23, 2021 After lots of looking , I found the DID chain in a box with the EBC cutch kit and some seals --- think I have about everything , G+H did the jug , Shindy Piston and rings , was disappointed in the Nomura gasket set so far , on the left side cover gasket , there are 3 holes that are 1/4 hole off , all the other holes lined up perfect still missing the washer behind the kick starter , at least I know it is not in the bottom of the case , the case was split , and never tried to stick that kick starter shaft back in yet , so it couldn't have fallen in the case Well guess that is it for today , got friends on the way over and it is about 5 o'clock some where 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted June 2, 2022 Since this 300 won the ATV of the month, guess I should finish this rebuild / mod #5 fishfiles - Winner of May 2022 Honda ATV of the Month 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,864 Posted June 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Fishfiles said: Since this 300 won the ATV of the month, guess I should finish this rebuild / mod #5 fishfiles - Winner of May 2022 Honda ATV of the Month what..only 3 yrs later after i offered to build it for you for free ?!..rofl. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted June 2, 2022 Should have taken you up on that offer. I actually started on it at 7 am. It has been all hard so far. Mud dobbers got into some threaded holes on the case . Been tapping and blowing out holes and then hunting bolts. Where do them bolts disappear to. I think when Dicks built this motor years ago he used different bolts and I am looking for something that ain’t even in the parts cans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted June 2, 2022 After digging thru a bucket of bolts , I found some transfer case mounting bolts , and got the left side of the engine finished , about to start on the right side ---- this one has been upgraded to the bigger stator and flywheel to match , figured since there is so much electrical on this ATV and the wiring going into the crankcase cover was damaged I would upgrade it , hope it all works out Dug up a almost perfect centrifugal clutch out of a 2wd 300 engine , the clutch in this one had bad grooves cut into the drum also dug up another oil pump , this engine was running hot from power coating coming off where it should not have been powder coated on the inside of the cover and clogging up the screen , was a bad powder coating job by Dick's Cycles , but , it was a free job as i was the guinea pig --- guess you get what you pay for got a brand new EBC racing clutch kit with frictions , disc and springs , learned my lesson with the springs , really hard on your foot , going with the stock springs --- this engine has 54% reduction in it got a new DID chain for a Big Red 250 and a 250 Big Red cam sprocket ( Retro found that for me , New Old Stock ) and a Big Red cam got a fresh jug that was bored by G+H with a Shindy piston and ring set Got new seals in the transfer case , but I am going to drill and tap the fill plug and pump it full of marine grease and Lucas hub oil 50/50 from the start fr 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,606 Posted June 3, 2022 That's nice looking. You're not gonna get it dirty are you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted June 3, 2022 Just now, jeepwm69 said: That's nice looking. You're not gonna get it dirty are you? Certainly !!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted May 13, 2023 My buddy been pushing me to finish putting this 300 back together , got some done yesterday , I use G+H , he sent a new Taiwanese jug , Shindy piston and Japan rings , I used a DID chain for a Big Red 250 it is a wider chain and also a Big Red sprocket and cam 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
