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Never see another one either. It started out as a "Cobra Long Shots" (or whatever they called it) but the previous owner had gutted them and they were painfully loud straight pipes when I bought the bike. I cut them shorter and made up a 2:1 collector then welded that to a universal Borla muffler I had. So, all custom.

@@JagLite That's neat build. And I agree, sometimes the pipes can be too loud.

@@kiriyukazuma Thanks! I wanted to get it running so that I can sell it. The bike was wrecked and has a bent frame so it is a donor engine for something else. Maybe a tadpole trike like the T-Rex? I love working on projects but we are moving out of state so everything is going to be liquidated. Now I can put this on CL and wait for fellow project builder to see the potential.

Yes, I used the Borla again and it always amazes me at how well it reduces the volume even though it is a straight through design with a large open core. It would be interesting to watch you take it down the strip but you would be thinking; "Man this beast is slow" since you are used to your Turbo ZX14 with more than 3 times the power. But I still prefer the sound of a big twin to any turbo 4.

The weather was quite unusual for October. One of those beautiful rare days. No we didn't show these bikes at the vintage motorcycle show out in Palmer. Both of the bikes were still in many pieces back then. Thanks!

Saturday was 53 miles and Sunday was 58. I ended up cutting out the parts that showed Steve in his Talon but my brother, Scott, rode with Steve on Saturday and Robyn rode with Steve on Sunday. Robyn and Scott tell me I need to buy a SxS now. I will when we are living down there. My camera didn't capture my two "crashes" where I lost momentum going up a rough trail and tipped over. Busted the right side handguard. But I had tools to move it out of the way. Most of my crashes are zero speed tip overs. I need to hit the steep climbs faster on the little TW. Or ride with my feet on the ground.. Both rides are on my Relive page for March 2 & 3rd. www.relive.cc/profile/jaglite (if that works?) Huh? Relive tells me it was only about 6 hours total not 9. Memory is the first thing to go I've heard... Maybe it took me 9 hours to go through all the video files?

Thank you!

Hahahahaha!

Thank you! Sounds like a good way to proceed.

@@JagLite I seem to remember the early Amal units would/could distort if the cap was run down very tight due to the thin wall. That was the reason for the spring-finger retainer, to keep them from vibrating off in operation.

@@jaylittleton1 This is/was a new Amal but it is (I believe) an exact copy of the original. I think you are correct that I have distorted the slide tube. I loosened the carb to head bolts after reading your first reply. They were not overly tight but an out of round tube seems to match the odd sticking. Hopefully tonight I will be able to work on it some more. Thanks for your comments, I appreciate it.

@@JagLite Cool. See you back over at ADVRider.

What fun, eh? Thanks for watching!

Thanks Adam. Next summer I will show you some fun trails to ride.

Not a bit and I wanted to go again... and again...!

The 225 is a nice bike and I hope to modify it to fit me better. Riding the XR200R and the XT225 on the same day, same trails really shows the differences. But my XR is far from stock with major modifications so I have things I can do to the 225 to make it better for me. One big difference is the distance from the foot pegs to the top of the seat, the XR is 3" taller than the XT so my legs aren't bent near as much on the XR. But I did make a tall seat for it. I really like the simplicity of an electric bike and I hope the battery tech and price improve to make them lighter and more affordable. I've been looking at electric fat tire bikes recently. I like the quiet stealth riding possibilities.

Unfortunately there aren't any trails in town we can ride a moto on. Lot's of hiking and biking trails, some that are for x-country skiing, and some horse trails, and in the winter one trail for snowmachines. But no motorcycles which is why I made the videos about the only trails in town. One along the airport security fence (this one) that becomes a skiing/walking trail just beyond my turn around point. Another video of riding along the perimeter fence of the golf course. that becomes a horse trail, and the video of the trail at the mx track that goes along the back side next to the fenced walking/biking/ski trails. The mx track is really nice but I'm too old and slow to ride it anymore. The closest trails are a 90 minute drive out of town and most of my riding is during the week after work so I explore.

Thank you! We were disappointed to see how the factory built them. They certainly built them fast and cheap, like disposable items. The Freightliner chassis is excellent and we do believe the coach is better now than when it was new.. It is very comfortable for us.

Wow! Thank you. We are getting better at recognizing our limits.

It runs great! The "muffler" pipe is now hollow without the two baffle tubes and it sounds much better but is still not loud at all.

I just did the sound test and it was fine without the muffler on but it looked funny to me so I put the shell of the muffler on.

I removed the end cap then cut the rear baffle holding plate with a Dremmel cutter, then hammered away on the two baffle tubes until they broke loose from the front holder. I don't remember now if I cut it from the front or not. It wasn't easy, but it wasn't very hard either. I think it was well worth the effort. Almost all the "muffling" of the sound is done by the primary muffler can under the frame in front of the rear wheel.

Thanks for the information and your bike sounds great

I geared it down some so no clutch slipping was required. On the highway I did try to shift into 7th gear though... I prefer to ride slower so it will probably work out well.

Special Projects Designs (SPD) Thanks Bucky! I'm looking forward to trail riding to see if it does ride like a more powerful TW. I rode for about half an hour on paved rods so far and it does feel like the fat tire TW. Next, the boonies. Whatever they are...

Thank you! I hope you enjoy your rig as much as we enjoy ours.

Thank you for your kind words. We appreciate it!

Thanks! I did pick up a few hitch hiking Cholla on my left boot with minor penetration. They seem to jump off the bush as you go past! I think they are like magnets and you only need to get close and they are attracted to you. It is a really fun area we were riding with a lot of trails and dirt roads. I've ridden the little TW to Patagonia on the Fire (Forest?) Roads and it is a great ride. Also fun to take pictures of the bike in front of the "Welcome to Patagonia" signs so I can show friends that I rode all the way to Patagonia!

Yes, all I did was put a block under the front of the tank to pool the gas around the pump. I could put more gas in but I will be removing the tank to make the new one soon.

Hah! I wish I could but my GoPro froze up and only recorded one image but an hour plus of audio. Listening to the engines, the grunts, the rocks clattering and the occasional"Oh, no!" just isn't the same. Even the crashes aren't very impressive without the visuals.

@@JagLite I completely forgot that you posted about the GoPro problem over on ADV. Say hi to Julio from the DR650 gang.

That's a great point! People are paying huge money for a "Tiny Home" to avoid permits when they could buy an rv for much less that has more room in it.

Thank you! I was surprised at the low quality of the original construction but maybe it was built during a new employee training period? I can understand better why an RV remodel costs so much. The remodel has to deal with all the hidden issues. But that's no different than old house remodels, you never know what surprises you will have to deal with until you open it up.

@@JagLite that's too bad about the low quality in the initial build. I bought my Astoria used and what I've had to work on, the original build was awesome. Thor motorcoach have been extremely helpful.

​@@johnelias9568 Argh! Jut lost my reply, Try again... That is excellent that Thor was helpful! Newmar was the opposite. When I first brought it home I called Newmar to explain the project and that I was going to order a lot of things from them, including the aluminum header beam that supports the roof over the slideout. I was told that they do not sell parts to owners, I would need to order through a retailer and that they do not sell structural parts anyway. Nor would they give me information on the dimensions, specs on the header beam. ( I just measured the old bent beam and built my own) Then when I had it opened up inside and had the rats nest of wires exposed I tried to get an accurate wiring diagram but the RV shop I was ordering from said they couldn't order anything (no wiring diagram available) and suggested I call Newmar directly. I tried again and was told the ONLY wiring diagrams are the ones found in the owners manual and I could order that through my retailer. I have the complete owners manual and the wiring diagram is a joke. It is a generic diagram for ALL their motorhomes (at that time) and the diagram states that "Your coach may be different" and that the wire colors listed for various circuits "may be different". Totally worthless. They had the wires going any which way, wires that were spliced in the middle of runs, wires that changed colors between connections, etc. I had two options: 1. to completely rewire the bus and run the wires in sensible directions and locations, or 2. to just put the mess of wires back where they were since most everything was working. I went with number 2. We only have two lights that don't work and those are the reading lights for the two front seats and we don't use those lights anyway. The shop I ordered most parts from said Newmar was the most difficult brand they order parts from. Hopefully that has changed and improved over the years.

80 was the high. So way too hot for me but fine for most people. Testing the camera mount showed it moves around too much so I will try something different tomorrow. Weather forecast is cooling down a few degrees so I'm happy. I need to buy a fuel container, the 1.7 gallon is not enough.

Thank you!

Thanks!

That is not a crack, it is an overlap where the front cap goes over the side wall. Originally there was a trim cover that ran full length of the roof to sidewall seam. The new roof is glassed into the sidewall so no leaks are seals. I left the front cap overlapping the sidewall since it a very short distance. It is the same on the driver side.

Thanks mate!

Thank you!