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New Non-KX Project
umberto:
My son is 15 and almost six feet tall, and I can't keep him off of it. He's such a careful rider, I don't mind him riding it. He always helps me with my projects, so I have to reward him once and a while. :-D
You should get one to work on. There are a lot of parts available and the bikes are fairly easy to find, especially the newer models (post 88 or so). Plus they're actually a hoot to ride.
umberto:
--- Quote from: sandblaster on April 09, 2015, 02:40:41 PM ---Looks GREAT!
I've had to use a heat gun at time to remove old hard tires.
Heat them till you smell them burning, then heat them some more.
It stinks but makes the tires way softer.
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Thank you for the tip Sandblaster. I'll definitely file that away for next time. The tires were pretty stuck, but they were only part of the problem. The stock rims were so thin, it was ridiculous. You couldn't even touch them with a tire iron or they would bend.
umberto:
Look what I finally got in the garage. What a cool little bike! It's all there, except for a broken throttle housing that I may be able to fix. The motor has compression and fire, it just needs the carb cleaned. I forgot how small it is (it's sitting in front of my 2004 KX 250). I'll post some pics of my work on it tomorrow and a ride video if all goes well and it will haul my 15 year old around. If he's too big, I may need to hire a new stunt rider. :-D
umberto:
I was able to work on the Italjet today for a couple of hours. I cleaned out the carb and gas tank, and changed the oil. It is remarkable how good a condition this bike is in. A put some fresh gas in it, and rolled her outside. After about seven or eight kicks, it fired right up. The throttle housing is cracked and won't stay put on the handlebars, but everything else works just fine. Here is a video of it running. I'll post more videos once I find a throttle housing and cable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZecNyq2L1BI&feature=youtu.be
After we got it running, it got a thorough bath. I polished up the tank with some light cutting compound and a fresh coat of wax. It's such a pretty little bike when clean. I'll be cleaning the seat with some leather cleaner tomorrow.
umberto:
So I'm having a very hard time getting a replacement throttle for the bike. The Indian/Italjet parts guy on the internet is not responding to my e-mails, even though that's how he says to contact him. There wouldn't happen to be someone on the site that knows where to get a throttle housing for an Italjet would there?
This is the site I tried to contact in case anyone knows the owner. 8-)
http://www.indiandirtbikeparts.com/partslistsandmanuals.html
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