Author Topic: My First 88 LT500 Build (Read 38542 times)

Motoman991 · « **Reply #425 on:** August 24, 2013, 06:11:39 am »

Looking awesome!

Dezsled · « **Reply #426 on:** August 24, 2013, 06:20:07 am »

Great to see it almost fully assembled

Great job dude!

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #427 on:** August 24, 2013, 06:37:49 am »

Just the picture the bars are turned slightly. Thanks guys gonna start it today or tomorrow gonna need a new shifter and maybe a new shift shaft too splines on it are pretty worn out.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #428 on:** August 24, 2013, 06:43:58 am »

Trying to talk my dad into losing the dumbo ears cutting the fronts something like Q's beaterzilla. They're maier fenders anyway not gonna cut the rears they're oem original.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #429 on:** August 24, 2013, 08:22:34 am »

Seats done pops knocked it out in about an hour and a half.

Rider414 · « **Reply #430 on:** August 24, 2013, 08:37:18 am »

That seat is fantastic!! Really nice. Too bad those non-oem plastics don't do it justice.

Other wise it looks awesome.

Motoman991 · « **Reply #431 on:** August 24, 2013, 08:54:09 am »

That seat cover looks awesome. Really helps to finish the look of it.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #432 on:** August 24, 2013, 10:39:06 am »

Tried first firing it. It's as hard or harder to kick over than it used to be. No luck starting it I was in Nike airmaxs and my foot can only handle so much. Getting spark and it almost came to life a few times. Water pump drain plug is leaking, not sure if it just needs tightened or if I forgot a washer or seal or something.

FX4Pitrone · « **Reply #433 on:** August 24, 2013, 10:53:13 am »

Seat looks awesome!! Really coming together!!!!

Dangerouspower · « **Reply #434 on:** August 24, 2013, 11:09:42 am »

Your so close!!
What rear tires are those?

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #435 on:** August 24, 2013, 11:31:41 am »

Mud sharks

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #436 on:** August 24, 2013, 11:32:25 am »

Anyone know of anyone doing a compression release on either the stock or cool head cylinder heads?

QuadMan8 · « **Reply #437 on:** August 24, 2013, 03:50:37 pm »

Wow that seat pattern looks good. It really slims down the old girls waist. The yellow is a yellow that actually matches the plastic yellow. When you started with the yellow and black I thought it may look like a bumble bee. I thought not my taste but to each his own. Derrick, I must say she is a thing of beauty and looks awesome! well done. If she runs 1/2 as good as she looks you will be so happy! Nice build all around!-mike

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #438 on:** August 24, 2013, 05:00:15 pm »

Mike really appreciate it man now if only I can get a new shifter and get this **** to start! Lol really appreciate everyone on this site if not for you guys I wouldn't be to this point with such a good looking bike now I just need to start it and show everyone that its a looker and a runner.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #439 on:** August 25, 2013, 04:44:11 am »

Oh and figure out some stickers or graphics for it.

LT250RWV · « **Reply #440 on:** August 25, 2013, 06:03:04 am »

Looks great! Wonderful job on restore.

FX4Pitrone · « **Reply #441 on:** August 25, 2013, 06:22:19 am »

Stock style graphics but done in black, yellow and gray would look bad-azz... like the guy from th U.K. had on his.... Austin was his name maybe?

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #442 on:** August 25, 2013, 06:51:42 am »

Like these?

Motoman991 · « **Reply #443 on:** August 25, 2013, 06:52:38 am »

That would look really good! I want those wheels.

LT250RWV · « **Reply #444 on:** August 25, 2013, 07:06:19 am »

Yea those graphics would set it off

Rider414 · « **Reply #445 on:** August 25, 2013, 08:02:29 am »

For whatever reason, it took forever to get my fresh rebuild to start. But after I did, its easy to start. Jerry mentioned the 500 takes abit to prime with fuel.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #446 on:** August 25, 2013, 08:37:31 am »

It was in gear with no chain so as soon as it would fire it was kicking back real hard on me. Need to get a new shifter.

MD2smoker · « **Reply #447 on:** August 25, 2013, 12:38:06 pm »

I now have about 4-5 hrs on my top end. Yesterday i was riding with a bunch of 4x4s and was stopping a lot probably kicked my quad 20 times. I dont know if it was starting easier as it was breaking in, or i was just getting better with my technique. I easily start my bike with 150 psi compression in sneakers on 1-2 kicks today.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #448 on:** August 25, 2013, 02:05:46 pm »

So got the chain in and tried starting it in neutral this time it's still firing and kicking back real hard. I know Alkyzilla said timing is what causes kick back but I didn't mess with the time and the dots on my gears lined up. Might there be some time adjustment done behind the stator that I don't know about? I never pulled the fly wheel.

Stpltn250r · « **Reply #449 on:** August 25, 2013, 05:29:37 pm »

nope. no other marks. 5 kicks (not starting kicks) with choke on throttle shut. choke off, key on, roll past tdc and kick it hard.

where is your air screw at?

there is a jetting thread somewhere where guus have added their own jettimg. could help you some.

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