ktmguy70
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If I remember correctly, you were into Observed Trials Correct?
Curious if you can point me to a fix..
I recently purchased an 04 GASGAS 280 TXT pro at a yard sale on the way home from the beach.. That was 2 weeks ago. This past weekend, after the second kick, the gear segment broke on the Kickstart shaft.
I have taken it apart and fixed it, however when I was putting it back together, I didnt mark the location of the segment on the shaft.. seems the spring has a fixed location, Am I right??
Any tips on NOT repeating this in the future? Seems weak?
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princevaliant1975
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Kick start it properly the 280 and 300's have a lot of compression (13 or 14:1 I believe) The trick is to NOT do half kicks. It probably got a stress fracture from the previous owner doing half kicks and havening a bunch of kick backs over its life, vintage 500cc 2 strokes had this problem as you probably know. And to answer the second question is it is probably a little under built but that is because its the "pro" model and any weight savings on parts that manufactures consider not important for durability are shaved to the bare minimum. Conversely the "Edition" model bikes have a bit more durability built in at the expense of being heavier. The best advice I can give you is just be careful when kicking it. On an unrelated matter if you want more durable brake rotors swap for an older model as they are thicker and resist warpage better. Funny story after putting a 140cc 11.5:1 comp piston BBK in my pit bike I broke the case where the kickstart shaft comes out after a few rides because of the increased compression (stock was 8.5:1 or so) Oh and if you didn't know, Jim Snell over at Rising Sun Imports is great with tech questions and thats where I order all my parts.
Oh and BTW where the hell have you been?
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ktmguy70
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I knew youd have some info on that. Bikes great, Love it. If I take off on it, I may sell it next spring and buy a new one. Have spent time on an old 76 Honda TL 250 years ago, but this is the first "modern" trials I have taken serious rides on.As for the 500 Kickstarter, I never had any problems on the CR, which is amzing, since it only took about 350 good kicks to get it started (exaggeration) It's an 87 though, the newer kx started easier when I had it, however sometime ago it did kick back and it ended up sitting for about 3 days until my leg started working again.
Where the hell have I been... Hmm going through a divorce.. I went on a ride with some friends in WV on bikes, came home 2 days early because of breakdowns, and walked in on something I didnt really want to see..I have a few business ventures with her Fathaer so thats slowing things down, I've pretty much sold or am selling everything off, shes buying me out of the house, and IM moving somewhere (currently in a small rented house outside of town) close by for my girls sake. STarted racing Hare scrambles again (the north carolina series). I race an 08 KTM 450 xc and an 06 KTM 200 xc. Need to build up some more stamina as about 1 1/2 hours in I start going backwards.
Love the 200, I really believe it is one the most incredible "sleeper" bikes out there.. Very light and incredible in tight woods.
Been working on a hobby restoring some of the older Suzukis (TC's and TM's) but for right now All I have is just a couple of incomplete bikes.. will see if it turns into something as time goes on.
I'm heading west in 2 weeks for a clear my head ride with some folks from the ADVRIDER.com site on my 950 Adventure.. Not sure how thats going to work out, Never put in that much seat time at once but 2 of the guys Im going with put in 700 mile days and tell me that its not that bad.
Know anything about Lance or 30? I have tried logging on to that site of theirs for about a year now and it said I was logged in, but wouldnt let me do anything, I finally gave up.
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YOURADHERE
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Wow man sorry about the divorce. How about your son, wasnt he involved in a wreck with a drunk on a ute? Did he come out ok?
Lance and 30 have started hanging around here a little more lately. I too signed up for their site but never could post/do anything. Last I checked I think it had gone belly up.
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ktmguy70
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Yea, Jordan was Rammed from behind while he was on his Outlaw, some guy on an an oversized AC pretty much ran him over.. he has recovered and all is well, a few scars, but nothing he cant handle, he's a senior this year, Cant Believe it.. Of course if he doesnt do better than he did last year, he's liable to be a senior next year and the year after that too.
So their site is not up and running anymore? Ashame, they had some really good ideas and intentions.
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YOURADHERE
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Yeah I tried checking it out a few times a while back and it always said the page couldnt be displayed. It seemed like a good site but I could post on it no matter what I did it seemed.
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princevaliant1975
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Well good to have you back around here. The kickbacks on the 500's (or other big bores) I was talking about the old air cooled bikes of the early 70's bikes most notably the SC500 or TM400 "Cyclone".
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ktmguy70
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One of my good friends Brother had a "cyclone" .. I believe in its time it was labeled one of the most dangerous bikes in existence..never Ran the same way twice, and WAAAAYYYY over powered the suspension and handeling. Point it in a straight line and hold on.. it had the P.E.I ignition on it, that I think was supposed to retard at startup and lower throttle, then advance at higher RPMS.. Never worked right.. Couldnt pay me to ride one now..
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princevaliant1975
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Yes, the PEI ignition was the culprit. I believe I remember reading an article some years back that swapping for a standard "point type" ignition out of an earlier bike cured the unpredictable power. I also know you remember manual compression releases that most of those big bores had.
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ktmguy70
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Yes, swapping to the standard "points" setup from the TS 400 I believe helped solve the issue.
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