Author Topic: VMX247 XL350 (Read 71964 times)

jimson · « **on:** February 20, 2009, 09:54:50 pm »

G'day VMX247 would it be possible for you to put some photos of that lovely

looking XL350 you have and some information on what you've done as the bike is very cool

jimson

jimson · « **Reply #1 on:** February 21, 2009, 08:14:20 pm »

Don't be shy

give us a look. jimson

VMX247 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 21, 2009, 09:16:20 pm »

Compliments of www.vmxwa.com.au

I reckon this one would look good blown up on the wall.

alison

jimson · « **Reply #3 on:** February 22, 2009, 11:35:12 pm »

That bike looks so cool

it looks like a big brother to a XR75 I have a XL350 engine waiting to go into a BSA Starfire 250 69model frame that will be for the dirt I just have to finish some other projects first

jimson

VMX247 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 05, 2009, 06:55:59 pm »

Thanks jimson,

cause it is a new ruling to change the decibels on the vmx bikes,steven thought he would try this out,,,,,,,

After Steven kicked black beauty over 2-3 times (Honda's do that after sitting for long periods of time/doesn't take much

) he looked at me with disbelief on his face and said "THAT IS LAME"

I then went up the house to get the camera and came across our son on the back lawn rolling in fits of laughter...

...He finally stopped having a laughing fit,and said it sounded like a postie bike.

and my thoughts where "that is really pathetic to hear a pre 75 bike sound like that"
that's between you and me

.......I didn't say anything to him.

Anyway here are the pics for a few ideas if you need them.
cheers alison
picture avatar isn't working- I'll have to post up pics later

cyclegod · « **Reply #5 on:** March 05, 2009, 09:12:37 pm »

EEEEP the roar is gone!!! and replaced with a strangled fart

VMX247 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 05, 2009, 09:27:53 pm »

Quote from: cyclegod on March 05, 2009, 09:12:37 pm

EEEEP the roar is gone!!! and replaced with a strangled fart

Sad hey :'(
Couldn't say what he is going to do with it...
he's not keen on it being SO quiet.
aLISON
ps pull some packing out for a start

cyclegod · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2009, 10:04:41 pm »

You would think because of the very limited use these machine get that they might get a pass for the noise they make, it's not like we are riding them in the street around peoples neighborhoods, and besides the harley's that go past my house would put most vmx bikes to shame.

VMX247 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2009, 06:39:43 pm »

Here's today's A graders with a couple of XL's.
Steven's 350 played up for awhile, then something happened to the cam chain.I got the message via the canteen.

Good day really as he is now recovered from the smashed up collar bone,so he got in a few much need laps.

There will more pics on www.vmxwa.com.au tomorrow probably.

cheers Alison

gorby · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2009, 07:29:13 pm »

thats what I was thinking of

,only problem could be the direction of the rotor past the coils once you reverse the plate ?

advance will be turned into retard ?

we need a brains trust reply I think

VMX247 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 18, 2009, 08:10:48 pm »

As supplied the coil backing plate would have fitted to the crankcase of the original cycle
To fit it to the cover we just mirrored the orientation. So the coils are in the same position (and polarity) in relation to the rotor as they would have been on the original plate.
I assume that the Chinese put the ignition plate on the left and keep with convention and the crank rotates the same as the rest of the world

.
We machined the taper on the rotor. It's the same taper just had to go bigger. Then changed the coil stand offs to suit the rotor position on the crank.
I'm trying to sort out the timing position at the moment. I'm thinking that the firing point should be when the middle of a magnet aligns with the middle of the pick up coil $:-\$ Anyway - Nearly ready to see if it will fire.
Note to self- Put boots on in case of big kickback

Whaqt do you recon??

VMX247 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 18, 2009, 11:11:11 pm »

today's progress in the shed and I played with the camera .

9.08pm and ready to kick over/oopps just heard the shed door slide,so maybe tomorrow.

Oggy Doggy · « **Reply #12 on:** April 18, 2009, 11:54:13 pm »

It won't be starting in a hurry without a carby Alison!

Has anybody adapted a Chinese pitbike CDI to a British single? I just bought two Chinese CDIs after seeing a number of people using them at the Barry Sheen meeting at EaCk. I'm negotiating a B44 Rickman head engine for my upcoming Greeves and I'd like to check out anybodys conversions. I've also got an XL 250 that I may turn into a lo buck vinduro mount. I dig the idea of using the Chonda ignition as the road race blokes love them.

Sorry to turn left on the thread.

VMX247 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 19, 2009, 12:09:07 am »

oh shi..... no carby

.............. (tomorrow-on any sunday

)
turn left as much as ya like

Steven & Alison

vmxrider · « **Reply #14 on:** May 09, 2009, 07:58:10 pm »

How did the cdi go, did it work? I have an XL250 project that could use one of these. I see them on ebay for around $65 almost cheap enough to take the chance. Are there any links to this mod with the classic road race guys?

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