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Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:00 pm

CopperBaja wrote: tuff_puff wrote: drill a hole through the cooling tin. i used a piece of brake line to run the cable through. just take off the shroud look to see if there is a factory oil cooler. in side BEFORE DRILLING. make the straightest line for the cable to go through to the carb, and drill away. when its done run a brake line (straight peice) the flare should keep it from pulling through the tin. and there you go throttle cable tunnel.

Good idea. I'm guessing you would have to flare both ends, to prevent the line from pulling through the tin in either direction.

Where do you live? I would assume that you will have to trailer it to the dunes anyhow, unless it's street legal, then you can flat tow it.

you dont have to flare both ends. how ever i did use a flare tool to "clean up" the other end. what i used was a small piece of rubber fuel line and a hose clamp to keep it from comeing through. that way if i ever have to take it out all i got to do is take off the hose clamp and remove. i flared the front mostly so it would sit "flush" on the tin and look clean.

as for towing. it is damn near impossable to make a rail street leagal in washington st. but mine is prety much "dune only" so i just toss it on my trailer and off i go!
8)

another thing about the brake line thing is, you can prety much make it come out wherever you want it to. (to get around stuff)

Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:05 pm

tuff_puff wrote: you dont have to flare both ends. how ever i did use a flare tool to "clean up" the other end. what i used was a small piece of rubber fuel line and a hose clamp to keep it from comeing through. that way if i ever have to take it out all i got to do is take off the hose clamp and remove. i flared the front mostly so it would sit "flush" on the tin and look clean.

as for towing. it is damn near impossable to make a rail street leagal in washington st. but mine is prety much "dune only" so i just toss it on my trailer and off i go!
8)

another thing about the brake line thing is, you can prety much make it come out wherever you want it to. (to get around stuff)

Good idea, just putting a hose and clamp on there....
Hey, has SHMO seen your rail? I think there's some copyright infringements with those flames! :lol:

Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:38 pm

CopperBaja wrote:

Good idea, just putting a hose and clamp on there....
Hey, has SHMO seen your rail? I think there's some copyright infringements with those flames! :lol:

pffffftttttttttt. mine are sick on! i got WAYYYYYYYYYYY to much horse power for magnetic flames to stay on! :wink:

Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:29 am

Have any of you guys been to Dumont Dunes? Is there any place there to drive my POS rail? I don't need to jump. I just want to cruise around. I also want to take my XR 400 there. Will I need to buy paddles for either the rail or the bike?

Thanks,

Rob

Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:17 pm

http://www.dumontduneriders.com/

Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:49 pm

if im not mistaken there is nothing wrong with the oil cooler being there. thats where the stock one was. if its so bad then why would it be there on a stock vehical? and also if true one would think that a stock doghouse would just heat up the motor instead of cooling. some one prove me wrong

Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:04 pm

I relocated the oil coiler higher up already. I wanted it to catch a breeze as I opened up the gas at the dunes and hit a whole 25MPH. HANG ON boys and girls!

I also plan on adding an electric fan.

Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:44 pm

ORDreamer wrote: I relocated the oil coiler higher up already. I wanted it to catch a breeze as I opened up the gas at the dunes and hit a whole 25MPH. HANG ON boys and girls!

I also plan on adding an electric fan.

somethings wrong with the motor

Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:56 pm

I was just kidding about the 25 mph...

Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:39 pm

ORDreamer wrote: Have any of you guys been to Dumont Dunes? Is there any place there to drive my POS rail? I don't need to jump. I just want to cruise around. I also want to take my XR 400 there. Will I need to buy paddles for either the rail or the bike?

Dumont dunes pretty much rules!!! Its usually pretty empty except one the "crazy" weekends: Laborday turkeyday, newyears etc. I wish there was a gas station that wasnt 30 min away tho...It kind of feels like driving in baja CA...