Recent content by builtogo

I want to replace the rear tire on my 2004 Pamp. What is the stock tire size? I ride rocks and roots so I guess an intermediate type tire is best, but what size should it be?? Ditto the front.

OK, I see your point. I'm going back to a stock main jet and timing.

Lean fuel mixture is the reason so many motorcycle engines seize when ice raced: they run too hot. When the temp gets colder and the air gets denser, richen the mixture accordingly. That was my reasoning anyway. The excess fuel absorbs heat. As for the timing a retarded ignition produces less...

So hot the rubber mounts baked off last year, dry leaves that get stuck on it start to smolder and last weekend the rubber coupling started on fire! If I hadn't been in a sand pit I would have lost the whole bike! It's been hot since I got it (used, barely), but not so hot that the coolant...

Sunday during a ride at CATRA (Fishouse, NY), a rocky challenging set of single track trails in the southern Adirondacks, my '04 Pamp 280 began running very hot, blackening and partially melting the plastic behind the exhaust. The engine was low on power and could not be be "cleared out" by...