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Stan MaN
04-23-2002, 12:08 AM
I'd like to put a extended swingarm on my DX but its shaft drive anyone know how to do this on a shaft? Also I could use some more power out of my 4stroke any Idea's, Im on a tight budget.
250sx
04-23-2002, 12:14 AM
uhh, I think you can forget the extended swingarm for your shaftie. why do you want one? I know it ain't b/c you got too much power. ;)
Stan MaN
04-23-2002, 01:10 AM
Yeah I only wish! Nah Its becuase I ride on my ranch which has some knarley hill climbs and steep cliffs that I try to ride up but always seem to wheelie, until I roll the bottom:eek:
250sx
04-23-2002, 01:18 AM
are you climbing up on the tank when you make these hillclimbs? I mean leaning WAY over the bars?

when you start to wheelie DON'T LET OFF THE GAS...just gently apply some rear brake to bring the front end down. if you let off then get back on you will lose momentum and have a greater chance of flipping.

not letting off the gas is one of the keys to hillclimbing.
Stan MaN
04-23-2002, 01:54 AM
are you climbing up on the tank when you make these hillclimbs? I mean leaning WAY over the bars?

Yeah buddy I am way over the bars, touching the front fender. I thought about using the back brake but which should I use the foot brake or the lever? cuz currently I do not have a foot brake. I know what you mean by letting off the gas and flipping I've learned better, and my trike has gotten a beating while doing so!:mad:
250sx
04-23-2002, 02:00 AM
either one will work as long as it's operating the REAR brake.
YamaChuck
04-24-2002, 06:12 PM
Stan, I changed the exhaust on my 225DR and it really pepped up it's performance. Everything else is stock. They run about $105 out of a DKirk catalog.
Stan MaN
04-24-2002, 10:27 PM
I was thinking of a pipe but gotta save up.

sorry I dont have anything extra for my trike yet.
booba41665
06-22-2011, 09:13 PM
do like i do! most people don't believe me but i use mothball's in my gas. i've been climbing coal hill's in treverton pa. right now i need drive shaft yoke for mine.
edmonster
06-24-2011, 02:19 AM
do like i do! most people don't believe me but i use mothball's in my gas. i've been climbing coal hill's in treverton pa. right now i need drive shaft yoke for mine.

Moth balls? What does that do?
booba41665
06-25-2011, 02:48 PM
Moth balls? What does that do?

Moth balls have ethanol in and that boost your octane. I had a guy tell me once that was racing street stock car's at a dirt track. He said he studied about making gas in college. I didn't believe him till I tried it myself.
edmonster
06-27-2011, 08:14 PM
So what do you do? just put a few in your tank and run it or what?
bulacouple
07-03-2011, 11:04 AM
do like i do! most people don't believe me but i use mothball's in my gas. i've been climbing coal hill's in treverton pa. right now i need drive shaft yoke for mine.


Mothballs?
Xpress
07-06-2011, 09:03 PM
http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=20;t=000645;p=0

As for power increases, the easiest way is to throw on a performance exhaust, and get yourself a bigger carb. Flat slides seem to have the best throttle response. Jet the bike properly and it will outrun a stocker.

As for swingarm extensions, nothing is out there. Shaft driven machines don't get extended swingarms, because extending the swingarm can mess up a lot of geometries with shafts.

Get your rear brakes working, and ride that sucker on the tank. Don't know how the 225 stacks up to a 200X, but I have climbed scary steep angles on it just fine. It's all about getting speed and holding it without going up or down.