ccdhowell
11-21-2006, 10:48 PM
I've been making progress on my Tecate trying to make it a viable trail alternative to the oversized quads everone around here rides and to make it legal to ride on federal land.
Improvements are:
1. new rear tires, 22x12.5-10 Interco TSL/ATV
2. picked up a new kill/light switch of ebay, installed, works great
3. wired a led rear lamp
4. installed a Cobra Sparky spark arrestor on the DG type 2 silencer
5. cut and shaped an aluminum strape that bolts to the original headlight mount. Gonna get one of those 50 watt Trail Tech mini lights to put on it, just one cause the stator is stock and I believe the output is only 55 watts
Left fork seal started leaking this weekend when I rode it, now I gotta fix that.
Just a note, this weekend I switched to Castor927, great so far, but I'm concerned about it seperating in the tank. It's been 29-32 at night this week and I've parked it in the garage for fear of oil/fuel seperation. Is there any merit to this fear or am I paranoid? I'm burning regular 87 octane pump gas with octane booster.
Tecate guys chime in on my headlight choice, I'd like to know what you've done and if you've tried/seen one of those little Trail Tech lights. Don't know if I should get the spot beam or the flood beam, can't do both unless I put a 20 watt of each on. I was thinking a 35 watt spot and a 20 watt flood, I know its 55 watts, but surely the stator can handle those and the little led tail light. Don't know though.
Chris
Improvements are:
1. new rear tires, 22x12.5-10 Interco TSL/ATV
2. picked up a new kill/light switch of ebay, installed, works great
3. wired a led rear lamp
4. installed a Cobra Sparky spark arrestor on the DG type 2 silencer
5. cut and shaped an aluminum strape that bolts to the original headlight mount. Gonna get one of those 50 watt Trail Tech mini lights to put on it, just one cause the stator is stock and I believe the output is only 55 watts
Left fork seal started leaking this weekend when I rode it, now I gotta fix that.
Just a note, this weekend I switched to Castor927, great so far, but I'm concerned about it seperating in the tank. It's been 29-32 at night this week and I've parked it in the garage for fear of oil/fuel seperation. Is there any merit to this fear or am I paranoid? I'm burning regular 87 octane pump gas with octane booster.
Tecate guys chime in on my headlight choice, I'd like to know what you've done and if you've tried/seen one of those little Trail Tech lights. Don't know if I should get the spot beam or the flood beam, can't do both unless I put a 20 watt of each on. I was thinking a 35 watt spot and a 20 watt flood, I know its 55 watts, but surely the stator can handle those and the little led tail light. Don't know though.
Chris