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i must say that is a fine looking hatdtail.. i am building one similar, but not as far along as yours.. i have quite a bit of welding at the moment to get completed..

curious as to the type of tranny you got there.. don't believe i seen one like that before..

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crazy i can see what your talking about. that's not right...from what i can see in the vid, it appears that the belt is not fitting all the way down in the teeth.. like it kinda wants to ride on top of the teeth.. a vid is worth a million words.. are all the components from different sources? i woul...

"Good points toad. I would have thought the 8mm would be industry standard but it does not work too well with my clutch (which says 8M on the box). I think I'll post a wee youtube vid for you's to see. I have another belt ordered from a different manufacturer to try. Do you know who makes the B...

another place you can look is the construction equipment rental stores. i have noticed that several pieces of equipment have the small i, 2 or 3 cyl diesel engines. lot of times they replace the engine that has a lot of hours regardless if there is anything wrong with it. the refer units on semi tru...

well i guess Texans are coming out of the wood work..i too hail from the lone star..Panhandle,, Lubbock home of the Red Raiders..
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the belt will stretch a bit, but the surfaces of the belt and pulley kind of mate to each other. the ones i have seen have a cloth looking lining on the inside of the belt. most have a coating on the pulley that will ware down. after break in all these surfaces smooth out and give a more complete co...

crazy i want to say my only experience is with harleys.. to me if all your belt and pulley measurements are right i would say to put it on and tighten it up. on harleys i run a little loose at first till it gets the break in over with. usually about 3/4 of an inch. after break in around 3/8 to a 1/2...

"Most nervous about getting the belt straight and correct tension at the moment." can't say on your setup, but the harley setup is pretty forgiving. my belt on a harley had a idler on the slack side to adjust tension. i run it a little loose to conserve on power consumed by the belt. readj...

thanx for the offer.. i am sure we can be confused together..lol.. i really don't have any idea the type of cycle it is.. a friend has 2 or 3 mostly complete bikes..he said i could have my pick.. i guess i need to go pick one up. i said 650 because that what he said.. it could be larger or smaller b...

well you read correctly..lol.. i'm from texas..panhandle to be exact.. i have read quite a bit on diesel motorcycles..this looks to be the place to get started and hopefully get a running bike.. i really like the idea of diesel power, being an old harley rider i have a good grasp of what is involved...

thanx for the welcome stuart..

cheers..

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i thought i would introduce myself and say hi to the board.. i have been reading for awhile as visitor and thought it would be a good place to join.. i am in the process of putting a bike together.. i have a 650 for a donor bike.. it was given to me for free.. looking to put a single cyl 10hp china ...