Hi Everyone,

Trying to make it out of the lurker stage into actual contributer. To answer a question first. Casa grande mountain is on the sw corner of I8/I10 intersection. Get off on exit 200 and take the first right just on the other side of the loves gas station/truck stop. Loads of off roading back there. I live about 4 miles from there and drive my xterro to the mountain.

Now for some information. I spoke with Josh Harrison of KPX motorsports. He gave me a couple pieces of information.

First of all, he gave me the web site for the official factory replacement part and upgrade business for the KPX xterro. I am about to go check it out. Haven't yet. Since it is a commercial site, you'll have to email me if you want it. He said it was actually a place to buy parts from the chinese factory so the website covers more than the xterro. It is supposed to carry all things made from that factory in china. I think it is Tong Jian

Secondly, I have information and pictures of the upcoming 250cc xterro. So far they only have the prototype built and it is not in the manufacturing stage as of yet. It is completely 4 wheel independent suspension, shaft driven, water cooled 250cc. Thats really all I know. It is a large cart. I'm gonna go down there and ride it hopefully in the next couple weeks to compare it with my 2005 xterro. I posted it on my own personal web page. Since the page is only an informative page about mostly bulldogs, I assume I can post it here. My email addy is on the page so email me if you want the other parts site. (lotsabull.com) click on the offroading tab

I will put pictures of my 2005 xterro on there as well. and as for it. I gps'd it for speed. With my 235lbs it went 34mph. My 112lb wife got it to 38mph. This was on dirt. So far my main complaint is the seats aren't made for someone as heavy as me. They haven't broken but when I ramp the beast, the seats scrape the bar behind them and have put a tiny pit in one bar not to mention the loss of paint. I had to put foam on the roll bars behind the seats.

One last comment. I know of a web site where the carter 2 seater xtv sells for 1924. If it is truly faster and better than the xterro, maybe you guys should consider it? I looked at hopsterguy's and the one seater (which sells for 1800 on this site) looked huge compared to the xterro. Is the xtv more desirable or what? They are apparantly the same price now. I would be happy to furnish you with this site as well if you want to buy a carter xtv. Their talons are 2505 with free shipping BTW.

Hope this adds some info for you guys. Your knowledge has been very helpful to me so hopefully I can help as well.

 

Heathcrom and Kell, you have PMs.

Thanks

 

I wouldn't say the carter XTV is more desirable. I'm just happier with the drive train power out of it. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

Looked at those pics... it's a very large cart with independent rear suspension... C/V joints... the works just like
the Kean Idustries (Timerwolf 250) cart we talked about a few weeks back. Thing is, it looks heavy! ... will be interested to find
out how heavy that bugger is. The timerwolf was only in the 400's and it's a 250cc as well based on Honda
blueprints... likely to be pretty good from what I could see.

Blade has a 250 coming out but I have no idea what it looks like

 

Heathcrom
I checked out your site and looked at those pictures, thanks for posting them. It does look kinda big. I think I will wait until we can see them all before I buy a 250 cc cart . I still wish we could buy accessories for the ones we have, mainly wheels.
Vetteman
Ps. I like those bulldogs.

 

What do you mean you can't get wheels?? There are always options, including changing the hubs. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

-Steve

 

I posted this elsewhere but thought I would put it here also:

This question may best be suited to raptoraz but anyone that has
input would be great.

I finally got my head gasket and am going to port the head, however,
I have never worked on these little 4-strokes (only large v-8's and 2-
strokes etc.)

Could someone give me a non-detailed order I should follow when
taking the head off. I know it has a chain tensioner (automatic?).
Should this be removed first allowing the cam to come off? I guess I
should also have the engine at tdc on the power stroke. Will I have
to re-adjust the valves? Also, is there a certain torque I need to
tighten the bolts down? I have a manual for an old xr75 that I guess
I can use for basics, but the chain tensioner definetly looks
different. Almost looks like I could do this while it is on the cart.

I don't need info like taking carb off etc. just the head itself,
thanks in advance!

ALSO, I had the carb off last night and you can definetly see the mismatch between the intake and the head.

 

Hammerhead Busted!

I got home today and the kids told the Hammerhead would not back up anyway I checked it out and the nut fell off of the final shaft that holds the reverse assembly on. I looked through the owners manual and it does specify the size or the pitch of the nut just part #. Do any of you guys have any idea what size and pitch this nut would be? I hate to try and order one from the local dealer it would probably take month and probably not be the right one.
your help would be greatly appreciated.
Vetteman
Ps. Anybody with a Hammerhead? Better check every nut and bolt on it. I am tired of everything falling off of this one.

 

Loose hardware is a normal part of off-road vehicles. My ATV's lose nuts and bolts all the time as well. I'd suggest making Loctite your best friend. As for your missing nut, just measure the shafts diameter.

 

My twister owners manual shows every nut and bolt on the thing, have you checked yours?

Any word on how much to torque the head bolts down, anyone? My old xr75 book says 13-14 ft.lbs
when I rotate the engine until I visually see the piston at tdc, it looks like the cam lines don't
match up exactly, should I go by the markings on the flywheel? they don't seem to be exactly
at tdc, if I am reading it correctly.

After taking the head off, it became obvious there was little I could do to improve it. It has tiny
valves made for a 125, weird combustion chamber also. The only work I did was around the gasket
areas. The biggest mismatch was between the spacer and the intake. 95% of work was done on the
plastic spacer. Also, I just took the passenger seat off and took the head off while still on the cart.

thanks,
Kell

also, if I knew for sure my cam etc. would fit, I would just order the yerf dog head and valves.

 

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