QuadSportFreak, yeah, i got the alum. RCM system, the little bit of instruction on mounting said to grease the silencer and didn't mention a clamp. i see what you mean by the thickness of the aluminum and lack of a relief cut to squeeze it much. doesn't seem right to not use a clamp (especially now that i bought a nice little band clamp at a shop and pulled it out of the package already. DOH!)
i haven't had a chance to fit it up yet.

 

what is the best pipe 4 the 230 and the cheapest go fast parts

 

Cheapest go fast is Alum DG RCM for $125. K&N filter, and you can then go into the motor, and do the following:

-Webcam (all around performance, or midgrade, if u want a revver, get the midgrade cam) ($105)
_crmoly valve springs, or if u wanna shell out the extra money, get the titanium (70 something...)
_wiseco piston kit ($90.00)
_might as well throw a mickey dunlap oil cooler on if ur gonna do all that ($95)
_gonna need a new clutch with 25-30% more power ($90)


_stayin with a non H.O. Scrambler 500 as he's flippin ya the bird

.......priceless

 

well, i thought i was gonna have the beast running today but i went to bolt up the exhaust and discovered a crack in the headpipe. glad i saw that before i had it running.
called Dennis Kirk and they gonna cross-ship a new pipe.
i've been working on this thing for nearly 2 yrs so i guess one more week isn't gonna kill me.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

that sucks it always seems just as you are done you run in to some kind of snafoo, get some pictures up when this thing is done, i noticed that you extended the swing arm, there is a guy on ebay, who does a-arm extensions, and they look really good, and give the bike a nice wide racy stance, for about 90$

 

hopr to have new pics posted next weekend. i fabbed a small headlite into the nosepiece and i'm pretty happy the way it turned out.
the ext. swingarm i got was made by Westcoast back in prolly '85 or '86. it was brand spanking new when i bought it. Westcoast stopped making atv aftermarket parts around '90 i think. they're still in business but they just make stuff for pwc's now

 

Check My Sig\/ Pics soon

 

Most of what I've done is in my sig except the rear shock..I got a rear from a '90 LT250S and I'm having it rebuilt and installing a progressive rear spring..should have some stock LT230 graphics in place once it warms up too..

 

well, my project is going slow and may get slower 'cause we're busy looking at a new house w/ a 30x36 shop/garage w/ 3 overhead doors. one of them is a 14' high"drive yer rig on in" ****! we're gonna put an offer in this week.
when i do get a little time, here's what i'm putting together:

Bob Hannah Signature Series Answer handlebars (circa 1985)
AR custom hood-mounted headlight
PRM Baja front bumper
’87 Qsport front hubs (thicker bearing carrier)
’85 Qracer front drilled rotors
Works dual rate frt shocks w/ remote rezzies
80 over Wiseco race piston
Webcam stage 1 cam
Multi-angle valve grind
Ported and flowed head
decked cylinder
Oil pump
Clutch pack
Crankshaft oil journal bore update
32mm Mikuni carb & intake boot
UNI clamp-on air filter
Tusk Billet gas cap
DG KromePower RCM exhaust system
Westcoast 4” ext. swingarm
13/39 sprockets
Steel braided brake hoses
Titax rear brake rotor
’02 Raptor rear shock
Maier black plastic
20x10-9 Fasttrekkers
21x7-10 Fastrekkers on flipped rims
AR custom belly & swingarm skidplates
AR custom e-brake block-off plate
AR custom r brake caliper control arm

i hope i get that new garage!

 

My 230 I've had for only a month. The previous owner messed things up more than fixed them. Now I'm going through it section at a time. The engine is good except valves need tunning. Electrical is garbage, patched up mess. Front end is good except worn bushing at bottom of stearing shaft. I plan to ride and restore which makes it more difficult than just stripping it down to the frame and making it like new. If I keep up with it I should have a nice looking and running quad by the end of summer.

Hey AtomicPunk: Did the 250S rear shock bolt right in on yours? My 85 has a blown rear shock. I have one on the way that is suppose to be good but I'd like to watch for other model shocks if they are available as well.