West bend 820
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Re: West bend 820
I got a hold of the engine builder too late and it has the compression release. No worries there with the recoil now. It's a small black button that releases when the engine starts seems like it will be handy for me. I'm 64 and not as strong as I used to be hahaha. A big thank you shout out to Ted for his help upgrading my clutch to the proper one. And to Jim Donovan for kindly offering me the parts I need for it. Looking forward to meeting Jim while he's in town.
I heard he's the king of karting. No offense to any other experience karters here of course. Looking forward to meeting all of the Vintage karting guys at the big one. Try not to run over me on my bug Kart, as I'm a newbie LOL merry Christmas mark
I heard he's the king of karting. No offense to any other experience karters here of course. Looking forward to meeting all of the Vintage karting guys at the big one. Try not to run over me on my bug Kart, as I'm a newbie LOL merry Christmas mark
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Re: West bend 820
I ain't saying Jim's the king of karting, just the king of clutches for vintage karting! You'll like him. Ted
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Re: West bend 820
Aha...king of clutches. ...got it..my bad ...oops.
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Re: West bend 820
I don't want to scare anyone but I put a recoil on an 820 once. Pulled the rope 2 times, removed it and never looked back. and that was with the compression release head.
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Having a blast enjoying the past,
¡sıɥʇ ǝʞı1 dn puǝ ʇ,uop ǝʍ buıʎɐɹd puɐ
Best Regards,
Stan
Having a blast enjoying the past,
¡sıɥʇ ǝʞı1 dn puǝ ʇ,uop ǝʍ buıʎɐɹd puɐ
Best Regards,
Stan
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Re: West bend 820
New pictures 820.
Re: West bend 820
Mark,
You have plenty of room, can still see the floor.
Always remember the golden rule....there is no such thing as too many projects.
R.E.A.R.
You have plenty of room, can still see the floor.
Always remember the golden rule....there is no such thing as too many projects.
R.E.A.R.
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Re: West bend 820
Hahaha.. I sure have a million projects going that's for sure 6 or 7 mini bikes and three karts out there two karts are complete and finished thank goodness. Margay 1981 expert good old Briggs Flathead. Ole blue is up for discussion as there's lots of different opinions on what it is but I'm very happy with it ..totally restored but with current Briggs lo206 power and high performance brakes. And a 67/68 bug Sprint I'm in the middle of , West Bend 820 totally rebuilt and restored ready for installation , new seat original style coming, slicks being ordered tomorrow, Needs powder coat, brake system and cables . As far as mini bike projects 1969 K&S hornet, Bonanza mb300, Bonanza BC 1200 , new Taco 100b built by Taco thank God nothing for me to do , good old baja db30 6.5 HP upgrade , Manco streaker ready and running + a few others... like all you other guys still looking everyday lol.. got to keep the grandkids interested is what I tell my wife. Thank God I have a warehouse for overflow
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Re: West bend 820
Margay expert 1981...Flathead power.
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Re: West bend 820
Pictures of a couple Ole karts..