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My sammy used to have terrible play in both wiper arms, i’m talking like 1-2 inches of free play before motor resistance, meaning terrible performance in the rain & a lot of noise and clunking. All of this because the stock bushings were worn causing the metal arms inside the assembly to be very floppy.
3d printer to the rescue, made some replacements and it seems to be working fine for now, hopefully it will last. While i was at it i also degunked the washer nozzle and fittings + put in some new hose!
Ofc i had to take her for a spin without the windshield, amazing 😎.
Gotta recommend hwy83’s method on removing the screws btw, sharpen a chisel and start hammering, works like a charm!

I’m wondering if there is a way to remove these (headrest holders) because lately i’ve been keeping the front seats flat and chilling in the car, but they always stick me and are a bit unpleasant. thanks for the infos!

i’ve been trying to remove this “step/brace”thing and i can’t seem to manage to remove the exterior facing bolts on both sides, while the interior seems to come off with relative easy. mind you after failing miserably with a wrench not even my trusty milwaukee managed to remove them, it can make them spin but not remove them i don’t think the threads have gotten shredded because they still require a considerable amount of force to move. thanks!

Made to replace the factory ones that were in desperate need of help, tried to get creative with the fabric choice and i’m glad i did!
Ol sammy just got a fresh breath of life!

Hello everyone, i recently got my hands on my grandpas old trial, its a 1989 beta 50cc aircooled and i’m looking to get some more power off of it. I got zero experience with 2 strokes but i have quite a bit of basic knowledge and id say i’m mechanically inclined.
Today i tore the carb apart to clean it and checked the reed valves, everything seems pretty healthy.
Can i just slap a 17.5mm carb (currently 12mm) and see decent high rpm gains or will it just be worse overall? do i risk overheating? Thanks for the advice!

Noticed while doing some maintenance, is this much play normal or could it cause leaks? the heat shield on the right appears to have black soot on it so that’s why i’m asking, thanks for your time!