Well said, Max. Keep on keepin' on.

My money is on the "drop kick son" being the culprit. lol

Nice pond! Any fish in there, Max? If ice skating is too hazardous, especially with your new knee, maybe you could do a little ice fishing. That cold weather you have right now is heading my direction (sunny but only 10 degrees here right now). Supposed to get below zero here in the next few days. O...

Hear, hear.

001.JPG I've used Meguiar's Ultra Cut 105 with pretty good results on plastic tanks, but that was after wet sanding with various grits and then polishing and finishing up with dry buffing. Must be careful not to let it get too hot as it will melt the plastic. Its fairly labor-intensive, but I've ha...

Unbelievable!! I tried to make a comment on here about the stolen bikes and it said my message had too few characters. What is up with that?? I was trying to say that the guy who stole the Yamaha 80 should be grilled/waterboarded because he should know where the rest of them are. Hope this gets thro...

The guy they caught who stole the Yamaha 80 should be grilled, because if these were stolen from the same location, he knows where the rest of them are and who else was in on it.

Try using penetrating oil AND a heat gun.

Hey Max, I noticed in your last pic that the hub is nice and clean. Do you have a special tool or product that you use to get them that way? I have a hub I'm working on with no spokes in the way and its still taking a lot of elbow grease to make it look good. Much harder when its mounted on the bike.

Hy Jack, I believe you may have misunderstood me as I was referring to Sterlings comments above. He said he seized a piston when he used too small a main jet, and I don't want that to happen either. CA politicians. You're spot on. Maxine Waters is a good example. Sterling, thanks for the offer. I ha...

Thanks, Sterling. I found an article about jetting in the Resonator, but it didn't mention anything about jet sizes or jetting with a reed valve motor. I guess it will be trial and error until I find the right combination. I just don't want to have to buy a lot of jets. BTW, I had a good buddy in th...

Mr Caudill, that's some interesting info. Where did you read the article about using at least a 400 main jet? The last thing I want to do is seize a new piston. Thanks, JackM

Jack, your first sentence is right on the button, but after finding out that the pilot jet is a 15, I'd at least change that since the carb was already off the bike. Plus, I agree with Ed that the 15 pilot jet may be too lean. The tank is clean inside now, so there's no problem with it. Chances are ...

Ed, the throttle valve is a 1.5 and the needle is a 4J13 with the clip in the middle setting. Both the throttle valve and needle numbers are consistent with an early framed model 94 wombat carb. I'll hunt for the Mikuni jetting procedures. Thanks for the advice. JaclM P.S. Standard specs for new vm2...

So Ed, what would you recommend? Apparently the above jetting with 220 main 15 pilot and 04 nozzle worked for the previous owner, but since I haven't had a chance to start it, due to the tank issues, would this still be a good starting point? I'll tell you, I had no idea that this motor/carb etc was...

Since I began putting everything back together, I re-examined the carburetor to see how the original owner had it jetted. After looking through the various schematics, I discovered the carb is a VM-24, but it was off of a model 94 125 Wombat. The jetting was 220 main, 15 pilot and 215-04 for the noz...

Well, you guys have me convinced. Ill have to admit that its my ignorance about reed valve induction that made me think that going back to stock would be better. You see, I haven't owned/ridden any 2-strokes since my Husky days back in the '70s. Not much riding since then except my xr Hondas and eve...

Ed, that's good news. If I can't come up with the parts in the near future to make it stock, I'll put it back together and give it a try. Should have ask about this before I took it apart. Thanks.

OK, I had my Ace 100b+ all ready to fire up, but not being sure of my set-up, and not willing to sacrifice a brand new piston, I tore it all down and will start over. Can anyone explain to me, in laymans terms, the differences in pistons for these bikes? Mind now, that this bike was set up when I go...

One of the best purchases I made was a Dewalt 20v impact driver with battery pack, on sale at Sears for under $100.00. I had used a hand-held one with a big hammer for years and the impact driver will work circles around it. When drilling out screw heads, make sure to use a good quality, sharp bit.

Keep it and rejuvenate it is the word I like to use. Complete restoration would be pricey. If you decide to sell it, don't let them low ball you. Its worth more than some of the prices I've seen on here. As Thrownchain says, it would make someone a great project bike.

Those are the correct letters for a model 94a Wombat. Where are you located?

I forgot to mention in my earlier post that I had recently gotten a tube of "Simichrome" that I had not heard of before until seeing it mentioned somewhere on this site. Its made in Germany and a small tube runs about $10.00. A little of it seems to go a long way and works great on chrome,...

003.JPG Thrownchain, its amazing what happens when the opposite sex gets involved. isn't? That's a good thing, too. A lot of subjects being covered here that pertain to a lot of us, I'm guessing, especially those of us with similar projects like Hodakagirls (Ace 100's). The subject of petcocks is j...

Good luck with your surgery, Max, and have a speedy recovery!