88 auto is in the house :)

Up-tite with a little cut out of the large front loop.

Installed the seat cover.
I replaced the heavy WR silencer with another i found on ebay cheap 6 months ago.
Bought it for no real need or reason, but its mint and was a buy it now deal for $35 lol why not.
Sure has a nice home now.

Nice job on the pipe.

Made a licence plate bracket off the tail light mount with a nice bend to match the fender.




Yes a 250 lol, plated for a spin on the street soon.

Got the silencer away from the fender, hate that getting yellow or black from exhaust.

Well i am taking the 88 for a ride today. Been working on it for ever. Hope i get 1 decent ride out of it. Then the motor comes out and put a 400 XC in it. Just not feeling the love for the auto motor.

The bike is looking good though.

So i finally took it for a ride. Was running way rich still on the main.
Was hard to ride, not for me. I know the motor works now and time to yank it out of there.
Have to leave it alone and sit on the shelf for a while.
Got a very nice rebuilt 400 XC motor going in. I like the bike and want to ride it with a clutch.

The carb tuning must be good when running with an auto.
Check especially the gas level in the carb, to have a good and low idle.

auto's love WOT settings so that MJ is a shame

Well sad to say the swap is done but just for now, Going on a real good ride tomorrow.
86 400 XC spare motor to the rescue and i tried the auto carb with another jet swap, still crap.
Put on a old XC carb i tossed to the side from a parts bike.

I made the pilot and main jet swap from the auto carb with the slide from the auto on the cable still and went for a rip on the street. Got that sorted out. I went through the auto carb and cleaned it before i fired it up but its a no good. Over winter i will figure what i want to do.

if you ever want to part ways with that auto, i would love to give it a good home.

I intend to purchase a 430 auto engine at some stage also

No Sir, sorry.
Its a new favorite smoker for me to ride.
Got a few things to do for next season.
430 in the 86 with the Lectron is going in to this bike so its a 430 again.
Put the 400 in the 86 and keep it a 400 like it should be.
The auto motor is in hiding, not going to break it that way...