Winter refresh of my 96 XP

[SIMPLEARKANSAN]

Will you post a link to where you bought the new carbs? Thanks

 

[snsbuck]

Curious why you didn't leave the dess post where it was & just put the multi-gauge where the tinytach was ?

 

[suke]

Curious why you didn't leave the dess post where it was & just put the multi-gauge where the tinytach was ?

I attempted that but the UMI runs right behind there and there wasn't enough room. This is the configuration the 95 has and it doesn't have any interference with the UMI.

 

[suke]

Will you post a link to where you bought the new carbs? Thanks

I got them from OSD parts.

 

[SIMPLEARKANSAN]

Will you post a link to where you bought the new carbs? Thanks

I got them from OSD parts.

Thanks. Did you have to make any adjustments or was everything preset?

 

[suke]

Will you post a link to where you bought the new carbs? Thanks

I got them from OSD parts.

Thanks. Did you have to make any adjustments or was everything preset?

Believe they came setup for stock as plug and play. Mine isn't stock so I changed out the jets and adjusted the carbs to give me a baseline. I haven't run them yet.

 

[suke]

Test fit my newly painted hood. Waiting for it to cure some more to put xpel paint protection film before finally mounting it. Another 2 weeks!

 

[Paul Bretz]

Looks awesome

 

[IDoSeaDoo]

Yea, looks bad ass. Did you always have the single gauge hood? BTW, there are talks of another forum meetup. Lookup Summer Ride. If they pick GA, I'm definitely gonna make every effort to go, you and Jon should too. Ozarks is a bit of a stretch though, that's the other destination in the running.

 

[suke]

No I had the mirrored hood. Yeah I saw that. We'll see. Trying to save my pennies right now for a shed/shop to free up the garage space

 

[Matt Braley]

That's one fine looking toy! The seat cover is holding it back at this point.

 

[suke]

That's one fine looking toy! The seat cover is holding it back at this point.

Hah! Mpower said the same thing the other day when he was over. Next winter will be a cosmetic refresh.

 

[Ankeneyou]

That's one fine looking toy! The seat cover is holding it back at this point.

Hah! Mpower said the same thing the other day when he was over. Next winter will be a cosmetic refresh.

Haha looks great but I concur on the seat cover, lol. I think I still have a new custom blacktip I got a few years ago before I switched to a hump seat/jettrim on the spx. I'd sell cheap if I can find it.

 

[suke]

That's one fine looking toy! The seat cover is holding it back at this point.

Hah! Mpower said the same thing the other day when he was over. Next winter will be a cosmetic refresh.

Haha looks great but I concur on the seat cover, lol. I think I still have a new custom blacktip I got a few years ago before I switched to a hump seat/jettrim on the spx. I'd sell cheap if I can find it.

Will it match the yellow better? If so take a look and let me know. No rush just whenever you think about it.

 

[suke]

Almost there! Yes I realize I'm missing 2 hose clamps. They're sitting right there in the footwells, just was running short on time and was trying to get it fired.

 

[suke]

Got her fired up. This was right when I got it started the first time, so the idle was a little high. It has since been adjusted.

 

[AdamXP800]

Not going to run a pipe? I’ve got a spare spec 2 and spare rossier pipe I’d cut a deal on

 

[AdamXP800]

You’re not going to get much benefit out of that head without a pipe IMO

 

[suke]

Nope not planning on running a pipe. Mpowers ski with this exact setup rips. If mine runs anywhere near as close to his I'll be more than satisfied.

 

[AdamXP800]

He’s also running a 95 800, with a pump extension and mpem that has more aggressive timing than a 96

 

[suke]

He’s also running a 95 800, with a pump extension and mpem that has more aggressive timing than a 96

Mine has the pump extension. I did that last "winter".

 

[AdamXP800]

He’s also running a 95 800, with a pump extension and mpem that has more aggressive timing than a 96

Mine has the pump extension. I did that last "winter".

Nice! It should run solid. But sneak a pipe on there and you’ll run on past mpowers lol

 

[suke]

Nice! It should run solid. But sneak a pipe on there and you’ll run on past mpowers lol

I'm gonna ride out this motor till it blows, hah. With 150 hours I'm not gonna push it more than the head already will.

 

[davekessler]

Primer

Paint

Clear

Can't really recommend this as I don't know how it'll hold up, but it damn sure matches. I wanted to stick to the same brand for all primer, paint, and clear.

Hey Suke great work! I am following your lead and got a single gauge hood for my 96 xp. Never done much painting but going follow your lead using these products to paint it yellow. Any hints on prepping the purple hood for priming?

Thanks in advance, love reading all about your resto and mods.

 

[IDoSeaDoo]

I think single stage paint might hold up okay. I used 2-stage, like on a car, and it started to flake off after 2 years. The paint didn't stick well enough to the plastic, so around the edges, it would begin to flake. Next time, I will use Bulldog adhesion promoter and see how that goes. @suke you used just single stage from a rattle can, right?