Super Sherpa mods
#1
03-20-2008, 06:56 PM
Join Date: May 2006
Location: White Rock, BC
Posts: 881
Super Sherpa mods
I know - slightly off topic, but hey it's the KLX250's little cousin - the KL250 Super Sherpa.
I finally got around to putting a pumper carb and aftermarket exhaust on the wife's Super Sherpa.
It's a standard Mikuni TM33-8012. It was a perfect drop-in replacement for the stock BST34 (Mikuni) that came with the bike.
I discovered this thanks to this guy who did the same swap but on an XT225:
http://www.xt225.com/projects/mikuni.htm
Here's what the bike used to look like with the stock exhaust (pretty sharp I must say).
I really like that stainless stock exhaust, but it's got a cat in it, and it's a boat anchor just like the KLX.
I finally got around to putting a pumper carb and aftermarket exhaust on the wife's Super Sherpa.
It's a standard Mikuni TM33-8012. It was a perfect drop-in replacement for the stock BST34 (Mikuni) that came with the bike.
I discovered this thanks to this guy who did the same swap but on an XT225:
http://www.xt225.com/projects/mikuni.htm
Here's what the bike used to look like with the stock exhaust (pretty sharp I must say).
I really like that stainless stock exhaust, but it's got a cat in it, and it's a boat anchor just like the KLX.
#2
03-20-2008, 06:57 PM
Join Date: May 2006
Location: White Rock, BC
Posts: 881
RE: Super Sherpa mods
Here's the new carb fitted in the frame. Glad I could eliminate the old remote choke cable and now have the choke where it belongs, on the carb.
#3
03-20-2008, 07:01 PM
Join Date: May 2006
Location: White Rock, BC
Posts: 881
RE: Super Sherpa mods
It comes with a push/pull setup, but due to space issues I had to modify the bracket for the cable assembly.
I made it much smaller and it only accepts the pull cable now.
The spring is very strong, the push cable is totally unnecessary.
I made it much smaller and it only accepts the pull cable now.
The spring is very strong, the push cable is totally unnecessary.
#6
03-20-2008, 07:03 PM
Join Date: May 2006
Location: White Rock, BC
Posts: 881
RE: Super Sherpa mods
My friend helped me fabricate the mid-pipe. It's the stock header, and a SuperTrapp IDS2 muffler.
Maybe not quite as pretty as the stocker, but it sounds sweet and the best part...
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It lofts the front wheel pretty easy now.
I haven't had a chance to take it for a good ride yet, just fooling around in the yard.
Maybe not quite as pretty as the stocker, but it sounds sweet and the best part...
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It lofts the front wheel pretty easy now.
I haven't had a chance to take it for a good ride yet, just fooling around in the yard.
#7
03-20-2008, 07:03 PM
Join Date: May 2006
Location: White Rock, BC
Posts: 881
RE: Super Sherpa mods
Oh yeah, and I learned an important lesson in all this.
DON'T ALLOW YOUR WIFE'S GAS TANK TO FALL OFF THE WORKBENCH AND LAND HEAD FIRST ON THE CONCRETE!
(actually I wouldn't recommend it for any gas tank)
Guess I got some body work to do, and some painting. [&:]
DON'T ALLOW YOUR WIFE'S GAS TANK TO FALL OFF THE WORKBENCH AND LAND HEAD FIRST ON THE CONCRETE!
(actually I wouldn't recommend it for any gas tank)
Guess I got some body work to do, and some painting. [&:]
#10
03-20-2008, 08:13 PM
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Washington
Posts: 21,060
RE: Super Sherpa mods
Nice job and sorry to hear about the gas tank, I would have sat there crying, but that's just me, and then on to e-bay looking for a replacement, but that's just my sickness talking.