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I sat on one of those at Laguna last summer during MotoAmerica weekend. CFMoto had a tent in the manufacturer area

After 3 surgeries in a few years, (mainly back and shoulders), decided to get out of the bike game for awhile...

Oh man, that sucks! Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you start feeling better and can return to the sport/hobby someday soon.

[1973 Suzuki TM-400 Cyclone]

(not mine)
Another one for Randy
Not sure if it's the same bike that was listed previously in Vero Beach by Iconic that didn't meet reserve (although that one was listed as a 1974 but it sure looks the same).

1973 Suzuki TM-400 Cyclone
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-suzuki-tm400/

Wedding is now in FBI custody.

Pretty sure that's not a genuine Mikuni jet but an aftermarket version made by Pro Jet. To my knowledge Mikuni only made jets in brass.
The listing even mentions "Part is an aftermarket nylon Pro Jet carburetor main jet."

Team launches for the new season have been taking place recently.

Yamaha unveiled the new V4 livery

Pramac was the first the launch


Aprilia has brought back their iconic lion logo


Trackhouse showed off two liveries


And VR46 is going with a 50/50 flo-yellow and black

Proof that you never know the outcome until it's over. Such a heartbreaker for Brabec. To lose the title by only 2 seconds after 49 hours of racing!   And he was up by 3:20 going into the final stage.

Another one just turned up. This one's #1 and rotary-powered
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-tritan-a2/

Doh! Glad it was an easy fix with no other damage than the threads & gasket.

Quite a few members here have done the MotoLanna arm on RDs. If you search the site you'll come up with a bunch of threads. There's also an aftermarket swingarm thread in the Tech Library.

https://www.2strokeworld.net/forum/index.php?topic=415.msg2782#msg2782
https://www.2strokeworld.net/forum/index.php?topic=4211.0

Very nice!

Congrats! Sounds like a fun time

These carbs bolt right up: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mku-vm20-273
to Yamaha manifolds 314-13565-00-00




Here's an example:

https://www.treatland.tv/yamaha-DT-MX-mikuni-VM-intake-p/yamaha-dt-mx-intake-bolt-on.htm

I'm sure there are other places to get them, but this is the DT manifold in question.

Personally I would track down some used OE Yamaha ones. Reading the one review on that part from Treatland is reason enough.

A few pics of Doug's builds from his shop. Steve Fuentes is the guy who did the work in the shop for Doug

Del Mar Special in front of Doug's shop in North Hollywood






Latigo Canyon Special