02-08-2015, 12:06 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-25-2015, 10:25 PM by Chief_Mechanic.)
Last time I was in the garage, I found myself kind of running around headless. There are so many things that need to be done I wasn't sure what to do next. Anyway, here's what I did:
Day 1:
Put the bike up on blocks
Remove seat & rear fender
Day 2:
Pulled off the tank
Removed the airbox, storage box, rear shocks, and chain guard
Removed the headlight and took the gauges off the brackets
Removed the front tire and the bar ends
Removed the exhaust rear pipes and the front header
Measured the carbs
I wanted to test the paint remover I got so I removed the front sprocket cover and stripped it
Then I wanted to see how hard it will be to polish the engine so I remove the cylinder head covers from the rear cylinder and worked on getting a shine out of them.
It's gonna take a lot of elbow grease as they are in pretty bad shape.
I've decided I'd rather do that than paint the engine black though. I want to go for a black and chrome look - so I'll paint the frame and tank black then shine the shit out of everything I can.
What to do next? (Not necessarily in order.)
Strip the paint off then polish and paint the engine
Shine the forks outer tubes and paint them black, install fork boots
Remove and paint the swing arm (Still just primer, but I'm getting there!)
Polish the wheels
Check the front and rear bearings
Remove old handlebars and install the new ones w/ new grips and bar ends
Rewire the gauge cluster for the new speedometer and fab a place to hide the wiring under the tank.
Install new headlight - (Still haven't ordered one yet)
Fab a small rear "fender" to keep water off the pod filter and the battery box
Fab a battery box and rearrange the electrical components to fit into it
Paint the frame
Find the right exhaust slip-ons, then fab the front pipes, tape them and apply sealer
Install the pod air filter on the air filter chamber (probably need to mod a pipe to mount it on)
Install new spark plugs and a jet kit
Get a saddle seat and fab a bracket for it
Replace the front and rear brake pads
Strip the paint from the tank, apply primer and then paint (decide on color and/or design)
Damn, that's a long list... and I'm sure I'm forgetting a thing or two....
Oh well, I thought this was going to be a long term project.
Day 1:
Put the bike up on blocks
Remove seat & rear fender
Day 2:
Pulled off the tank
Removed the airbox, storage box, rear shocks, and chain guard
Removed the headlight and took the gauges off the brackets
Removed the front tire and the bar ends
Removed the exhaust rear pipes and the front header
Measured the carbs
I wanted to test the paint remover I got so I removed the front sprocket cover and stripped it
Then I wanted to see how hard it will be to polish the engine so I remove the cylinder head covers from the rear cylinder and worked on getting a shine out of them.
It's gonna take a lot of elbow grease as they are in pretty bad shape.
I've decided I'd rather do that than paint the engine black though. I want to go for a black and chrome look - so I'll paint the frame and tank black then shine the shit out of everything I can.
What to do next? (Not necessarily in order.)
Strip the paint off then polish and paint the engine
Shine the forks outer tubes and paint them black, install fork boots
Remove and paint the swing arm (Still just primer, but I'm getting there!)
Polish the wheels
Check the front and rear bearings
Remove old handlebars and install the new ones w/ new grips and bar ends
Rewire the gauge cluster for the new speedometer and fab a place to hide the wiring under the tank.
Install new headlight - (Still haven't ordered one yet)
Fab a small rear "fender" to keep water off the pod filter and the battery box
Fab a battery box and rearrange the electrical components to fit into it
Paint the frame
Find the right exhaust slip-ons, then fab the front pipes, tape them and apply sealer
Install the pod air filter on the air filter chamber (probably need to mod a pipe to mount it on)
Install new spark plugs and a jet kit
Get a saddle seat and fab a bracket for it
Replace the front and rear brake pads
Strip the paint from the tank, apply primer and then paint (decide on color and/or design)
Damn, that's a long list... and I'm sure I'm forgetting a thing or two....
Oh well, I thought this was going to be a long term project.
