Nothing to write or add unfortunately.....
Project is on hold for a bit, I have run into an issue with my Suzuki GS750E bike and I need to get that sorted out first.
Also seems I can't get the parts powder coated until the end of August, not sure if I want to wait that long so I just might as well get the rattle cans out, prime and paint as I have in the past, and get this project back on track....
I have some time off work comming up, and if I don't get tied up with things to do around the house I will get back into this project.
Have a few pieces left to sandblast (forgot to do them the last time), I have washed down the engine, she is ready to go back in the frame...
So progress will be back on track soon...
Thanks for reading and sticking around....
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Sunday 23 June 2013
Monday 10 June 2013
Clean Frame
Well, it's raining and what can you do, but work on a motorbike.....
So off to the garage to see what I really have done to the frame, armed with a sanding sponge, drill and a wire wheel I proceeded to start sanding and cleaning and getting into all the nooks and crannies, nothing crazy just some light pressure with the sanding sponge, and afterwards used the wire wheel, and........
I am happy to say, the frame has actually come out not bad at all, no more rust, almost down to the bare metal, and about as smooth as a newborn's behind.......
I will have to be quick and get some primer on it now, since it's damp out there, but then it's a pain to prime with the humidity in the air so it's a bit of a pain at the moment, but Wednesday it's supposed to be nice, hopefully it will hold and not rust on me until then....
I believe the rims will be fine as well, it seems I am just below the first coat of paint on them, someone painted them white, right over the factory black, so there might be hope, if not, I can at least take them to a pro get them blasted even more and powdercoat that should get them looking OK once again....
so a few pics of a naked frame.......
Well, it's raining and what can you do, but work on a motorbike.....
So off to the garage to see what I really have done to the frame, armed with a sanding sponge, drill and a wire wheel I proceeded to start sanding and cleaning and getting into all the nooks and crannies, nothing crazy just some light pressure with the sanding sponge, and afterwards used the wire wheel, and........
I am happy to say, the frame has actually come out not bad at all, no more rust, almost down to the bare metal, and about as smooth as a newborn's behind.......
I will have to be quick and get some primer on it now, since it's damp out there, but then it's a pain to prime with the humidity in the air so it's a bit of a pain at the moment, but Wednesday it's supposed to be nice, hopefully it will hold and not rust on me until then....
I believe the rims will be fine as well, it seems I am just below the first coat of paint on them, someone painted them white, right over the factory black, so there might be hope, if not, I can at least take them to a pro get them blasted even more and powdercoat that should get them looking OK once again....
so a few pics of a naked frame.......
Saturday 8 June 2013
SandBlasting
Well, I decided to try may hand at sand blasting, went out purchased 3 bags of glass, not sand, each bag was 50 pounds, loaded up the truck with the bike parts and the borrowed sand blaster. Took it all to my sons godfathers place, he has a big shop and a big air compressor.
Well this crap goes everywhere, good thing I had gloves, safety glasses and a mask to cover the nose and mouth, I had sand in my ears, down my shirt, and just about everywhere else at the end of the day.....
So, a few issues with the blaster it kept on clogging up, seems it had crap inside from before, but I did get done almost everything I set out to do, forgot a few metal bars, but I can do those on the wire wheel.
I am not really happy with the end result, it feels rough, rougher than I expected, yes I used a fine media, well 2 different kind, really fine and fine, and it seems to have left almost like a pitting effect, very noticeable on the rims so I am not really happy....
Worse case scenario, I will take it to the place I found that will do the prep, and powder coat, might need to do this if I cannot get it to my satisfaction....
and of course some pictures....
Well, I decided to try may hand at sand blasting, went out purchased 3 bags of glass, not sand, each bag was 50 pounds, loaded up the truck with the bike parts and the borrowed sand blaster. Took it all to my sons godfathers place, he has a big shop and a big air compressor.
Well this crap goes everywhere, good thing I had gloves, safety glasses and a mask to cover the nose and mouth, I had sand in my ears, down my shirt, and just about everywhere else at the end of the day.....
So, a few issues with the blaster it kept on clogging up, seems it had crap inside from before, but I did get done almost everything I set out to do, forgot a few metal bars, but I can do those on the wire wheel.
I am not really happy with the end result, it feels rough, rougher than I expected, yes I used a fine media, well 2 different kind, really fine and fine, and it seems to have left almost like a pitting effect, very noticeable on the rims so I am not really happy....
Worse case scenario, I will take it to the place I found that will do the prep, and powder coat, might need to do this if I cannot get it to my satisfaction....
and of course some pictures....
Thursday 6 June 2013
Bad Bearings.....
Tonight I pulled the bearings from the front and rear wheels, and was
disappointed to see that I will need to purchase all new bearings and
seals, I am not pleased about this, but better to be safe than to be
sorry, 5 bearings in total, this could get costly....
Well at least the rims are ready for sand blasting now, so is the frame and the rest of the metal items, hope to get to blast on the weekend, if it don't rain.....
and I got to work a bit on a newer bike as well tonight, my neighbour picked up a 2008 Honda CBR600 RR, it was dumped by the PO, and the front fairing stay is all busted up, so we took it apart, he has parts on order and might have them by tomorrow, overall it's a nice bike, runs well, so a bit of cosmetic damage is not so bad, and can be easily fixed up.
and a few pictures to finish up tonight...
and the Honda
Well at least the rims are ready for sand blasting now, so is the frame and the rest of the metal items, hope to get to blast on the weekend, if it don't rain.....
and I got to work a bit on a newer bike as well tonight, my neighbour picked up a 2008 Honda CBR600 RR, it was dumped by the PO, and the front fairing stay is all busted up, so we took it apart, he has parts on order and might have them by tomorrow, overall it's a nice bike, runs well, so a bit of cosmetic damage is not so bad, and can be easily fixed up.
and a few pictures to finish up tonight...
and the Honda
Wednesday 5 June 2013
Clutch
Well tonight I took the clutch cover off to have a look at my clutch, and to take a few pictures so that my buddy Spyug can compare his setup to my setup.....
I have the push rod, the bearing, the actuator, 8 fibre plates, 8 steel plates, but I do not have the thrust bearing or washer since it's a 1985 model, so Spyug should not need it either, and should probably remove the one we took out of his spare engine.
I believe there is a problem on how the clutch discs have been put back in his bike, the steel plates have a smooth side, and one side is sort of rounded, plus the last friction plate (by last I mean the one closest to the outside of the engine) I think needs to be put in a certain way, but I will have to check on that tomorrow, I read about it after I put mine all back together, and it got late to take it all apart again, I will look tomorrow and confirm.
I will try to hook up the system back up tomorrow and try the clutch lever and see if mine works as it should, it better as it did work before I took all of this apart....
I hope the pics will help some and if not I can take some more....
Well tonight I took the clutch cover off to have a look at my clutch, and to take a few pictures so that my buddy Spyug can compare his setup to my setup.....
I have the push rod, the bearing, the actuator, 8 fibre plates, 8 steel plates, but I do not have the thrust bearing or washer since it's a 1985 model, so Spyug should not need it either, and should probably remove the one we took out of his spare engine.
I believe there is a problem on how the clutch discs have been put back in his bike, the steel plates have a smooth side, and one side is sort of rounded, plus the last friction plate (by last I mean the one closest to the outside of the engine) I think needs to be put in a certain way, but I will have to check on that tomorrow, I read about it after I put mine all back together, and it got late to take it all apart again, I will look tomorrow and confirm.
I will try to hook up the system back up tomorrow and try the clutch lever and see if mine works as it should, it better as it did work before I took all of this apart....
I hope the pics will help some and if not I can take some more....
Monday 3 June 2013
Sunday 2 June 2013
Frame
It's been raining most of today, but caught a bit of a break, and since everything was wet outside anyways, I decided to give the frame a spray of Simple Green, a wire brush in some areas, and just a baby bottle brush for some of the tighter areas, then it got a good blast with the power washer, and left out in the sun for a bit to dry off....
Neighbor across the street came over for a bit to see the progress, and mentioned he has a portable sand blaster, just needs to be hooked up to an air compressor, and sand......well I actually do have access to an industrial air compressor, and sand at the local Princess Auto, so maybe by next week I will sand blast the frame, the rims, and the exhaust,,,,ohhh ya, that will save me a lot of time of standing in front of the wire wheel, you gotta love good neighbors.....
And a few pics of the now squeaky clean frame.....
Just after putting the frame back in the garage, I took off all the nuts and bolts cleaned them on the wire wheel, took off the center stand, but I have decided to use all new SS Allen head bolts and nuts and so on, at least I now they are not going to rust, and all will be nice and new, now I just have to go and figure out what I need....
Cheers
It's been raining most of today, but caught a bit of a break, and since everything was wet outside anyways, I decided to give the frame a spray of Simple Green, a wire brush in some areas, and just a baby bottle brush for some of the tighter areas, then it got a good blast with the power washer, and left out in the sun for a bit to dry off....
Neighbor across the street came over for a bit to see the progress, and mentioned he has a portable sand blaster, just needs to be hooked up to an air compressor, and sand......well I actually do have access to an industrial air compressor, and sand at the local Princess Auto, so maybe by next week I will sand blast the frame, the rims, and the exhaust,,,,ohhh ya, that will save me a lot of time of standing in front of the wire wheel, you gotta love good neighbors.....
And a few pics of the now squeaky clean frame.....
Just after putting the frame back in the garage, I took off all the nuts and bolts cleaned them on the wire wheel, took off the center stand, but I have decided to use all new SS Allen head bolts and nuts and so on, at least I now they are not going to rust, and all will be nice and new, now I just have to go and figure out what I need....
Cheers
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