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12-06-2018, 07:26 AM
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As usual, any time spent working on a 40 year old bike will have some good news, and some bad news. First, the good news: The frame is now 100% stripped down and cleaned up. The weather out here in Phoenix is getting a bit chilly, but still nice enough for working out in the garage, and more importantly, still nice enough to shoot some paint. I got the rear swingarm cleaned and painted last week, along with a few other odds and ends. The frame will get painted this weekend.
http://www.chinariders.net/attachmen...1&d=1544098701 Now the bad news: The rear brake pedal has a pivot rod that connects the pedal to the frame, and also serves as the pivot for the centerstand. As you can imagine, the bike being left outside exposed to the elements for 25 years didn't do it any favors. The rod was completely seized to the brake pedal, and I had to use the trusty angle grinder and cutoff wheel to get it out. http://www.chinariders.net/attachmen...1&d=1544098882 http://www.chinariders.net/attachmen...1&d=1544098882 http://www.chinariders.net/attachmen...1&d=1544098882 This leaves me with two problems now. 1) The rod is still stuck inside the brake pedal, and needs to be removed so I can fit a new rod, and 2) I have to find a new rod that is in usable shape, or have a machine shop whip one up for me. Surprisingly, there doesn't seem to be many machine shops out here in Phoenix. They mostly revolve around heavy industrial or production industries, and as a result a guy walking in the front door with a unique job isn't something they really jump on. Once I get the frame painted up and ready to go, I'll be able to start on the reassembly phase. I'm going to order the wiring harness and a few other odds and sods this weekend. I'm going to have to get some time set aside to dig into the engine, as well. That's going to require a complete teardown and overhaul. I also need to get the massive dent banged out of the exhaust system. It's a process, no doubt about it.
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12-06-2018, 12:02 PM
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Location: Sardis, BC, Canada
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What is unique about the rod? Does it step up or down? Can it just be a piece of DOM tubing? I searched for it on BB, but only found a 350, not a 450. Tell me if the diagram matches what you have.
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12-06-2018, 02:19 PM
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It's about 9 degrees F out here today with 20+ mph winds... what is "a bit chilly" in the South?
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12-06-2018, 06:07 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Carrollton, GA
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Item 13 on the parts breakdown. It steps in two places to capture grease.
http://www.chinariders.net/attachmen...1&d=1544137563
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First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up |
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12-07-2018, 11:41 AM
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12-07-2018, 12:00 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2016
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Weld, I sent you a PM about the parts. Thanks!
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First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up |
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12-29-2018, 03:49 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2016
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Just to update everyone that I have nothing to update about, I took this week off because I was going to get some work done on the Scrambler. It didn't work out. The Bambino was sick on Christmas Day, and didn't want to do anything but cuddle on the couch all day. If you put him down for any reason at all, he would just stand there and cry and scream with his arms up. We think it was a combination of something he ate, and his molars coming in. He's got eight teeth in there now, so I can imagine things are getting a bit crowded for him, and causing him a bit of pain. I also went into the field on Thursday to help out one of our cooler account managers. He managed to take a piece of business away from a competitor, and wanted to get me in there pronto to install the equipment. Long story short, there was still a ton of the old chemical left over (because that's the way this particular competitor operates, they undercut the price by a huge margin, but then order a couple thousand dollars worth of chemical to sit on the customer site), and I won't be doing the equipment install until the middle of January at the earliest. Back to the Scrambler, maybe. I was out in the garage a few times, and came to the realization that I don't have the stuff I need to get it back together as a roller, and so all I can really do is finish cleaning and painting the frame. Great! I'll do that!... But wait. If I paint the frame now, it's likely going to get pretty scratched up between now and the move into the new house, and even more likely during the move to the new house... On top of that, I don't have the parts needed to overhaul the new forks I picked up, or get the brake hubs cleaned up enough to go back together. I also don't have brakes for either end, or wheel bearings, or a new rear rim. ::Sigh:: I guess this project is going to go on the back burner until we get into the new house and I get a couple workbenches built so I can lay out some of the parts, and maybe tear into the engine. I also need to pick up a sandblasting cabinet and an air compressor to run it. A parts washer is likely also in my future... So there's my no update update. Thanks for coming along for the ride.
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12-06-2018, 06:08 PM
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12-06-2018, 07:28 PM
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