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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 0:27:34 GMT 1
I started this Mid August, Picked it up locally, Rough as f***. But it runs, and runs well, Basically going to replace every nut, bolt, Rebuild the engine, New crank, pistons, all new seals, bearings etc. All new powdercoat, paint etc, Norbo sent me a 14/15KG box of parts.  Sourced a bunch of parts locally and in Japan. Engine will get all the ports cleaned up, Tyga exhausts and I am on the fence with which carbs to run, Stock or a set of 30s I had on my of my other 350s.
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 0:28:08 GMT 1
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 0:28:48 GMT 1
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 0:29:12 GMT 1
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 0:29:25 GMT 1
Engine cases all sanded and repaired, Lots of road rash, Had to build up the sides again to get it all flush with the little plastic covers.. They look great  |
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 0:29:38 GMT 1
Clocks are all stripped and new faces fitted, Repainted the rims are they wree in bad shape, Waiting on an old set so I can salvage the needles.. Thanks again nokturnal, You da man..  |
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 0:29:50 GMT 1
Brake calipers are stripped and cleaned and painted, All new seals, pistons and pads, New rubbers and pins, I might not use there, I have a set of Blue spots that I will fit for now, Picked up a set of adapters from Nigel over at NK Racing, Top guy.. The LC brakes were never that good  |
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 0:30:04 GMT 1
all plastics were sanded and repainted with plastic trim paint, Perfect again, They were in really bad shape, All sun damaged and just really natty...  |
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 0:30:18 GMT 1
all metal has been picked up from the powdercoaters, Looks absolutely fantastic, Waiting on the crank and cylinders which are on the way, Then its time to get it all together. Ill build the motor and do the squish and send the head out for correction, The LC has a very, very safe squish, Lets tighten it up and take away some of that reliability  |
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 0:32:29 GMT 1
Afew other bikes I restored,, Before   |
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 0:33:49 GMT 1
My RG, It has a blown gearbox at the moment, Just witing on my machinist to finish up fitting a modded ZX6 clutch, Already have a billet box and cases etc.  |
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 0:35:46 GMT 1
One of my Powervalves. Before  After,  |
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 0:37:31 GMT 1
This one got sidetracked so I can build the LC, It will have RGV running gear etc..  |
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 0:41:08 GMT 1
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Post by earthman on Oct 3, 2018 7:37:25 GMT 1
Wow,stunning work there, it's nice to see how a bike can be turned around like that,...I dunno how you find the time to do it or the money.
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Post by stusco on Oct 3, 2018 7:47:38 GMT 1
Great work on the lc ,on all your bikes in fact ,I’m stripping a rg I bought of eBay no surprise to find it’s been seized on pot number 4 ,funny the the previous owner said it pulled like a train!!
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Post by Norbo on Oct 3, 2018 8:59:15 GMT 1
Its amazing how nice vapor on alloy makes it look so nice
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 14:40:24 GMT 1
Thanks Guys, I work on them most evenings after work, The only time it get really,
Thats my first time to use a vapor blasting service, Bloody nice job, Looks absolutely fantastic, Takes clean to a whole new level )
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 14:41:28 GMT 1
Great work on the lc ,on all your bikes in fact ,I’m stripping a rg I bought of eBay no surprise to find it’s been seized on pot number 4 ,funny the the previous owner said it pulled like a train!! LOL, Ive bought a few of them, Great running bike etc etc.... Nearly always safer to pull the top end and see whats going on in there
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Post by philmill on Oct 3, 2018 16:48:02 GMT 1
Regarding the vapour blasting, how do you stop the blasting media getting into the air ways etc in the carbs? I've never done carbs for that reason.
Phil
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Post by markhoopy on Oct 3, 2018 17:15:12 GMT 1
Your build seems to be rivalling Yogi's for speed  |
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Post by dusty350 on Oct 3, 2018 18:46:37 GMT 1
Great skills and attention to detail All the refurbed parts look awesome  Dusty |
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Post by 1966baz on Oct 3, 2018 19:08:22 GMT 1
Looking really good mate. Keep up the good work.
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 22:50:45 GMT 1
Regarding the vapour blasting, how do you stop the blasting media getting into the air ways etc in the carbs? I've never done carbs for that reason. Phil I just strip the carbs out, He blasts them and cleans them and Then I just blow them out, They were spotless when I got them back. No probs so far |
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Post by tacky1 on Oct 3, 2018 22:51:22 GMT 1
Thanks Guys, You know the story, 1 hour of riding, 2 hours of repair..  |
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Post by jon on Oct 4, 2018 7:20:42 GMT 1
Regarding the vapour blasting, how do you stop the blasting media getting into the air ways etc in the carbs? I've never done carbs for that reason. Phil I just strip the carbs out, He blasts them and cleans them and Then I just blow them out, They were spotless when I got them back. No probs so far I think Phil is on about the air correction jet circuit. A tricky thing to get to clean out without removing the brass balls. Jon |
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Post by earthman on Oct 4, 2018 7:32:53 GMT 1
I just strip the carbs out, He blasts them and cleans them and Then I just blow them out, They were spotless when I got them back. No probs so far I think Phil is on about the air correction jet circuit. A tricky thing to get to clean out without removing the brass balls. Jon I'd like to know more about that circuit in general, to see an exploded diagram of a carb and the part it plays would be nice. Has someone replaced those brass balls with a threaded fastener, something that's easy to remove/replace or have I dreamt that. |
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Post by dusty350 on Oct 4, 2018 8:35:32 GMT 1
You have to be careful with vapour blasting carbs. When I had my last 400, I sent the carbs to a well known fella down south who did lots of them. Came back afterwards looking brand new, but there was a tiny bit of blasting slurry in the bowls. I investigated further, and on pushing out the emulsion tubes, found them to be full of blasting media !! I would have expected them to be blasted after being stripped, but not in this case. If I was doing it again they would be going to Muttsnuts. Dusty |
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Post by pedroshaw on Oct 4, 2018 15:08:36 GMT 1
Clocks are all stripped and new faces fitted, Repainted the rims are they wree in bad shape, Waiting on an old set so I can salvage the needles.. Thanks again nokturnal, You da man.. You can get new needles off eBay for xt500 which are the same needle |
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Post by jon on Oct 4, 2018 17:42:19 GMT 1
Clocks are all stripped and new faces fitted, Repainted the rims are they wree in bad shape, Waiting on an old set so I can salvage the needles.. Thanks again nokturnal, You da man.. You can get new needles off eBay for xt500 which are the same needle You used to be able to. They have run out some time ago. They will be doing another batch, but no ETA. Jon |
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