Ok...Update time. Work throughout March and most of April was ZERO due to an ongoing personal issue regarding my soon-to-be-ex, my AWESOME daughter, and lawyers. Understandable to say the least.
First up, or, er, off: the steering stem/triple tree: I had to elist some help to get the lower bearing race off.
And how it looks this morning in my outdoor rattle can paint booth:
When the paint is dry, I'll be able to continue to put the FRONT back together:
Forks have new seals...finally
And an All-balls kit is ready to go in as well:
While the forks were out, and, well, I needed to take out some frustration, I started taking apart the rear wheel. Needless to say, it's a mess back here:
Really:
That's about 20 years of grime on there. Can you say PRESSURE WASHER??
PROGRESS: Cleaned up the rear socket and boot assembly:
And earlier last week, the fairing-stay gor a new coat of Krylon:
And I'm keeping everything else organized...to an extent with these bins I got at Home Depot for $1 each:
Handlebar assembly bin:
Triple tree and forks bin:
Rear Wheel bin:
And the rear wheel itself (not cleaned or devoid of its crustry old Dunlop yet)
And no project thread is completer without a shot of a rusty old chain...which, with exception of MAYBE a few bushings, fittings, and other odd lots is the only thing MAJOR that I need to replace anytime soon:
OK, maybe brake pads and replacment lines...but no, really, that's all I need, I swear:
Thanks for looking