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Well, problem solved. It seems like the conrod bearing on the middle cylinder is seized. The reason might be the bad gasket between the crank case and the cylinder foot. It seems to be broken and a lot of dirt and sand seems to have entered the engine that way.
Back in business!
Hello!
It been a while since I wrote or did anything for that matter.
Now I've started to tear apart the engine gradually to see what has happened. I dismantled the flywheel, primary chain and it was still not moving an inch. So I dismantled the left side and removed the...
I was riding it and the engine just died while breaking into a roundabout. Tried to start and it only clicked from the starter engine, turned around and tried to start it downhill, when i released the clutch it just locked the rear wheel. When I got back into the garage after one hell of a...
What is that, more like bobber style? I Bought mine for 250$ but are now up to about 1000$ in build cost. But I aint ready yet. Budget says 2500$ at least.
These are the shocks I bought. http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/yamaha/xs_750/77/picture/rear_hagon_road_shocks/ I chose the slim line with black because i hate chrome.
I weigh in at only 60kg (132 lbs) maybe 70kg (154lbs) with all racing gear on so I bought the softer ones called road shocks...
Everything is back from the powdercoater and the reassembly is in progress!
Painted the driveaxle hub and mounted the new tyres.
Getting the swingarm back tommorow and will have a rolling chassie then!
Some pics:
Thanks! I cleaned the engine with degreaser and high pressure washer three times. Then I sprayed the engine with thinner and waited for 20-30 minutes then cleaned it again.
Then i masked everything on the engine , then coated it three times with high heat rattlecan spray.
I painted the pipe. :p
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