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For you Honda fans out there - good deal or not? http://tucson.craigslist.org/mcy/4121934645.html

This is the front caliper, and the inside where the piston sits had a little rust. I set it upright, filled it with apple cider vinegar, and let it sit overnight. It worked pretty well as a cheap rust remover.

Finally completed the forks. Reassembly is a little easier with regards to the fluid because its nothing more than a measured amount, rather than having to measure the distance from the top of the fork, etc. I painted them with wheel paint, and it turned out ok, but I'm not sure how I feel about...

The triple tree now, ready to install.

mhallman, do you have a thread on it?

I plan to keep the upper triple tree in its natural metal color, but ended up using a Lowe's off-the-shelf stripper rather than the aircraft stripper that is usually raved about, as I couldn't find it readily available. It took forever to get this far, and from the videos I've watched on the...

I checked into local laws about the chain guard, at the advice of hillsy, and none are required here so I began the process of cutting the mounts off. It won't reduce much weight but it'll look more streamlined. I'm limited to a Dremel tool so it's a little time consuming.

I made a paste of baking soda and water to neutralize the acid on the battery box. Rust converter comes next. The frame and swingarm had some as well. I considered repositioning the battery, but I'll be using the side covers so I'll just keep it where it is.

Sent the gauges out for a restoration. Great job from Z-Resto out of Georgia! I considered aftermarket gauges but I prefer the original style of these bikes.

Good point hillsy, I didn't even think of that. Thanks!

A little corrosion on the swing arm from the battery vent, which I understand to be a common occurrence. A question for anyone out there- am I correct that the tabs on the left of the swing arm are for the chain guard? The bike didn't come with one and I don't plan to get one, so I was thinking...

The rear hub is coming along quite nicely. Wheel bearings, seals, and sprocket are all new since the originals were looking pretty rough.

That's great info man, thanks! If it'll save me some money... One thing, did you mean the ZR7? I looked up some specs and the ZX7 was water cooled from 99-03, and the headers I found for that didn't look quite right. Nonetheless, my search begins. The exhaust that came with my bike is 4 to 1...

This is coming along really nicely, and the Kerker fits well on there! I'm thinking about one of those myself if the price is right.

New tires! The classic style looks pretty good on these rims.

Nebr Rex - Thanks. The cush drive isn't torn or anything, just figured I'd replace it while I was in there and I wasn't sure what standard it had to meet to be reusable. I'm happy to reuse this one with a little clean up. Much appreciated! Hillsy- Thanks, but the main thing was the compression...

Another question- the fork damper requires a special tool to compress in order to re-install, according to the book. Anyone have experience with a substitute for this?

Anyone know where I can find one of these?

Started breaking apart the rear wheel since my time with borrowed wheel bearing tools is limited. Looks like most everything is original, but I could be wrong. The chain is KMC, the shoes made in Japan, and the wheel bearings are ball style so I'm guessing those are at least circa '77.