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What process did you use to get the new fork seals to set in enough? I know some people use a larger socket. I just remember having one hell of a time. But then again I'm special haha
Finally, hallin came over to help rebuild the front forks. He lowered them internally by 1" and added some preload to make the front end more consistent with the rear.
"Finally?" I can't even find the time to work on my own bike lately, but I'm glad I could help out. I still can't believe how far this bike has come, and that it's your first bike ever. I hope this spring chop helps the ride & handling and reduces some brake-dive for you. It'll certainly look better, without tubes sticking up through the upper triple clamp. The fork leg and frame paint look great.
For those wanting a full description on the how-to, see my KZ build here: http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=38126.105
fresh_c, I was wrong about the drop I added to mine. It was only 1.5", but that was actually surprisingly dramatic. Your 1" drop should sit really well.
It's been a busy couple months, but I've got a couple photos to post. The engine, frame, forks, new front wheel, ect. have all been painted and I've started reassembly. And yes, I am lucky enough to be doing reassembly in the house. Please no hate on the ghetto bike stand.
I started stripping the tank this weekend with some aircraft stripper.
That's all for now, but more coming soon!
You have to ease your way into it. Mine started as a place to store the clean and shiny engine while painting everything else. It kinda snowballed from there, but no complaints thus far.
Not much to report here. Over the last couple weeks I got the bike wired and I've been doing lots of body work. The tank was pretty straight when I got it, but I added a nice little ding a while back . I started with primer, then body filler, then more primer, and sanding, and primer, and body filler, and sanding....The last photo is how the tank sits for now; wearing the first coat of white. It's cold and raining right now so I probably won't get any more paint added until after Thanksgiving. Hopefully I'll get the new throttle cables installed this week, so all I'll have remaining is paint. More updates to come.
I received my safety wire pliers in the mail today so I finished up wrapping the exhaust. There seems to be a lot of strong opinions both for and against wrapping exhaust, but I'm doing it to cover up my ugly pipes and because I think it looks boss. The wire I used for securing the wrap is called Inconel, which is both heat and weather resistant. In other words, the wire should outlast the pipes.
With the exhaust installed, I need to setup the new throttle cables, attach the rear brake components, and paint the tins.
I installed the throttle cables over the weekend. While I was able to use the correct hex crimper on the cable jacket ends, I ended up using a cigarette lighter to solder the cable stops onto the cables. Not the correct tool for the job, but it worked none the less. Also, I am happy to report Hoppes lubricating oil works just as well on throttle cables as it does my Bushy.
We should be getting nice weather for the rest of the week some hopefully I can get the base colors on the tail and tank. Pics to follow.
First coat of white is on and sanded. Once we get some dry weather I'll shoot the second coat of white, add graphics, shoot blue, and finish everything off with Spraymax.
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