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All original 1989 Kenny Roberts Shoei helmet. Exterior is in decent shape still but the interior had fallen apart. I was able to refurbish the interior to make it a usable helmet again.
I'll be honest, I've never measured the amount of lye I use. I shake some in the water, mix it and put the part in. If the results are slow and ineffective I'll just mix in some more. Not sure if you can over due it. Never had a problem.
I've removed anodizing many times. I dip the parts in a water and lye bath and let them soak. The parts will star to fizz then take them out, rinse and wipe them off. You may need to do this a few times till all the ano is gone.
Volume was a concern of mine for sure. After a thorough bleeding I was relieved that it worked perfectly with no issues. I rarely use rear brakes anyway but surprisingly the pedal felt great when I tried it out on the road. Zero effort to engage the rear brake. I have two videos on the GSXR...
I see this subject has been brought up before but there wasn't much for results. I faced the same problem in my build and found a decent/working solution. I built a 920 Virago shaft bike. They've got the ugliest, bulkiest foot rests ever! I was determined to not mod or use them in any way...
Engine is stock. The only thing I've done is delete the air box, install velocity stacks and hand build the custom exhaust system. The power this bike makes is good enough for my son. He certainly won't get in trouble with it. BTW, I did look into performance engine pieces for this bike. They...
Been a long time since I've posted here. Thought I'd show you what I put together for my oldest son. 1983 Yamaha Virago 920. She's about finished in these pics but I also have a stack of build pics too if anyone is interested.
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