TresCuatros
Active Member
They say crawl, walk, run, right?
I've grown up around more of the modern bikes. The kind you just put gas in, make sure it's tuned, and go race.
I also spent the last 10 years fabricating off-road truck hardware and am pretty tired of working on dirty, crusty steel - So I decided to start a project where I bought an old, sad, motocross bike, and pumped some life back into it.
Enter the $700 2004 Crf 450r I found on craigslist.
The bike had a blown engine and was covered in dry, crusty, lacquer that must have come from a cheap chain lube spray. It needed everything. Even the air filter crumbled to pieces upon removal.
The goal started as a simple engine overhaul, clean up the essentials, then go ride and rip. However as I started wrenching, I found it infuriating that new clean parts were mixing with tired old parts. Early on I made the executive decision to drain the elbow-grease-surplus and make this a full-on restoration.
I used a combination of brass brush, Eagle 1 Mag Cleaner (very aggressive!), and Super Clean Soap. Sometimes getting into the bits with sand paper. All followed up by Scotchbrite 7447 PRO.
I've grown up around more of the modern bikes. The kind you just put gas in, make sure it's tuned, and go race.
I also spent the last 10 years fabricating off-road truck hardware and am pretty tired of working on dirty, crusty steel - So I decided to start a project where I bought an old, sad, motocross bike, and pumped some life back into it.
Enter the $700 2004 Crf 450r I found on craigslist.
The bike had a blown engine and was covered in dry, crusty, lacquer that must have come from a cheap chain lube spray. It needed everything. Even the air filter crumbled to pieces upon removal.
The goal started as a simple engine overhaul, clean up the essentials, then go ride and rip. However as I started wrenching, I found it infuriating that new clean parts were mixing with tired old parts. Early on I made the executive decision to drain the elbow-grease-surplus and make this a full-on restoration.
I used a combination of brass brush, Eagle 1 Mag Cleaner (very aggressive!), and Super Clean Soap. Sometimes getting into the bits with sand paper. All followed up by Scotchbrite 7447 PRO.
