Recent content by GSF

Yeah, blasting would be ideal. The only thing I'm worried about is anything that could de-magnetise something (totally boned then) or chemicals that could affect the now 34 year-old expoy holding the permanent magnets in place.

Hey guys, So I'm in the process of gutting the electrical system on my SR500 and the flywheel is pretty rusty. It has magnets epoxied into the inside, plus an ignition timing pickup on the outside. Would it be safe to go at it with a wire wheel or brush? I was planning on starting with a...

Cheers guys! I'll be selling the Bandit unfortunately, I simply can't afford to run two bikes. I haven't planned anything radical for the SR yet, I'm just going to ride it for a while and see where it takes me. The SR is very different to the Zook, I've never owned a big single before - the...

Hi everybody, Reporting in from Auckland, New Zealand. I've been riding for a couple of years now, I have just signed up to DTT now because I've bought a 1981 SR500 and I'm sure that there are plenty of SR owners and modders here to share information with! I spent a bit of time working at a...