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Bought this about 18 months ago... but didn't really have the drive to get it done.
About 2-3 months ago I started tearing into the project. It was initially going to be a "get it running and beat the crap out of it" bike... but, after thinking about it... how often do I have the chance to take a blank slate and make it my own?
As I got it:
Purple...
Hooker exhaust (SUPER rare... have not found one anywhere)
Flat tires...
Broken case under shift shaft...
Bend shift shaft...
Crack in frame...
The plan:
Fit modern plastics...
Rebuild/Repaint everything...
Recover seat...
Fix frame...
New cables...
New grips...
New tires/tubes...
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So, I started with the motor... completed a full tear down, new seals, new bearings, threw in the new shifter shaft, and new cases that (luckily) came with the bike...
All the internals were in really good shape... no cutting on the flywheel, no goosed gears, all the gears and forks in the transmission were good as new.
While inside, I also removed the gearing and pump for the oil injection. The last thing I need to do is completely remove the "hot start" or decompression valve... kinda pointless.
Slapped it all back together did a quick compression test (146psi) and then took off the aluminum/chrome pieces to paint it...
4 coats of high-heat gloss black she's a shiny black pearl...
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Next up was the front shocks...
Stock, they were leaky and grossly beat up... For a trail bike, I needed a LOT more protection than simple wiper boots, so I opted for some (slightly over-sized) gators.
Tore them down... re-filled with 10w oil and added a couple shims. I actually found a way to extend the length of the shock by spacing up the bottom of the mounting brace... however, this is something I'll wait on until I determine if I need it or not.
After some gold on the triple trees and some red on the lower legs... here's what I got... Also, that's a wr250 front fender for a 08' yamaha.
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