Hey everybody, a few months ago i picked up my first bike, a 1988 Hurricane 600 with a 1987 parts bike. The 1988 has 78,000km on it so a full rebuilt was started by the previous owner who swapped alot of the 1987 parts onto it. The 1987 is in exceptional condition with only 9,000km on it but one of the previous owners started to tear down the engine and didnt mark anything! All the pistons were taken off the rods without marking what cylinder they came from and the cams were not stored properly and started to rust. Apart from that i'd say she was a steal at $600 for the pair

When i picked up the bikes the 88 was already completley stripped and the frame powdercoated with a few parts reinstalled back onto the frame, so all that remains for me is to put it back together and finish up the engine.

Heres a picture of the frame after the previous owner powdercoated it


When we got the 1988 home, Before a MAJOR cleanup (my dads 1978 Kz1000 is in our shop getting rebuilt so i get to rebuild mine in my room)


Me getting into the parts bike engine to see what kind of shape it was in


Parts Bike frame with engine being taken apart


Parts bike engine


The cylinder block from the parts bike beside my dad's Kz1000 block (he likes making fun of my "Baby engine")


After a good cleaning


And how she sits right now, i put the old rims and tires on just to get a feel for how she looks


Tires are next on the list, with a chain, sprockets, and valve seals coming in the near future. I'll try to keep this build up to date but as i'm currently going through my Basic Training the progress might be limited
Thanks for looking!

 

awesome pics that looks like fun and nice camera

 

Hey man, nice CADPAT. Since I know youre in Canada now, any chance you want to sell me a Chain Guard?

 

Hey Everybody
Sorry for the lack of updates, I just got back from some time away with the military so hopefully there will be some progress to report in the near future. Only progress since my last post was the purchase of a helmet. An Icon Domain 2 Warthog, i think it looks pretty nice

 

Great pics & workspace! Warthog is looking nice too! I hope you can get back on the project!

 

The project is back on track!
Both heads are off to the engine shop today for a rebuild but I've run into a bit of a problem. They asked me to buy the valve seals but the cheapest i can find them is $10 a piece With 16 valves that gets kind of expensive. Does anyone know of a site where they are cheaper than this, or is this a normal price for our bikes?

 

Well I found the seals for $7.99 at the dealership and they should be in any day now. The engine shop said all the heads need is the seals so I lucked out there!

 

Its amazing how excited new parts can get you isn't it? My tires, chain, and rear sprocket are finally in. still no word from the engine shop though

For now i decided to go with some cheaper tires as i'm only going to be cruising around town learning how to drive. Once i get some time under my belt and i start hitting the track i'll get some better ones. I went with a 110/80-17 Kenda up front and a 140/70-17 IRC on the rear. The pair only set me back $190 so theress not much to complain about here
Might as well take some pictures!








I'll probably be giving the engine shop a call tomorrow to see how the two heads are coming. Lets hope their going to be done soon!

 

Got to work on installing the new sprocket today. The loctite put up a bit of fuss ,but there's nothing a torch can't handle!

 

Gave the engine shop a call today and the heads wont be ready until the first of next week, that kind of puts my build to a halt for the moment.