It's been a week or two and I haven't been on lately to post my progress.
It's been the hurricane days down here, and well, not too much riding to be done, but the weather's up and about now, so here's some more progress on my f3.

I've put a new tire on my front rim (the old one was so worn I could see the threading) She's a Shinko Raven (65 bucks shipped RAWR)



Man, it's like a whole new bike with that wheel on there!
So how about some before and afters, right?

Before




Wow was it nasty.
I could jump-rope with that chain too.
I threw some degreaser on there (bout a whole can's worth)
Scraped enough grime off there to make a legit sandcastle

Then I put the vortex set on there
(-1 in the front, rear was stock (and mailed black for free!) )





IMO it's a bit tight, and I'm sure she'll stretch a bit.
Got the sprockets and a barely used o-ring for under 60 bucks shipped


Knocked off a link with my dremmel (took 3 minutes)



Now she's back to being as pretty as can be.
Next up : Brakes, and New brake/clutch levers!

 

Very nice. A new tire makes such a difference I want to change them every season!

The bike looks great. Did you do the gauge swap? I'm taking on that project over the next week or so and yours looks perfect. Did you build your own surround?

 

Looks good, much cleaner. I would however use a Rivet type of master link rather than a Clip style. Much safer that way.

 

So are you looking at getting those short adjustable levers? Sorry i forgot their name.

Nice bike

 

the clip isn't safe?

 

thanks, and i plan to keep them long,
i think ebay has a nice cherry red pair for under 20 bucks

 

+1 on the rivet master link. It's just safer.

That old chain was looking rough... kinky and loose!

 

I can only tell you what the shop manual says. There are certainly differing opinions on the different types. In this case I'd go with what Honda recommends.

 

I've always used a clip master link for 12 years worth of chains which has been about 12 chains. This was mainly due to the fact that I never had a rivet tool. I stumble across a motion pro heavy duty chain rivet tool for $40 and snatched it up a few months ago. It was a bit of a pain in the bum to use compared to the clip type. This was mainly due to the fact that you have to be careful of pushing the rivet too far.
I agree with chuck on the chain... overdue for replacement.

 

12 chains in 12 years ! Wow, now there is someone who rides a lot. I'm guessing that it's not on one bike. How many different bikes have you had in the last 12 years ?