And now we wait. I have my stuff ordered for the engine.

- Piston rings
- Wrist Pins
- Wrist Pin Clips
- Rod Bearings
- Main Journal Bearings

So far, I'm into the bike for....
- $300 for the bike
- $300 for the engine
- $306 for the engine pieces

Still needed to purchase...
- $75 for Sprocket/chain set
- $40 for battery
- $40 for Ignition/lock set
- $26 for rear seat cover

- ~$300 for paint

In theory, that puts me in to the bike for ~$1400. We'll see if that pans out.

 

Are you painting the bike? Or is someone else painting the whole bike for you? That's a hell of a deal if so...

 

I'm too cheap to pay someone for anything. That cost is for materials.

 

Whew, I was starting to think I was bent over a barrel and shown all 50 states since I paid about $300 for just my tank being painted (I don't have any, I mean any, body paint skills).

Doing it yourself is better in my book if you can do it. Nothing wrong with that.

 

More boring polishing. My plan is to polish the area that's currently stripped and paint the center body color.

 

That's a cool look. I have it on my Bandit, and I love it. Looks great, not too flashy though.

 

I wasn't too sure about the polished lip. There wasn't anything I could do to get it even close to the frame. Still, I gave it a shot.


I then added some paint. It's not exactly what I was after, but I really like how it turned out. The only issue is I get to change my planned paint scheme again. As Bob Ross used to say, "There are no mistakes; only happy accidents."

In the dark, it's black.


In the light, it's a deep purple.

 

Holy Jeebus it has been a while since I did anything to the bike. It has been nothing but hockey. Thankfully, one kid's season is finished and the other is closing.

I was able to put a few pieces on the bike and get it back on its own two wheels.




Now, I turn my attention to disassembling, cleaning, measuring and reassembling the engine. I'm starting with the head and this is my laboratory.

 

It doesn't look like much, because I worked most of the day on other projects. At any rate, the head is disassembled and mostly cleaned. I want to find something to work the rest of the carbon in the chamber and exhaust ports. The chamber is pretty clean, but I want it better. I was able to clean all of the valves up and they look good.

And now we wait for the next opportunity to work on it. I don't think I'll be riding by March. I tried.

 

The head is the hardest part. Looks like you're being surgical with it - which is great.

March is a long month, hell you got an extra day from February, keep up the good work. You're getting close