This is gonna be fun. DJ, If I were you, I would continue to post all your questions/issuesonly on this thread. That way, when its all over, we can see it from start to finish. Should be really long. Hopefully longer than Joeys.

 

If I were you I would take a few pictures and post them up so people can help you along te way....how much did you pick it up for if you dont mind me asking?

 

Im pretty sure that manual is good for both 02and 03. If the parts are on there and they work then i would not worry too much about that. The forks on my 954 are from a completely different bike, same with the clip ons and tripple tree and it works fine, I had to rigg it so that the clipon controls did not hit the tank when i turn the wheel but they work just fine. Biggest thing is getting it working properly and then from there you can work out the smaller details.

 

im not trying to be a dick but dude do u really want to build up a bike thats could poss have severe damage u dont kno about with minimal mech skills. dude i build and fix helicopters for a living and i even had some stuff that had me scratching my head maybe u should think about picking up another one and getting rid of that one or even get a pro to help ya. do u kno if there is any structure damage bent forks or anything like i said i want everyone to kno to fix there own bikes and all but if its over your head it is. your life is more important then a pretty bike that could have alot of things wrong with it u wouldnt even kno to look for like i said dude im not tryin to be a dick just bein honest

 

i'd like to see an array of pictures of the bike, and to know what it cost in its current condition.

i dont think that was listed, but i may have missed it if it was.

but yeah, pics and you'll get all the help you need right here.....like, if you need a pro, we'll tell you

 

+1 a picture is worth a 1000 words

 

Welcome, I have a stator cover that is just collecting dust. It has minimal rash but can be stripped and polished. You just need to get a gasket or make one with gasket maker. Also there is to many people with much experience here so if you get to the point where yoru scratching your head i can guarentee you 100% that you come here and we'll get you threw it. Pictures would be very nice because I have several parts that are just laying around such as: top tripple tree, stator cover, and passanger peg assy. Also you can get alot of parts cheap off of ebay, fairing kits minus the tank for about 450.

 

Thanks for the advice again. I'll take some pictures tonight and get them online asap. As far as I can tell there is nothing major wrong with it. It starts up and purrs very nicely and has a great sound. Some of the fluids are a bit low and then there is that leak - thats the only major thing worrying me. I'll make sure to get pics of as much stuff as I can so you get a few from all angles and might be able to identify any problem easier. Like I said before I will be putting this in my girlfriends parents garage and working on it on the weekends. Her parents' neighbor is a pretty good mech so I'll probably have him helping me too so hopefully he can pick out anything major that might not show up in the pictures and I miss.

A Stator cover would be awesome, how much they go for? and the gasket? I'm going to need some extra bolts and things, all of the cosmetics from fairings, headlights mirrors to tail. new tires is a must - it has some dunlops on it now but they look about 50% or less and I've heard bad things about them... any recommendations on this front? I need to get under the tank and replace one of the plugs as well... should I replace them all at the same time or just the one? I have no idea how old the others are, I'll have a look at em first I suppose. Also need a new air filter, shouldn't be to bad though. I'll get those pics up asap so you can all see how things really look. girlfriend came down and we saw wall-e last night, didn't have time for anything else.

this might be a big project and it might be more than I can do at the moment, but hey, it's going to be fun and i'm going to learn a lot + her parents have a pool and I get free food when we go up there... not a bad deal.

 

oh yes I forgot, I just saw a post about swing arms... with the bike I also got a satin black powder coated swing arm... can I install myself or will I need specialty tools like i giant alan wrench and other stuff? should i consider getting that done professionally if i want it on?

 

i got my mirrors on ebay, i got my fairings from calicars and bikes hardware was at bike bolts.com u can also use ebay i got my tank at the salvage yard same with the headlight i did alot of shopping before any spending so keep your eyes open odds and ends on ebay also windscreen, seats and such those fairings from china look good dont fit quite right but thats what a dremel is for