Replaced the stem bearings

 

Rebuilding the forks tonight. Oil, seals, dust seals and then polishing / painting the bottoms.

 

i took her out in this glorious 60 degree weather and started rippin through corners! but i did a complete engine swap a little over a week ago.

 

Ordered a new R/R because I gave mine to a friend while my bike isn't together.

Ordered the bearings I needed for the dogbone and swingarm, and a dust seal for the front wheel.

New clutch, throttle, choke and speedo cables.

New chain slider for the swingarm

Replaced a few random nuts/bolts and a screw that were no good

New visor for the gauges, mine was cracked.

Going to order my chain and sprockets tomorrow.

I still need engine mounts if anybody has any spares.

 

Put her in for a service, new oil + filter, chain + sprokets, rear brake pads and spark plugs.

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Installed the rebuilt forks, cleaned the front calipers, drained fluid, replaced oem pads with HH pads, found a used F3 cage on craigslist.

 

Was hoping to get it back together tonight... found I had to JB weld another bracket for the headlight

I finished cleaning up after the oil change and put the rear turn signals back on (anybody know what the number is on them? I tried to find some that matched but they didn't have any dual filament bulbs)

Oh well. The rest of the week is supposed to be amazingly nice out... so if I get it all back together tomorrow I am riding to work the rest of the week.

 

I put the heat wrench on my kickstand so it would lean over properly. A little oxyacetylene and and a wrench got the bend I needed on it.


Dropping the forks in the front made the stock kickstand not work at all. Here I'm giving it a sand anneal so it stays ductile.



Here's the kickstand in it's bent glory.


And here she is leaning like a pro.



I know this is excessive for just modding my kickstand, but 'm really happy about it!

Saturday, I got it up to 150 indicated on a group ride in marin, but that's a different story .

 

Ordered a seat for the o5 cbr rr tail swap, picked up the 05 fairings, chopped off some unneeded tabs, installed newer forks, put my old bent radiator back in.
Quick question for anyone who might know my petcock is leaking bad and im pretty broke right now. can i fab something up from home depot and bypass the vacuum line without issues?

Waiting on a front stay, seat, and a rim so i can ride this motha..

 

JTKardel, I would fear for my life on that bike at 150 lol!