Done for the winter

[wolfo68]

Well, despite being 30 yesterday when I went to work I rode the bike. I chose to go straight home afterward, which was a great decision because I get just a couple blocks from home and hear a familiar pop, then my engine got louder and it sounds like it's sucking extra air under load. I've had this happen before so I immediately knew what it was and turned off the bike, coasting as far as I could so I wouldn't have to push the bike up hill. I got a block away from home and pushed it the rest of the way. Once I got it to my driveway I put it on the stand, started it and revved it once while I watched the engine. I blew my rear head gasket again. I was planning on stripping her down again this winter and rebuilding the engine since I hadn't after I got her back, just set me ahead a few weeks.

Now she will be stripped and I'll be getting ahold of a few people to help me make her shine for next year.

 

[wolfo68]

What I want to do this winter is completely tear down the engine, flush the oil clean it up, remove any broken bolts ( I know there are two), install new cometic gaskets all around, drop in 9 primary, make new oil lines, paint plastics and frame, possibly mock up new plastics, strip and paint rims, mount M-lock more securely, finish new exhaust.


So I'm going to stock up on some
Oil leak dye
loc tite blue
and
thread sealants

 

[go cytocis]

make new oil lines,

You've got the right fittings & crimping tools, right? I recall from bitter past experience a long time ago that it's tough to fabricate reliable oil-tight lines without these!

 

[wolfo68]

I'm from a rural town in Iowa where half the people work in manufacturing plants or in automotive repair. Shouldn't be too hard to find.

Anyone have any other ideas of things I should do?

Thinking about reupholstering my seat as well so that the orange doesn't clash.

 

[go cytocis]

Anyone have any other ideas of things I should do? Thinking about reupholstering my seat

If you're re-covering the seat anyway, it might be a good time to also reprofile the foam, or add a gel insert for comfort (?)...

 

[wolfo68]

It's a select seat

 

[wolfo68]

Well I almost purchased a select seat that was completely black this morning, but I slept through the end of the ebay auction and didn't get to jump the bid at the end like I normally do. So someone got one for like $100.

Anyway, This is how far I got on the teardown in the three hours I devoted to it tonight.

 

[Loki]

I cant wait to see her clean.

 

[wolfo68]

I cant wait to see her clean.

Me too, sadly I can't remember the last time it wasn't dirty.

I have some great new parts on their way though, so it should be an interesting build.

 

[konarider94]

I blew my rear head gasket again

Were you getting on it pretty hard when the engine was still cold? You gotta be easy on it until it reaches operating temperature.

 

[wolfo68]

I let it warm up for a minute or so, but It was like 30 out or somewhere close to that. But yeah, I was racing some dude in a carerra between lights.

New cometic gaskets, that my father can't throw away this time (last time he thought I had taken everything out of the box and threw it away with the base, head, and rocker gaskets).

 

[konarider94]

You cant do that when its cold out until its had a chance to get nice and warm. Unless you really like rebuilding it all the time.

 

[snrusnak]

Unless you really like rebuilding it all the time.

Practice makes perfect

 

[wolfo68]

Unless you really like rebuilding it all the time

lol, it is very therapeutic for me.

I don't mind this time since I was planning on doing it this winter anyway, I already had the gaskets ordered and with the way the weather has been I would've put it away probably a week later.

I'm just glad it wasn't hot enough to melt the jug this time.

 

[wolfo68]

Okay so now I'm toying with the idea of a supercharger. I have a turbocharger that I was tempted to work with, but I don't want to mess with Dean's complete system. I may save the turbo for the uly or possibly another bike.

For now here is my parts list:

Frame
*new frame
lower CR triple
Upper CR triple
43mm forks (will use CF wrap on them)
Swingarm
*long swingarm
front galfer rotor
hidden brembo rear brake
new engine mounts
updated oil lines (need fittings)
S wiring harness
M-Lock
Subframe spacers
9 primary
keda 1.88" headers
Keda RT XB1 exhaust


Ton of rims, don't know which set I'll wind up painting.

 

[wolfo68]

It's slowly coming together.

 

[oh9bolt]

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Do I see a Ss swingarm?

 

[wolfo68]

yessir

 

[oh9bolt]

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Have you got the shock extension yet?

 

[wolfo68]

indeed