Post by wdwflash on Jun 1, 2010 0:33:36 GMT -5
Hi,
Last month I traded a gun for a 1984 Honda Ascot with 481 miles on it. Seems the guy bought the bike and was trail riding it. He hit a stump, broke the front forks, put it in his shed and never road it again. He gave it to his nephew who wanted my rifle more than he wanted the bike. It sat for 25 years and had some rust issues, a dented tank and broken forks. I got another set of forks and rebuilt them. I have taken the bike down to every nut and bolt. I've sandblasted everything and just painted the frame and engine. I've got a dynajet kit for it and tapered steering bearings. I bought a set of chrome bell exhaust. I've polished the plastic parts and they look good, but you can tell the guy set things on the bike when he had it in storage. The seat is 100%.
The bike is black and gray. I sandblasted the shocks and valve covers and then shot them with clearcoat and they came out gray. I'm just about to sandblast the tank and have the one dent taken out of it then have it painted. I'm not going with the stock intake, but will save it for if I want to have the stock look.
I like the looks of the old Harley XR1000 intake, so I'm running tubes from each carb out the right side and into a tapered K&N filter up in the front. Should breath real well.
The engine turns over by hand real nice. I used the old wd-40 mixed with tabasco sauce trick to make sure the rings weren't stuck (the wd-40 helps get the acid of the tabasco sauce to the affected area.) Yes, this does work and I learned it from a guy who owned three shipyards. I'm a marine engineer and work on diesel engines up to 5000hp and steam plants up to 35,000hp, so I know a little about engines. Has anyone gone to a bigger back tire and if so what size and make? I also bought a '85 Honda Shadow parts bike in case I needed some parts, and the engine in that one turns over.
Last month I traded a gun for a 1984 Honda Ascot with 481 miles on it. Seems the guy bought the bike and was trail riding it. He hit a stump, broke the front forks, put it in his shed and never road it again. He gave it to his nephew who wanted my rifle more than he wanted the bike. It sat for 25 years and had some rust issues, a dented tank and broken forks. I got another set of forks and rebuilt them. I have taken the bike down to every nut and bolt. I've sandblasted everything and just painted the frame and engine. I've got a dynajet kit for it and tapered steering bearings. I bought a set of chrome bell exhaust. I've polished the plastic parts and they look good, but you can tell the guy set things on the bike when he had it in storage. The seat is 100%.
The bike is black and gray. I sandblasted the shocks and valve covers and then shot them with clearcoat and they came out gray. I'm just about to sandblast the tank and have the one dent taken out of it then have it painted. I'm not going with the stock intake, but will save it for if I want to have the stock look.
I like the looks of the old Harley XR1000 intake, so I'm running tubes from each carb out the right side and into a tapered K&N filter up in the front. Should breath real well.
The engine turns over by hand real nice. I used the old wd-40 mixed with tabasco sauce trick to make sure the rings weren't stuck (the wd-40 helps get the acid of the tabasco sauce to the affected area.) Yes, this does work and I learned it from a guy who owned three shipyards. I'm a marine engineer and work on diesel engines up to 5000hp and steam plants up to 35,000hp, so I know a little about engines. Has anyone gone to a bigger back tire and if so what size and make? I also bought a '85 Honda Shadow parts bike in case I needed some parts, and the engine in that one turns over.
