ok up date,,, ive cancelled that david silvers rear guard order,,,a local to me member here "hot500"(who has a fabulous cafe 500)has an old rear guard for me,thanks kev!not much else to update except ive sorted through the boxes of stuff and done some pre cleaning,my aim here is to do this as cheap as chips with roadworthy and saftey using what other parts i have on hand,ill replace the brake hoses/pads with new,,the chain and battery will be hand me downs from my regular bike and that gets the new stuff,the sprockets on this are near new looking "jt" ones although it has a naughty o ring chain ill toss,rattle can frame paint job after a quick rub back and just sand the tank and side covers back to break off the loose paint(looks to be applied over a freshly waxed tank?it might all blow off yet with the pressure washer?),,all the rusty stuff like brackets and rear shock springs has gone into the mollasses tubs,ill paint the bars once they come clean,the rims are solid,,ill sand blast the spokes and spray them,the loom is virginal and checks out fine,ill remove and clean all the contacts in the gang/multi plugs,the starter motor spins up torquey,the solenoid clicks and the stator field and ignition coils check out ok,i threw the plug caps,,one was 33kohms!
the headers are solid,the first bend has no chrome and rusty,,ill just paint them silver.
ahh mollasses!
the tank is great inside and perfect outside!i dont like these trap door ones though?i have an early 500 one i might use yet?its dented though.
the rims are coming up easy with some elbow grease and steel wool with jiff(trade mark registered!)those hubs will get a sand blast,
ill run these tyres at first and see what they do?i know it goes against anything posted here etc about old tyres,ill only be going along my street and local,ill watch them for cracks,they hold air,i want to use this as a test rig for engines for a year or two,,then pull it down again for another face lift!
nothing to see here folks,,just another nude frame!how dry is our grass?with a bit of luck itll green up where ive been pressure washing at least?.
the po said the front forks had been re sealed and apart,,i believe him there,,the oil i pumped out was clean and clear not the usual grey stinky puss you find in old forks!
