I routed the wires through the clubman cafe bars. I was a total bitch, but I got 'er done.
I created a new tool!! Getting paint off of a still built motor,... really not a good time. Those cooling fins, and the recessed areas, nooks & crannies. At last count, I have 8 different wire wheels for my drill, files, scratch awls flathead screwdrivers, sandpaper, etc...
The best tool ended up being steel wool and an 1/8 inch drill bit. I pulled about 1/8th of the coarse steel wool pad off and layed it perpendicularly across the heads cooling fins. Then I layed the side of the drill bit across the steel wool and nudged it between two fins. Started rolling the bit and the wool wrapped around the bit. I added more until it was as thick as the gap in the fins. You can guide the wool where you need it on the bit, tip or shaft. (protective gloves a must!)
Then I went to town!! You need to reload the bit now and then. The wool would fly off all over the place, magnetized, and stick to every tool it could. An awful mess. But I got the paint removal done in an evening, when I thought it would be days.
Also, the tip of the bit was good to rough up the floors of the crevasses, all the better.
I took the triple tree apart because I decided to go all unpainted. So I undid what I had done. Lame.
The engine is now top and bottomless. I am going to polish every part I can.
Ordered carb kits, engine gaskets, chrome front lamp assembly, misc rubber parts.
Going well.
77 KZ 650 C1.
77 KZ 650 C1.
Crashed-Repaired, Pods, Kerker pipe, re-wired core bundle, lamp upgraded, homemade rectifier, solid state regulator , Dyna-s ignition, repainted, slightly modified, year-round commuter
Honda Metro 85 mpg Scooter. Dont laugh I will throw it at you