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porchev914 wrote: That Hydrocal stuff you talked about; where can I get some?

I buy mine locally from Seattle pottery supply, I usually order it by the ton or half ton, so its pretty cheap. Most ceramic supply places will have some, usually in 50 or 100lb bags.

If I was going to do it again I would use the wax. it had been so long since i made my tailpiece i forgot that step of the process. I think i would also try sealing it with some primer/sealer and sanding that down first too.


These came today, the faces I designed are looking sweet! i cant believe how lightweight they are compared to the stock ones. sorry for the crappy cell pic. camera was dead.

I hope you don't mind that I saved your road trip pictures to my hard drive for a little inspiration. You are living my dream, good sir.

Wishing you all the best luck working on this bike, I'll be watching your progress with great interest...

Also, I like your taste in boots (and arachnids).

I just love the excellent work u r doing here.
Way to go.

that underbrace will make a big difference in your handling.esp,mid corner bumps when you are on the throttle.

leon

slowly chugging away with progress on the frame.


really happy with the way the swingarm turned out. It looks strong, and aesthetically it looks pretty good to me. I get better pictures once I have the bike back at home.

some nice work there.

lookin good,keep us posted.

leon

finally tore the engine apart again, cleaned it up and got the cases back together, This time WITH the clutch basket. Oh that? just a morawaki points cover

Decided the casting marks of these handle bars were a little to chunky, cleaned them off. Thanks to Leon for machining collars for the clipons to fit this bike. Cant wait to toss them on the bike.

engine is looking good.
sweet points cover !

the clip-ons do look much better with the casting lnes removed.

leon

i'm slowly plugging away at the engine. but i hit a small snag. I cant figure out which ring is the upper piston ring on the new 1075 kit. there is a drawing of the cross section of the rings and how to tell, but the both just look square to me. one seems to have the slightest bevel on a corner, but i cant really tell. anyone used one of these kits before? any tips on determining how to tell?

I also took apart the carbs, they are now soaking in pinesol.

what brand of piston kit is it that you have?

leon

Per FSM, stock rings are installed with the "N" mark on top; ring with beveled outside edge is the top ring; ring with unbeveled notched edge is the middle ring.
But would defer to installation instructions from the specific manufacturer of the kit at hand.
Such instructions might be available on-line.

And let us know of results with the Pinesol, as several success stories have been reported.
It would be nice to see your results, and hope to see an "after" pic.
The currently available carb dips seem to be getting weaker and weaker.

The "boiling" method has mixed reviews, whether using plain water, or lemon juice, or vinegar.

Experiments with other soaking mediums have sometimes resulted in damaged carb parts, such as corroding the throttle slides.

Good Fortune!