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The blasting really makes things look new again!  Did you paint your front brake MC?  Very hard to find da nice anodized one nowadays.

Note those fork end caps...no arrows!

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The blasting really makes things look new again!  Did you paint your front brake MC?  Very hard to find da nice anodized one nowadays.

Note those fork end caps...no arrows!

 

I havent painted the front MC, the seal is gone but Im planning to buy a new repro 5/8 one - theyre surprisingly cheap compared to buying a rebuild kit.
Whats the joke about the arrows ??

Yep!  I bought a new MC for my 650 rebuild.  I was surprised at how inexpensive it was.

There was a discussion about arrows on another thread.  

See katit´s KZ650 project bike build.

kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/615161-kat...ect?start=324#871911

 

The fork caps are fairly easy to work out as you go along - particularly if you have the workshop manual open as you do things.

One of the funny things that you tend to do when your doing a project is to be determined to fix things yourself, even when the process costs you more money than if you just paid a shop to do it in the first place !  I think thats where I'm at with this spark plug helicoil after having bought a complete kit, then having to buy a packet of 10 inserts just to do one ! 
Anyhow, the helicoil fix should be next, and I picked up the starter gear pin from the Kwaka dealer so a working starter motor could be in this bikes future.
 

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One of the funny things that you tend to do when your doing a project is to be determined to fix things yourself, even when the process costs you more money than if you just paid a shop to do it in the first place !  I think thats where I'm at with this spark plug helicoil after having bought a complete kit, then having to buy a packet of 10 inserts just to do one ! 

Anyhow, the helicoil fix should be next, and I picked up the starter gear pin from the Kwaka dealer so a working starter motor could be in this bikes future.
 

You are right however, the other 9 inserts won't eat or drink anything and the next time you have a problem you won't have to wait a week to get it done 
 

You can NEVER have too many tools...

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You can NEVER have too many tools...

 

until your toolbox is so heavy it takes 2 people to lift it 

A good indicator to buy another box!

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A good indicator to buy another box!

With wheels 

Just buy a Snap-On  tool truck and call it good
DD