Had a little time away from the bike, as sourcing some parts has been a total PITA! i still cannot find the front brake caliper. its a mechanical brake, and I want to keep it that way, and not modify it to the hydraulic version, not now anyway. finding someone with one of these oversized mtbike brakes is no easy task. many of the junkyards i go to have nothing like it. early 80's they went to hydraulic, so this is getting more rare as the days grow.
the rest of the bike is coming apart nicely. i popped the crank case apart the other day and the oil looked great! nice and clean, so it was put away mostly proper.
Carb was taken apart and I bought a carb rebuild kit. there was much gunk in the carb. i was hoping to leave it as is at least until I got it running, but there was too much gunk in there and even after soaking it, i decided it was probably better to just give it a shot and do the rebuild. hope I can adjust it to get it running!
Since this thing has been sitting around for a while, many expensive parts have been parted or stolen from this over the years. Since this is my first bike, I don't really know what is missing, until i come across it.
I have been painting various parts as they come off. sanding rust off, banging some parts straight, priming and painting. i am going flat black for most of the frame parts. i like the look.
Where this resto is going: i am not likely going to make it a true restoration, but I am also not planning to hot rod a 200cc bike from 1978! i think there will be mostly old parts, some new parts where it makes sense, and no particular attention to making it a pure period piece. I like to mix things up a little.
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