Its been a while, lots of things over the summer, new bike, patio, Subaru head gasket job, baby on the way, motorcycle fell off the list. I did get a chance to work on the expansion chambers, removing years of two stroke oil and dirt baked on to form a concrete like layer.
This side had some light surface rust, but it cleaned up real well, those other side on the other hand had a few surprises. Here is what the final product on this side looked like:
The other side had a few issues. It looked OK at first glance but as I scraped away the layers of grim i found several small holes that I could stick my screwdriver in. In a 4 stroke bike this would be usable, but since the expansion chamber provides vital back pressure for the engine to run, holes are a big no no. Fortunately, my new favorite place in the world, Sport Wheels salvage has a few bikes that are identical to mine that I can pull parts from. I found a replacement that was in amazing shape for about $70. Not cheap, but better than what I have been seeing on Ebay.
Next maybe I will tackle rewiring the gauge cluster, once I have fixed the gauge cluster in my truck that is.
This side had some light surface rust, but it cleaned up real well, those other side on the other hand had a few surprises. Here is what the final product on this side looked like:
The other side had a few issues. It looked OK at first glance but as I scraped away the layers of grim i found several small holes that I could stick my screwdriver in. In a 4 stroke bike this would be usable, but since the expansion chamber provides vital back pressure for the engine to run, holes are a big no no. Fortunately, my new favorite place in the world, Sport Wheels salvage has a few bikes that are identical to mine that I can pull parts from. I found a replacement that was in amazing shape for about $70. Not cheap, but better than what I have been seeing on Ebay.
Next maybe I will tackle rewiring the gauge cluster, once I have fixed the gauge cluster in my truck that is.
