Trial and Error

       Not advancing as quickly as I'd like to on the project, but moving steadily. I finally figured out how the engine comes apart.  I thought it was seized together, turns out I had missed a bolt in the sludge!  Go figure.  Next time, clean it thoroughly! And when I think I'm done, clean it again.








        Ren once again came to the rescue and helped me tear the motor into pieces and spill out its innards. Man is she ever sexy inside! Clean as a whistle.  The only pitfall the motor has that I can find is a weak center bearing on the crank. It unfortunately clicks as you rotate it.

Research is key. Since I didn't know how to take a triple crank apart, I set to trolling the internet for resources.  I had come across a great site, Suzuki2strokes.com that specializes in Suzuki street bikes, specifically Suzuki triples. With a few write ups that are on the site, I think I have a fairly good idea of what I need to do.

Tonight I finally got around to taking the original swingarm off the bike and semi mocking up the single sided swingarm to it. Does it ever look like what I envisioned!  She's a beaut!

Now all that's left is to machine either the chassis or the swingarm or a combination of both, down to accept the width the RFV400 swingarm has.  I think it's looking great so far. 

A 2003 R6 front rim arrives Tuesday, which I'm really looking forward to.  On order is a set of Micheline Pilot Pure's 3 rubbers to wrap around the 17" front and 18" rear rim.