A solid Ebay
purchase today. 6 piston rings for $39 shipped, versus $55 from the
dealership for 2, 2! I am well on my way to amassing the parts
required. The rods are solid in the bottom end, so I don't think they'll
need to be changed.
Here is the front end I plan on putting on the
bike, I believe it came from a 2003 R6. Rear sets are for an unknown
bike, but a solid purchase at $20 when I had every intention of making
them fit some way or another. There's a set of
'03 Kawasaki 636 rims as well to go on the bike. A few more things to
consider are the rear shocks and swingarm.
Well, with
some suggestions from my friend Ren, I spent a few hours searching high
and low for a single sided swingarm to go on this project machine.
Finally finding just a rim from a VFR400, a quick inquiry found me an
entire single sided
swingarm assembly. A few going back and forths and $500 later, there you
have it. A new swingarm for the bike. As if tearing a bike down and rebuilding it from scratch wasn't already taxing enough, my impulses are getting the better of me!
In the mean time, life has taken over and the
project has taken a backseat for a few weeks. Stuff here and there has
been going on and collecting tools that I will need to finish the
project has been in the works. With the right side motor
case removed, I discovered a broken gear. Made of plastic, so no big
deal. The bigger deal is $49 on ebay! Yikes! I may have to call the
dealer for this one… Still not sure if I broke the gear myself when
turning that part of the motor, or it was broken
to begin with. Either way, it still needs to be fixed.
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