Lots of progress today.
I'll start with a pic of the spring after I was encouraged to make it not yellow anymore.
Got the rear wheel set up and installed. I had spacing issues between the swing arm arms. I used the air sander and removed powdercoating where necessary but I was still off a good .060"
Turns out I hadn't beat the Cush drives in far enough. The right sized socket and a wicked hammer took care of that right quick
I figured I might as well do the front wheel while I was at it.
It's starting to look kinda like a motorcycle
Now to get moving on the rear brake assembly.
And on to the foot peg brackets...
The throttle bodies are easy to drop in place. Silicone spray can help if you have it around. I love the stuff, especially when it comes time to wrestle the airbox into place on the throttle bodies.
Left side controls are in and the slave cylinder is bolted up.
Here's the before shot of the airbox. I ditched my original box because it was full of oil and bits of piston. Much easier to use this other box I had laying around.
And the after shot. My goal here is less restriction to incoming air. It's not pretty but this isn't a show bike.
Starting the wiring harness. It's like stuffing 10 pounds of poop in a 5 pound bag sometimes. I didn't take any before pics. I just relied on how the harness was bent and that got me close enough.
Only a couple of the plugs could be switched so I used a paint marker on the plug and it's component to keep track of what went where.
Fairing stay and gage in place. I say gage because there is only a tach on this bike.
Got the airbox
mostly where it needs to be. This was a pain in the ass, but I must be getting better at it. It was less of a pita this time around than I remember it being last time.
Side note... WTF is this thing? I found it on the floor under the engine. I have no memory of this item. Anyone know what it could be?
All right!! Got the airbox in place. I didn't even have to bust out a hammer.
Don't shoot me because of where these coils are mounted. The bike came to me with them like that. As ghetto as it is they did survive a left side low side completely unscathed.
The last thing I did today was get the nose fairing back on. I'm likin it
That's all for now. Battery is on the tender so maybe tomorrow I'll get to try and light this thing off and see if it runs...
