Old bikes never die...unless you let em

[Dnyce]

i dont like the word blog-im gonna call it a picture story....

i built my bike 6yrs ago, wrecked it two years ago, patched it back together last year, tore the engine apart this year and now im really re-building it for the last time- i hope.

[Dnyce]

i made a slideshow, but it didnt load-invalid file-so ill just post a bunch of picds to catch everyone up. the beginning, to the end, to the wreck, and the last pic is the useless engine (busted cases) and frame (bent to all hell).

-the attachments posted slightly out of the order i uploaded em-u guys are smart, figure it out

[Dnyce]

from there we have the ground up re-do. i actually did this part last year, ran it once, and it sat in a corner til this year, and i did it all again bcuz it was so dirty/covered in overspray and cobwebs.

started with this


stripped it, raked the neck


rattle can black and im on my way



got it rollin



tossed the motor back in...came back out later.dammit



and done. looks like it did before i wrecked it, just dustier lol



and thats where i started in april. tore it back down to the bare frame, painted it again, replaced the fork seals, lowered the forks internally, new steering bearings, sanded it, painted it, some other stuff. didnt take pics cuz all this happened in about four days-super thrash to get ready for a race that i didnt go to because i couldnt take the day off work.

still to come are clip-ons, new exhaust, custom emblems, and maybe im gonna re-do my taillite/license plate setup. i got a few pics on my fone of taking the motor back apart (somehow a oil ring was overlapped when it was put back together), had to pull the head and the block, blah blah blah. ill find em and post em later

[Dnyce]

got my clip ons today-thx to ceo and trip for the woodcraft tip. went with some gold grips, should match the emblems/bike number(gold leaf) when im done. i gotta get my pipe ceramic coated, and measure 4 my throttle cables tomorrow. more pics then.

and just for the record, i did ride the damn thing, stretched and all. check the strips yo lol

[Dnyce]

got some brand spankin new gloves from nts today-fit just alil snug, should break in and fit perfect. tryin to work a deal on a daytona 675, get my twisty ridin on.

that is all.

[Dnyce]

a used daytona is hard as a mofo to find-so im trying to come up with a good reason to spend 10k on a brand spankin new bike. they're like 9800 otd, so i figure even after i talk the guy down some, buy a jardine slip-on(sounds sick, and im not payin 1k for the even more badass shark exhaust), after interest, im out of 10k what a dilemma in this economy.

anyway back to the kawi-pics were promised

had to get heavy duty cylinder studs for it, and some how when it went back together the oil ring on cyl #4 got overlapped. smoked like a train when i started it. so teardown...

i was workin fast, so i snapped a few camphone pics-low quality but oh well. also you get to see a sneak peek of the paint. low light camphone does it no justice, trust me. hasnt even been colorsanded and buffed yet either

body pieces off


cams, head off


block off

and after that i totally 4got about pics, i fixed the ring and started throwing it back together. ran outta time(had2go2work) b4 i could totally finish that day, still had to degree the cams and put the carbs back on.

teaser paint pics




next time i should have a triumph, or a 97% complete kawi with clear pics. im gona do the graphics and engine polishing last, and still debating on fender and fork colors.

already mounted the new pipe, made a new brake pedal for the different style of pipe, and playing with clip on placement. dyno day july 12-13

i'll leave you with the words of the great "ladies man"-