Even though this is my first bike build, I thought I'd create a thread to keep all of you updated on how it's coming. I bought the bike back in Sept for 300.00, looked just like this;
The PO had cut the wiring harness, and exhaust. So the wiring harness was pieced together and is on the list of things to be completely redone.
Needless to say, it wasn't one of my better purchases but I've loved every second of working on it and can honestly say that I've learned a lot from it.
Deciding that buying exhaust was out of the question at the time (I worked for minimum wage) I decided to make exhaust. "enter the horrible exhaust photos"
Here are a few photo's of the horrible gas tank I had to deal with as well;
and....after cleaning out and resealing the inside of the tank, I let a friend of my experiment with a paint scheme and now she looks like this
Notice that awesome seat I made for it!! Haha.
After purchasing some pod filters (a mistake after reading the Big Welcome) oh well live and learn.
and finally for now, the reason she's named "the Grenade"
Seat#2
not pictured is the brand new Nissin front brake assembly, or the awesome headlight I had to order.
Now that I've made most of you guys on here cringe at what I've done to the bike (this was all before I made it to GSResources), let me make you feel better and rattle off the parts I have recently ordered in the last few days;
Carb O-Rings
Intake Boots
Intake O-Rings
Feeler Gauges
Motion Pro Shim Tool
NGK Spark Plug Resistor Caps
and I opted on getting 120 Main Jets.
I have gone through and done a few other preventive maintenance items; plugs, oil, cleaned the carbs, but never to the extent that I've read on here. So it's time to do it all over again (once the parts get here of course). If you can't tell I've landed a hell of a lot better job in the last month or so haha.
From what I've read on the site (and my eyes hurt I've read so much), this should be a good start and should hopefully get her back on the road. She still needs;
New Petcock
Brake Light
Speedometer
Tachometer
A Decent Seat
and Mirrors.
It's a slow progress and a long read, but thanks for taking a look and I'll keep you all posted as I dive into the rest of the bike.
A big thanks to Big T for putting up with all of my questions.
Brandon
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