NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT

How do I take a bow?

 

A bit of case polishing while waiting for rings.

 

I know everyone has made admiring noises about how good the valve seats look, and I agree they look to be a perfect surface, but its hard to judge scale in the pics. Are they not on the wide side? (I dont know the spec on that donk, but they look a bit wide)

 

Think automotive with that motor. Although you're right, the exhaust might be a tad wide; but I honestly don't think it will matter.

There is ONE problem though, Wiz--

It's too shiny. Neither of my SRs were that pretty from the factory.

 

What are you saying, Dark', they are not the right valves ? Personally, I like to see some 'meat' at the edges.
I hear ya, Fitz, the flywheel casing was in factory black & deeply scored & the sprocket cover comes from a donor bike.

 

We don't want our valves to look like this.

 

Frame finished, rear wheel & both rotors painted, tapered bearings fitted to the steering head.

 

gday wiz, looking good, just for interest sake do you blast/sand your frame yourself and did you paint it?nice and glossy,it looks like it could be powdercoated. i cant tell from the photo,very nice either way, thanks

 

Hi Ken, I hit all the rusty bits with the wire brush, in the electric drill, blast de-greaser into all the awkward areas, rub the whole thing down with 240 wet-dry, fill the chips, rub down again, wash it down with soapy water, rinse, allow to dry (hot air gun in the angles), then spray with a really good quality rattle can, I don't use primer, now, as I find it chips too easily.

 

thanks wiz, when i eventually finish the rd i will have a crack at doing the frame myself on the next resto.

 

Very inspiring work - - so much that I had to run out and buy a pair of XT 500"s in "basket case" form !!

I just don't see how you can sell these bikes when you're done.

funny oil change tutorial

 

Just space, Time.

 

What we have here is MIKUNI VM34SS.
I will check that the stock jets are fitted.
Main.....#300
Air........#80
Pilot......#25
Starter..#50

 

It's a "pumper!"

I already explained about the white nylon "start" button there, didn't I?

 

Yes apparently it clicks just 1mm to start when the mill is hot. I'm just about to take it apart & find out why,

 

carb write up.link

 

Carb cleaned, glad there was just one of these.

 

Hey Time to Ride,
Nice write up link on the carb! Very interesting to say the least. I like the way they broke the whole carb down and explained everything extremely clearly for a slow learner like me. Now if they would just do that with the Hitachi carbs on an XJ Seca 750 like that. Sooner or later I am going to have to tear into mine but it is looking more and more that before I get done with mine I am going to have to go through the entire bike. That's going to take a bit of time for sure so in my case I am going to have to first get caught up on my Honey Dooooo list so that I can have some Peace of Mind when concentrating on my bike. Hope that time comes before 2013? grunt 007, 81'XJ Seca 750 R, Mi.

 

keep up the great work wiz!!! looking sharp!

 

Some progress.

 

I don't know anything about those bikes but I an curious. What's with the tank built into the top frame tube? I had a '77 Can-am MX bike that had an oil tank there, but it was a two stroke and that was the oil tank for the oil injection system.

 

Engine oil. It's a "dry sump" motor (the off road versions, the TT/XT came first.)

 

Thanks Fitz.

 

I had two SR500s, a '78 and an '80. The '78 was like the one Wiz is restoring, with a disc rear brake; it got smashed to bits in an altercation with a Toyota, along with my collarbone, 2 ribs and my leg. I replaced it with a 1980 model. The '80 had a drum rear brake, I swear the 550 Seca has the same brake. I sold it when kid #2 was born, but hung onto the Norton.

I sure miss my SR500s. They're more fun than you might believe; impractical as hell but a barrel of monkeys in the right circumstances (tight twisties or wet roads.)

 

Went with the Dunlop TT 100s.

 

Looking good Wiz

 

Looks like a lot of fun wish I had a nice project bike

 

I see by the location you've made the leap, Al, how's it going ?

 

Yup, been here 3 weeks but having fun getting a job and selling the last of the NZ stuff... So broke and jobless

 

As long as you've got the DBL working..............................

 

DBL? Don't get an handouts until we have been here a couple of years.... I have however now got a job, and a good job so I'm happy now

 

DBL = dearly beloved, handouts are for bludgers, glad you're fixed up.

 

Mill back in frame, cylinder honed, new rings fitted & head serviced.

 

Thing of beauty

 

New HD 530 chain & sprockets.

 

Tank stripped back to bare metal, underside rust proofed.

 

What did you do to rust proof?

 

strip to bare metal &

that is just the outside, underneath, not inside.

 

Tank in gloss black.

 

*shakes head*

I'm sorry, I could have sworn you said gloss black. You must have meant chrome, right?

 

Definitely black, pilot.

 

A handy delivery, thanks to my parts coordinator in PA.

 

Tank painting process.

 

You gonna trim the tail off that red ziptie?

Oh...BTW...Nice paint work.

 

mook, that's hooked up to the temporary gas tank, you never mentioned the pencil wedged in the throttle quadrant.

 

nice job as always wiz, gunna have to teach myself to paint,i already have a good compressor, adds another dimension to the resto doing it yourself.when do you think you will be done?

 

I'm saving up for a bunch of chroming, Ken.

 

when i started getting prices for chroming it was almost frightening,good luck.

 

I've got a guy ;o)

 

Further progress, brakes & stuff.