Can Am MX6 1981 restoration

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Edited Date/Time 4/1/2015 4:00am
Hello all , just to share with you my project , i bought it seconde hand in 1988 from my uncle , and now i look to hang it in the garage Smile
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baja 11/19/2013 3:05pm
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I have a place for him , over my welding station Smile
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baja 11/19/2013 3:09pm
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It's a 250


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baja 11/19/2013 3:22pm
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Time to start the sandblasting

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baja 11/19/2013 3:28pm
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The triple clamp is broken , i solder it , and since this bike will never see dirt , this is why i have weld it , (i am not a welder , only a electrician Smile ..)
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MaxPower 11/19/2013 3:29pm
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When its finished it would look a lot better on a motocross track than hanging on a wall
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baja 11/19/2013 5:17pm
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It's not a ordinary wall , it's a Wall of Fame Smile i don't do aluminium often
i have to pre-heat
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baja 11/22/2013 9:32am
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Time to rebuild

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baja 11/22/2013 9:35am
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Working on the bike , have bring back very good memory Smile



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Utrider 11/22/2013 12:15pm
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Looks good, will be a great display bike. Man those cylinders were huge!
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baja 12/3/2013 9:50am
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Thanks for your kind word Smile
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baja 12/3/2013 9:51am
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i wait for my crank seal


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baja 12/3/2013 9:51am
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I have to do a puller made in Quebec Smile

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baja 12/3/2013 9:52am
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They use a Rotary Valve for 2 stroke

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baja 12/3/2013 9:52am
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Crank Bearing are ok ,

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baja 12/3/2013 4:00pm
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I have begin is nest Smile , i will paint it white



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PN27416 12/4/2013 11:11am
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Nice work baja! What do you know about the pipe? Looks aftermarket for sure.
Nice shop you have there as well.
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Utrider 12/5/2013 12:49pm
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This looks really nice, you do good work. I enjoy looking at your progress and look forward to the completed project.
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baja 12/11/2013 5:13am
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Thanks for your kind word guy !!!
But thing move slow around here Smile , i will resume the project after my next two week in florida to do Motocross Smile .....i will be back in 2014 Folks Smile



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yzvet426 12/11/2013 7:42am
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Looks great ! Love the pictures
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baja 12/11/2013 5:32pm
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PN27416 wrote:
Nice work baja! What do you know about the pipe? Looks aftermarket for sure.
Nice shop you have there as well.
Tanks for your comment , i have no idea for the pipes ? she don't have any tag on it ?
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What brand and color orange paint did you use? Thanks Jon
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MaxPower 4/29/2014 6:41pm
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Did you find a new orange Preston Petty front fender or were you able to restore the old one?
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Frog #1 5/1/2014 2:05pm
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rtrmoto.com has new can-am plastic
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baja 5/9/2014 3:02am
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Sorry guy for the late reply , i have use rustoleum orange safety spray can , and he turn out pretty good. Smile
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jarvinator 3/26/2015 5:58pm
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Hey Baja-

Did you complete your project?
Your project brought back good memories for me as I had a '78 MX4 250 and I really liked that bike! I did quite well on it; it was fast and reliable as a sledge hammer. Rotax makes good stuff.
Did the front suspension mod that MXA ran which helped...ran so hard on the stock shocks that the shafts started turning blue!
too bad don't see many around these days!
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baja 3/29/2015 12:28pm
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hi all , yes the last 14 month was crazy , no time to restore the bike , and since it' s my garage queen , and not my lift table queen , i have finish the project , and put her where she belong Smile








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baja 3/29/2015 5:14pm
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i have to remove dent Smile


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