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7/21/2018 11:02am
Finally making some progress on my bike and able to post something. My best friend donated this bike to me a couple of years ago and it has been slow getting going. 
This is what I started with! It literally was a bike in a box, a true basket case.
Added an upper chain roller using a stock forward engine mount and fab'ing it up.
swatdoc's bike is how I have been wanting to do this build, hopefully I can make it half as nice as swatdoc, mini elsinore, newman and the rest of you guys build.
Was hoping for the KLP Replica swingarm but waited too long, waiting to see Stevie D's when available, have to go with the stock one for now.
This is what I started with! It literally was a bike in a box, a true basket case.
Added an upper chain roller using a stock forward engine mount and fab'ing it up.
swatdoc's bike is how I have been wanting to do this build, hopefully I can make it half as nice as swatdoc, mini elsinore, newman and the rest of you guys build.
Was hoping for the KLP Replica swingarm but waited too long, waiting to see Stevie D's when available, have to go with the stock one for now.
I think i love the build up as much as ridding them!!
I should have some good stuff to show you re the swing arm in a week or 2. I got the first 'proper' piece of the puzzle back last week. It was the 'test bend' for the RH-lower of the arm, which is the most complicated of the 4 cut and bent pieces. We needed to if Stacy (the uber genius CAD guy thats doing the CAD design work) got the bend tollerences correct. It looks spot on to me but I've sent it over to him to measure and check against the design. (and a 1-1 print out!) If it's all 100% then we can move forward, finalise the axle blocks and the other 3 pressings. And then we'll be cookin! So I should, hopefully have something to actually show you all in a week or 2. Might take a few decent pics of the test bend for you tomrrow anyway.
Stevie
I am waiting on Stevie Denton for his frame kit for my 1980 and his swingarm.
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stevie - Looking forward to seeing it!
RF145 - Looks like you are a bit ahead of me. Still need to get some color on my engine and some hardware re-plated.
PK
My personal build will be to the best of my ability and availability of trick parts.
Motor powder coated at about a 20% +/- gloss, so just above a flat finish not quite satin.
Fork Legs refinished by Alex Cross
Mounted Forks, yes they are the stock forks. Drilled the hole in the damping rod and Race Tech Springs. At 54 years old I wont be going that fast (not kidding myself). If I found a pair of 39mm Mugen/Factory forks I would go with those, but don't think I could afford them.
That bike shall most likely be my last Red Rocket build.
mike
mike
PK
Pit Row
Here is the article, didn’t have it on digits so I had to take photos of it.
PK
The article mentions drilling a hole of about 1mm one inch down from the top of the dampening rod and not to go larger than 1.5mm. I can't see where the hole is in the picture.
I was searching the internet, and found this piece of info; "If you have the stock 37mm Showa forks and want to make them more supple, consider this... Drill a hole with a #54 bit exactly two inches up from the base of the dampening rod - the opposite of the end that screws into the fork cap. When put back together run 275 cc 5-weight fork oil. This is a recommendation from Al Baker, "back in the day"." A #54 bit measures 1.397mm in diameter.
One article says to drill "at the top" of the dampening rod, the other says to "drill at the base". Confusing. Also not sure if you should to drill the hole all the way through to the other side or just create a port in one side. I assume the latter, though.
Race Tech told me to run 15 weight oil.
mike
You are correct that it is the Al Baker mod. I drilled up from the bottom of the rod and just a port. When I got the springs from Race Tech, they recommend and sent me 5wt oil
By the way PK, did you drill holes in your OEM front brake arm? I tried that back in '79 to mimic the factory bikes and the cast metal cracked. I did find a place that makes repro billet brake arms.
mike
The new parts are piling up.. The Dentons are making me some of those cool HRC engine fasteners.
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