Very little progress

I really did consider swapping the front end. Or at least upgrading to a newer generation of the 4054's, which offer better parts and performance. Hell, these first gen's don't even have compression or rebound adjustments. But, I thought the bike would ... more »

Almost a month later, still no fork parts. Just got notice that they should be shipped this week. The inner and outer bushings are discontinued. The "inner" bushing for lack of a better word is very specialized. It is the part that you see in the cover

A quick and dirty test showed correct ohm range for one of the stator poles - the other flashes numbers and then goes dead (to number 1). I'm guessing that's the problem, but not sure. After finding the crank wobble, I have now decided on a full engine

Got caught in a lull. Finally found time to pull the forks and tear em down. I had no clue how these came apart but there are no compression or rebound adjustments in these simple WP 4054 old school 40mm inverted forks so they werent too hard to navigate

Good point

Bringing this back from the dead. I have also been using ERT2 chains and recently ERT3. I agree with langhammx....this thing stretches way too much and the gold looks like poo in no time. Im done, but not sure what to switch to. I love the low drag of ... more »

Shifter done. Welds look ok, but both the old shifter and the wrench were chrome plated and as usual I couldn't be bothered to really clean the metal up. The fit is really good. And while it looks long, remember that the old shifter was pretty stubby.

I messed with the shifter. Here is how it was before I touched it. A prior owner tack welded the pivot into a fixed position and did the grinding on the weld. I was able to remove the weld and clean it up to make a functional pivot again.

Thanks to Husabutt on YouTube for pointing out that one of my rear frame rails appeared to be bent. After some measuring I comfirmed that he was right. The silencer side was 1/2 inch higher, which is why my fender was twisted after I mounted it. I should

Thanks Matt...there were a couple good shots in there. My clutch cable I decided to leave alone. It has one lone broken strand up by the perch. Certainly I can use it for now and just keep an eye on it. The throttle cable was fubar though and already ... more »

Well its been almost a year and Ive got 7.6 hours just playing in the yard. The clutch still felt like poo...you either set it to disengage in neutral and feel it slip on the top end, or you set it to not slip on top and never be able to find neutral.

Thanks...that helps me visualize it. This airbox has plenty of room to breath around the inlet and outlet so I cant imagine it would generate that much vacuum, but I had never really thought about that.

Here is another video update

Thanks man...but its got a long way to go still. I cant wait to see the graphics on it...whenever they get done.

Thanks Chuckie. This bike was fairly complete, however it was missing a mudflap. I don't even have great pictures of one, but sort of figured out what it should look like and I know it should be white. I mocked up a template with an old cereal box and

Pics of the frame would help. If its already a painted steel frame, new paint will adhere to the old pretty good. No sense in peeling that away. Just use a steel brush and some solvents to flake away the loose stuff. If you have an abrupt transition ... more »