2002 rm125 school project (lot of pictures)

Pretty cool build so far. Love the garage remodel too! what did you use to coat the floor?

kieran_macca wrote:

Pretty cool build so far. Love the garage remodel too! what did you use to coat the floor?

Thanks, we used the Rustoleum rock solid floor kit.

They look like RG3 bar clamps as they have 2 points at which they mount onto the top clamp

Whats your secret for getting the pipe back to new?

brooklynevans wrote:

They look like RG3 bar clamps as they have 2 points at which they mount onto the top clamp

Yah it’s an upper rg3 clamp but the lower is just oem.

Rickyisms wrote:

Whats your secret for getting the pipe back to new?

I used a little scotch bright wheel on a drill and then used a torch to get the heat lines.

I did some more work on the engine, I’ll post pics later.

I got the crank put in and tonight I’m doing the transmission.
The shifting drum looks like it has a little chip in it but it should be fine.

So I put the transmission stuff in tonight, but I had to take the crank out of the right side case and put it into the left case so it would be on the same side as the transmission just to make it easier to put the cases together.

A couple of the bolts snapped off in the hub so I got a drill bit and was able to get them out except on the last one the drill bit broke off inside the bolt and now I can’t get the bolt out.

Anyone have suggestions on how I could get this out? I tried some type of drill bit but it wasn’t strong enough to drill through the broken drill bit.

Jordan94 wrote:

Anyone have suggestions on how I could get this out? I tried some type of drill bit but it wasn’t strong enough to drill through the broken drill bit.

Drill out as much as you can with a carbide endmill. Probably a 1/8th ball endmill to be specific. Take it slow and try to hollow out the center. Then, try a drill or an extractor to get out the rest. If that still doesn't work, I'd try to just fold the threads into itself with a tiny punch.

Jordan94 wrote:

Anyone have suggestions on how I could get this out? I tried some type of drill bit but it wasn’t strong enough to drill through the broken drill bit.

RyanLester761 wrote:

Drill out as much as you can with a carbide endmill. Probably a 1/8th ball endmill to be specific. Take it slow and try to hollow out the center. Then, try a drill or an extractor to get out the rest. If that still doesn't work, I'd try to just fold the threads into itself with a tiny punch.

Alright I’ll look into that

In the process of dyeing my tank black. Got a redneck setup for it, but it should work.

Before:

Really looking forward your dyed tank !

kary wrote:

Really looking forward your dyed tank !

Well I looked at the tank the other day and for the most part it was black but on some parts it has kind of a green tint so I’m just letting it soak in the dye for longer.

I took the tank out of the dye today and it’s pretty much black but there are still a few spots that you can still see the yellow so I’m gonna heat up the dye again and let it soak in there longer.

Little more progress on the engine today.

The new clutch basket came in today so now I can finish the engine.
Old
New

I got the driven gear off the old basket and put it on the new one

Has anyone tried duracoat on their wheels? I wanna know if it will last?

Would it last as long as powder coat?

Finished up the bottom end.

Probably going to get some aftermarket clutch/ignition covers

nice build

philG wrote:

nice build

Thanks, it’s gonna be awesome when it’s done!

Jordan94 wrote:

Has anyone tried duracoat on their wheels? I wanna know if it will last?

I would think it would be comparable to Cerakote, I do not have experience with either product in MX applications.

Nice build, crazy deal with dying the tank. I’ve never seen that before!