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Agent717
2/19/2018 1:16pm
2/19/2018 1:16pm
Edited Date/Time
5/11/2021 11:26am
Snagged this bike while on a business trip to SoCal. It was in pretty decent shape actually so it was more of a pleasure to work on than a pain. $1,200 with a clean title seemed like a sweet deal.
Still had the original front tire on! Unfortunately, it still had the original grease in all the bearings as well.
I tried to keep this as "budget build" as possible seeing as I just slid this one in the garage without prior approval if you know what I'm sayin...This build took about two weeks of late night beer drinkin sessions.
So far:
-Tag bars
-Tusk levers
-Tusk clutch perch
-Honda front brake conversion (MC & Caliper)
-Galfer brake line
-ODI grips
-Guts seat cover
-Vertex piston
-Mix of Rtech, Acerbis, and Cycra plastic (pain in the ass to get the colors I wanted)
-UFO frame guards
-Vortex Sprockets
-EK Chain
-Tusk Pegs
-Tusk Impact Wheels/Hubs
-Pivot Works bearings
-No Toil filters
-PC 304 shorty
-SSS forks & 08 YZ450F Shock
-Graphics by fellow vitard @215
Here it is after hosing it off the first day.
It's about to go down...
Still had the original front tire on! Unfortunately, it still had the original grease in all the bearings as well.
I tried to keep this as "budget build" as possible seeing as I just slid this one in the garage without prior approval if you know what I'm sayin...This build took about two weeks of late night beer drinkin sessions.
So far:
-Tag bars
-Tusk levers
-Tusk clutch perch
-Honda front brake conversion (MC & Caliper)
-Galfer brake line
-ODI grips
-Guts seat cover
-Vertex piston
-Mix of Rtech, Acerbis, and Cycra plastic (pain in the ass to get the colors I wanted)
-UFO frame guards
-Vortex Sprockets
-EK Chain
-Tusk Pegs
-Tusk Impact Wheels/Hubs
-Pivot Works bearings
-No Toil filters
-PC 304 shorty
-SSS forks & 08 YZ450F Shock
-Graphics by fellow vitard @215
Here it is after hosing it off the first day.
It's about to go down...
Obligatory linkage polishing (that's NOT a euphemism)
Stripped the stock pipe and blued the welds for that fake fast look
I've read a lot of reviews/tests/testimonials on "cheap" wheels. These Tusk sets seem to have very high satisfaction rates so I went for it. Pleased with the quality, though the front wheel had bearings for a '14+ axle. Currently waiting on the retrofit bearings.
Mounted some fresh meats
Almost there!
The Shop
It took about two hours of wire wheeling, then another hours worth of sanding and scotchbrite. My fingers were about as raw as the pipe by the time I finished.
Looks good Tyler!!
SSS forks and new shock purchased from a fellow Vitard. Should have them in early April.
Pit Row
Cheers!
For basic cleaning duties I use a generic purple parts cleaner from Ace Hardware. Dont use it on the engine cases though, it will turn them a weird dark gray. I used a little bit of dish soap and water for the cases with a few different plastic and wire brushes. For the big surfaces I threw a wire wheel on the drill.
The frame was in pretty good shape and the only worn spots ware covered by the frame guards so no powder coat necessary.
Used a Dremel to take down the casting marks on the linkage then sanded it down in 3 steps. Finished with a light buffing wheel on the drill.
Cheers!
Robertmartin517@yahoo.com
So, on the pipe. What was the process on the wire wheel/sanding to get the pipe looking good? Give me the breakdown of what wire wheel you used? brass? silver? Then the stages of grit on the sandpaper?
Thank you,
Danny
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