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Corne, is sorting out the details of the footrest bolts for me today. I was sure we had done them before but I can't find a drawing or a program for them, so I guess I hadn't! Should have it all ready by the end of the week.
Stevie
She is on the bike and another box checked. I found a new HRC kill switch at a dealership in Germany and that is on its way and takes care of some of the small parts that provide the proper detail. The German dealership wouldn't ship outside the EU so I had a German friend get it for me.
Here is the finished job. The left side went without incident..
I am trying to remember the rationale behind the rear vents.. it was something about less turbulent air than from the front vents. One way to find out is to read up on the write ups on the introduction of the 2002 CR250.. I believe they explain the theory there since the 2002 model had these rear vents on the OEM model...
But the right side gave me a fit when I was almost done and saw that the screen was standing up ever so slightly on one corner, so I thought would just hit with a small dab of super glue. Well the super glue ran out over the other side of the plate and my fingers and made a sticky mess. I didn't follow my own rule of never using a runny adhesive that is hard to remove on a contoured part with holes.. the very reason I used a silicone adhesive instead of epoxy. When I finally got the glue off with solvent, the plastic was marred, so I spent a couple of hours re-polishing the plastic in that spot. I was able to remove the marks completely, but now trying to get the original shine back.. almost there, but not quite. Hard to see, but I know, and that is what counts ...
Here is the way the rear vents looked on the original Japan RC250Ms.. hope I got them close?...
The Shop
The details are stunning, it's getting close to a works bike.
One detail that can give this whole bike a little extra is having the same seat cover like the Japanese HRC bikes have in the pictures you made. There is also plenty of aftermarket that make similiar seat covers.
And.... ordered.
Pit Row
I got the specs from Corne for the HRC titanium foot peg mount bolts and sent you a diagram by email. You should have the specs on just about every HRC fastener by now . Looking forward to seeing the HRC replica bar clamp soon, too!
thanks,
mike
Build is almost done.. just waiting on a bunch of final HRC and HRC replica parts to arrive from various sources.
On the bike with a period correct Renthal bar pad. These older pads are much wider than the newer ones...
Those bar mount studs shown below are titanium!
These are not the HRC clamps that the Japan team used, but are like the ones that the US and GP team used. I like the looks better than what the Japan team used which was a simple raw aluminum piece that I think was made by Showa.
After it was nice and black all over, I soaked in a pail of water to neutralize the acid, gave it a rub down with a cloth, then another wash with liquid soap. Here is what she looks like right after that stage...
As the cover "dried" or aired out over night, the coating turned more of a dark grey which is very similar to the Dow coating that HRC used. Here is the result the next day. The color may continue to turn more grey over time, perhaps...
It looks very much like the actual HRC cover with the Dow coating I think. I will take another picture if the color continues to turn to a dark grey...
Would be cool to re create the boot rubbings on the cover. Like you also mentioned, the DOW coatings wear pretty fast. That way it could look even more authentic. Either way you did a great job Mike !
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