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dereka15
8/16/2016 2:21pm
8/16/2016 2:21pm
Edited Date/Time
11/1/2016 7:00pm
Been following several builds on here for the last year or so and ive been completely blown away by the dedication and craftsmanship put into everyones builds. So i wanted to throw mine in the mix. I purchased this blown up turd of a bike 4 months ago and have been working to build something i could be really proud of.
So this is what i started with, motor was completely seized previous owner had no idea why, so i started by pulling the entire bike down and quickly ripped into the motor and to my horror found this
Looks like a valve failed and made a complete mess of the motor, i wound up trashing the cyclinder, crank, and head. I then got to cleaning/anodizing anything that needed it.
I used Lye to strip the swingarm, followed up by eagle one and lots of scrubbing
Before and after of the cases
Side cases, fork tubes, Merge knuckle and lots of other misc parts got anodized
Got a Kashima body on ebay for $100
Hubs were cerakoted by OC custom coatings, they do all of AHM and Dubyas parts
Fork and Shock shaft were DLC coated, check valve and works PC piston in the shock valving from Schmidt Performance
Motor got a Vertex HC piston, Stage 2 Hotcam and Moto Tassanari airboot
Graphics by Max Friese at 719 Designs
Brembo master cylinder
Used the 2016 clutch cable/mount/actuator for smoother pull
Merge Racing Nuckle
And after 4 months of hardwork thats the final result. Lots of cool little details i couldnt capture in a couple pics but im really ecstatic with how it turned out. Its satisfying to say i worked every piece of the bike, from motor/suspension valving to cleaning every nut&bolt, frame, building wheels etc.
The Shop
I never thought you can order just the shim stack from suspension companies?
how much you into it?
Pit Row
Your build definitely deserves a bigger/more detailed thread. It looks like you've put a lot of hours into that bike!
Out of all the builds I've seen I think yours in one of the best in terms of the overall finish and look of the metal work on the bike. The finish on the frame, swingarm and cases look perfect without being 'over polished'. Gives the bike a super clean look.
Did you do any work to the header pipe? I bet that will blue up nicely after a few rides.
I'm rebuilding my 15 RMZ450 at the moment, if I can get my aluminum to look half as good as yours I will be happy!
Right on! I've never done a full frame job on an rmz like this yet, one thing I've noticed is every bike reacts a bit different, some are shinier then others, just depends on the alloy and how the peices are cast. The rmz's seem to clean up quite nice though, the factory guy's frames are probably the nicest in the pits.
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