go one further and use a ferris wheel, hours of fun and frolic's
"Ummm, sir.. what are you doing with that gas tank?"
"No worries. Just cleaning it up a bit. Cheers!"
haha!
New mufflers should be here today. Finally got the 6 layers of paint stripped off the gas tank... well most of it anyway. There are just a couple spots left here and there.
Throttle cable came for the new carbs but it was a garbage cable. I can't seem to find this darn cable anywhere. (Need a 2 in 1 throttle cable for Mikuni VM32 roundslides)
Still need to get some of the electrical components. Anyone had experience changing out the contact points for electric? (Voltage reg). Worth it? Easy? Too difficult to deal with?
Opened up the crank case, all looks well inside thankfully. Actually it looks great inside. Looks surprisingly clean.
Can't say the same for the sprocket/clutch case. The grease in there is totally rancid. Is the best way to clean that out just to wipe it all down or is degreaser okay to use, rinse, let dry then regrease?
I was thinking about changing the front or rear sprocket to drop the engine RPMs a little at top end speeds. I want to ride to work but the daily flow of traffic is usually around 70MPH+ in the HOV lanes (which I can use to get almost all the way to the office). Any thoughts on this?
All in all the project is coming along nicely. I've decided to wait until this season is over to start on the wiring and everything. I'll use the winter to do a major overhaul or something. We'll see how it all plays out.