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Hey all....just figure out how to get some pics here while at work....These are photos of 'Sunshine in her original (to me) form.
THis is the monster that spurred me to ask about the carb cleaning bout a week ago...THANKS for all the help. AWESOME!!
Aside from getting the b!tch running (carbs,brakes), i plan on doing some minor mods....
1. losing those awful looking mirrors, replacing with lower profile style...
2. losing the suitcase looking, not very bright, broken tail/brake light, replacing it with LED tail light. [IMG]http://www.motolanna.com/ourshop/prod_449450-Cast-Polished-Alloy-LED-Taillight.html[IMG]
3. Putting some turn signals on....
4.cutting down the rear fender to show off a bit more of the tire..
5. trying to fit an earlier year rear cowl/seat ( can that be done??? Sunshine is an 80G.....
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6. i ordered (from ebay) stainless lines (70 bucks...seem like good quality..will notify of fitment issues if any), new front master from MikesXS, and a new rear m/c from XSlover on this site( looks great btw!!!)
7. Accel coils that i picked up...CHEAP!! (called Accel bout an hour ago, and THEY cant tell me what the output is!!! WTF!!!!) to replace the stockers.
anybody have ideas how to clean the cast aluminum carb bodies without destroying everything? I was thinking a mild solution of muratic acid...but i dont know if that is a good route. dremel and stone???
Any thoughts on to the header?? Looks like maybe a Kerker 'can', but the header, dunno. It is clean. This bike has been sitting over 2 years. No rust on the 4 head pipes....under the bike where its welded to collector its starting to rust (the pipe and can)....
THis is the monster that spurred me to ask about the carb cleaning bout a week ago...THANKS for all the help. AWESOME!!
Aside from getting the b!tch running (carbs,brakes), i plan on doing some minor mods....
1. losing those awful looking mirrors, replacing with lower profile style...
2. losing the suitcase looking, not very bright, broken tail/brake light, replacing it with LED tail light. [IMG]http://www.motolanna.com/ourshop/prod_449450-Cast-Polished-Alloy-LED-Taillight.html[IMG]
3. Putting some turn signals on....
4.cutting down the rear fender to show off a bit more of the tire..
5. trying to fit an earlier year rear cowl/seat ( can that be done??? Sunshine is an 80G.....
)6. i ordered (from ebay) stainless lines (70 bucks...seem like good quality..will notify of fitment issues if any), new front master from MikesXS, and a new rear m/c from XSlover on this site( looks great btw!!!)
7. Accel coils that i picked up...CHEAP!! (called Accel bout an hour ago, and THEY cant tell me what the output is!!! WTF!!!!) to replace the stockers.
anybody have ideas how to clean the cast aluminum carb bodies without destroying everything? I was thinking a mild solution of muratic acid...but i dont know if that is a good route. dremel and stone???
Any thoughts on to the header?? Looks like maybe a Kerker 'can', but the header, dunno. It is clean. This bike has been sitting over 2 years. No rust on the 4 head pipes....under the bike where its welded to collector its starting to rust (the pipe and can)....
I managed to get it out, and used muriatic acid directly on the crankshaft to eat away the melted aluminum. It bubbled like a skinned knee and hydrogen peroxide! After about an hour of wiping and brushing, the aluminum was completely gone, and the crankshaft was nice and shiny. I then re-assembled with no ill-effects! Still working fine this fall (so far).
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