This section of the website documents the teardown process of the bike’s renovation. This part of the process was completed partially by the PO, so there isn’t a lot of documentation except that which was intended to be used in the rebuild process.
The bike before the renovation process began. At this point, the bike was not running and had been sitting in a garage for several years:
Closer documentation of some of the damage to the bike. There was bad rusting all over the engine and exhaust manifold and there seemed to be a few minor oil leaks. Also, it appeared that the bike had been knocked over or crashed at some point, as there were several severe dents and the headlight bucket was cracked nearly in half:
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- Right side before
The first thing to come off the bike were the carburetors – they’re easily accessible and quick to take off and clean. The debris and corrosion in the carbs were removed, the floats were cleaned and checked to be loose, and the gaskets were replaced:
The engine itself was then removed, followed by the wiring on the frame:
From here, the actual restoration started. Unfortunately, I don’t have many pictures of this stage. First, the frame was completely disassembled and cleaned. It was then primed and sent off for a powder coating. The swing arm and (new) rear shocks were then reinstalled. The wheels were disassembled as well. The rims were powder coated and the hubs (brake drums) were resurfaced, cleaned, and prepped for painting. The engine was entirely disassembled and cleaned, and the lower block (including the transmission and crankshaft) were cleaned and rebuilt.
