Project SMX [Pic Heavy]
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@declan said in Project SMX:
@NINJA how very dare you!!
Yes, this is getting a little off topic now...
@declan was quite clearly talking about the bike parts.
@NINJA Let me know if you want me to tidy up the thread.P.S. I was messing about the off topic. But do let me know if you want me to clean up the thread.
Always Originate, Never Pirate!
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I've been busy cleaning and spraying up various parts, I'll take some more pics when I've got more done, but here's one to keep y'all going;
I also started to clean the engine and took the crank cases and head off to inspect the engines internals. I have to say my engine looks very good inside, plus the barrel and piston both look pretty damn good too. The previous owner had the engine rebuilt, with a new Mitaka head and piston, which looks like it's not covered too many miles;
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Update; I've been able to get nearly all of the parts I wanted resprayed completed now, so here's the results of my handywork;
The gear shift lever is for a Kawasaki ZZR 1400, but it has the correct shape and fit's perfectly too. New Protaper Fat bars and some Progrips all ready to go on as well. I am disappointed with the finish on the Protaper fat bars, I was hoping that they would be more like the shiny silver of the anodised riser clamps and gear shifter. It's more of a dull textured finish, which may be a feature to provide some durability to them? I am contemplating respraying them with the same graphite grey paint I've used on the crank cases, but I suspect that the paint won't last very long? Due to the fitting of brake/clutch perches, hand guards etc. So I'm 50/50 on that, plus I'll loose the Protaper decals, so I'll ponder that one for a bit. :confused_face:
I've also resprayed the engine in some rather sexy shiny VHT aluminium colored paint too. The engine's internals look damn good too, so I'm gonna run the engine as_it_is for now and that will also give me the time to save for the upgrades I plan to purchase;
Whether permitting I plan to start the reassembling process this weekend!!! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
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I managed to snag an RX125 rear wheel, which uses the same hub as the MX125 for a rather cheap £40 delivered to my door. Not in the best condition but very usable with a bit of restoration work, I only needed the hub which are super rare so it was a cheap deal really;
I started removing those stubborn disc bolts very carefully;
AND WOOP WOOP - I managed to successfully get all 6 of those damn pesky disc bolts out this time, much to my delight and I gave the wheel a bit of a clean up with my trusty wire rotary wheel & drill;
This hub will replace the damaged hub, from my previous attempts to get the disc bolts out. I'll strip both wheels down and make one good wheel out of the two, which means that I now have all of the parts to get a working rear wheel. I already have one good set of wheels and this hub is going to be part of a second set of wheels, as I plan to have one set of wheels with summer tyres and another set with winter tyres. I'll send it all off to a wheel restorer, who will strip, sand blast, then anodise the rims and hubs before rebuilding the wheels back up. So it's a win, win in the end!!! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
SEDUCED BY THE DARK SIDE!!!
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@Calum Who's Seiki?
I plan on having one set of wheel rims polished and one set anodised. All hubs will be anodised too, I haven't decided which colours as yet? And dependent on costs yes SS spokes would be lovely. However as I am going to use spoke wraps, they may not be worth the expense? The wheel builder will advise me whether to go stainless or not? Stainless might be the way_to_go for longevity tho???
SEDUCED BY THE DARK SIDE!!!
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@Calum AAAHHHH OH yeah, now I remember, user names are hard to place sometimes. I only joined the old site when it was on it's last legs, after all the dust had settled and people had lost interest. Sad really but hey hoo us survivors live on................................ :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
SEDUCED BY THE DARK SIDE!!!
