Hey fella's and ladies!
So I started my winter project of overhauling my ancient beast. She's in pieces!!
I am in the middle of fork seal replacment. Couldn't get the darn things to seat properly. I couldn't get them in all the way. I'm literally shy by about 1-2mm! I'm too cheap to buy a seal driver ...and using the old seal to drive them just DIDN'T work. I ended up moving my seal housing out of place. I'm debating having the seals driven in by a shop. I measured my springs and they're needing replacment since I weigh over 200lbs. so there's more cash!hahaha I also have to have my shock rebuilt. it's TOO soft(I bottom out ALL the time front and rear...hence the rebuilding...the bike was set up for woods crusing by the previous owner...and I need some track time in my life)and it leaks like a mother you know what!
I took the cylinder head off of my engine to scope it out.....and it turns out I have a line of abrasion about 1/4" wide on the wall of the cylinder!:-( So....what do I do about that? I know some models have special coatings and such on the cylinder wall. Will it come out in honing...or does it need bored and sleeved? There is some play in the piston so it will need a FULL top end job to boot anyway(I'd do it either way since it's apart) SO I need some advice there. I'm getting dicouraged already!haha I should just buy a new bike huh?haha hey...she's old....but she's mine!
anyway...any help would be MUCH appreciated...thank you ahead of time!!:-)
Matt McGuyer
So I started my winter project of overhauling my ancient beast. She's in pieces!!
I am in the middle of fork seal replacment. Couldn't get the darn things to seat properly. I couldn't get them in all the way. I'm literally shy by about 1-2mm! I'm too cheap to buy a seal driver ...and using the old seal to drive them just DIDN'T work. I ended up moving my seal housing out of place. I'm debating having the seals driven in by a shop. I measured my springs and they're needing replacment since I weigh over 200lbs. so there's more cash!hahaha I also have to have my shock rebuilt. it's TOO soft(I bottom out ALL the time front and rear...hence the rebuilding...the bike was set up for woods crusing by the previous owner...and I need some track time in my life)and it leaks like a mother you know what!
I took the cylinder head off of my engine to scope it out.....and it turns out I have a line of abrasion about 1/4" wide on the wall of the cylinder!:-( So....what do I do about that? I know some models have special coatings and such on the cylinder wall. Will it come out in honing...or does it need bored and sleeved? There is some play in the piston so it will need a FULL top end job to boot anyway(I'd do it either way since it's apart) SO I need some advice there. I'm getting dicouraged already!haha I should just buy a new bike huh?haha hey...she's old....but she's mine!
anyway...any help would be MUCH appreciated...thank you ahead of time!!:-)
Matt McGuyer