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1994 KX60 rebuild/refurbish
diesel:
Nice! You gotta be stoked about that rear shock.
Coop:
Yeah that's a nice bonus for sure.
Coop:
I got the forks and bars on tonight. I had a few minutes to spare in the garage. I don't like those bars (they were on it when I bought it) but the funds have run dry for this bike so it will have to wait. I also want to replace those rusty bolts on the rear link, I tried cleaning them on the wire wheel but they didn't clean up very well.
Coop:
Painted the radiator with aluminum high heat paint, think it looks pretty trick. Mounted the hand controls, throttle and throttle cable, grips (Nick picked green, I wanted black), mounted the radiator, installed the hoses and shroud. I also mounted the rear mud guard and top shock cover. Once I get the pipe I will finish the assembly. ThrottleJunky is donating a Pro Circuit pipe and silencer to the project so I am waiting for it before I continue. I think the tank and wheels are going to take away from the project some cosmetically. The spokes are really rough and the tank is really dark on the top with faded spots where old graphics used to be. I tried a heat gun, wet sanding, and rubbing compound and none of them did anything at all. I am out of money though so the spokes and tank will have to wait, along with the ugly handlebars, lol.
diesel:
I guess I've always lucked out on old, faded fuel tanks. If they're bad enough, you can scrape the old, discolored layer off with the edge of a coin...almost like a scratch-off lottery ticket. But if you've already wet-sanded without good results, scratching it off probably wouldn't work.
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