The RD lives again, all crash damage repaired and she is better than ever.... Work done included....
New fork with pneumatic adjustment
New Woodcraft clip-on's
New grips
New stator cover - Polished aluminum finish
New left-side shifter rear-set
New license plate hanger
New fuel tank & petcock (No dents, but it sure is BLUE!)
New left-side chain adjuster
New front fender mounts
New clutch lever
I added a nice CNC machined front rotor and moved the previous drilled front rotor to the rear brake. A nice touch and the CNC'ed rotor offered a minor increase in thickness.
After everything was bolted back together and buttoned up, it's time for a test ride! The test ride went OK (I didn't hit any stray dogs) , but I did uncover some issues....... First I noticed that the engine is running rough and then I noticed the sweet smell of pre-mix gas. A quick inspection shows that the petcock gasket is leaking and the right - side carb is dumping gas from the overflow. The new clear gas lines expose the grit and trash that washed out of my new "clean" tank.
Next steps...... pull the tank, flush it AGAIN and seal the petcock better. Then it is time to rebuild the Keihin PWK's and take another look at the ignition timing. My current timing settings require that I run 110 octane VP race fuel at about $7 / gallon.... OUCH!
I have a modified FZ600 swingarm coming in the mail (thank you eBay and Jibco520). Can't wait to play with the swingarm configurations. Stay tuned for some swingarm experimentation!
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