Sunday, September 7, 2008

Tweaks


Put in 5hours Saturday... and before you shout "slacker!" just keep in mind it's unpaid... but the weather was so nice I figured I'd better take advantage of it. There was some little stuff I wanted to do: lose the ugly muffler hardware, adjust the clutch, tighten the chain. While I was at it I decided the case gaurds didn't look right, so I pulled them off. One engine mount bolt stripped on the way out, fooey. Fortunately, these guys (from Granby!) have J.I.S bolts and washers, and I found some chrome cap nuts here to make up for the ho-made stuff I keep finding from the previous owner.
Been reading a lot about powder coating. It's a lot cheaper than I expected, and there's a lot of local suppliers. I'm thinking the lower fork tubes would look better re-coated, maybe an Edward Gorey color scheme.

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