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She’s becoming a slippery slope lately as I start to ACTUALLY order parts. Hoping to keep under my 2k all-in rebuild budget, but I may splurge on a few items.
There’s an ebay headlight thats caught my attention, and turn signals are surprisingly expensive (online). Still gotta figure out a replacement Speedo / Tach too. A DR650 is nearly direct swap, but $200 for used is kinda ridiculous. Could get a Vapor digital unit for abouts the same, and save 25-years of weathering. Not sure how I feel about digital dash on such an old bike…a little out of place.
Kev, that’s a great start already. I’ll help to keep the thread active.
I realize the irony of that statement, but it’s been my rationale for over a decade now, and I’m still rooted on my answer haha. I know how I’d ride it (flat out), Plus marina prices per litre, ouch.
Hey Kev, that’s a sweet project you guys picked up, and a good time too to begin. Hopefully learning and parts availability align so you guys will be ready to rip come springtime. Your re-done Seat cover matches the ‘90s graphics awesome!
I’ve always wanted a jet ski, but am afraid of the fuel consumption haha.
I jumped with both feet into rebuilding a SeaDoo jet boat that rolled into my buddy’s shop with almost no compression a couple months ago. Once getting past all the JetDrive mumbo jumbo, it’s essentially a sled motor.
Follow general two-stroke approach to get them up and running, and hopefully all the Jet Drive components are complete.
1: Compression above 150 psi
2: strong spark on both plugs
3: clean the fuel tank and carbsBest of luck to you guys!!
Those are some sweet freebies! The Councillor musta been de-cluttering, a really good haul for $500.
Today in The Shop, lots of small tasks on the DR600, I’m keen to reassemble haha.
I scuffed, cleaned, scraped and shined up the rear shock, so I could finish assembling the rear swingarm. Greased all the needle bearings and dust caps. I still need to torque it all the spec, but there were more pressing tasks.
I put a bunch of parts through the varsol tank, including the airbox and lid. The airbox MUST go into the frame before the swingarm, I literally tried for an hour to squeeze it out past the swingarm with no luck, which is why I pulled the swingarm in the first place.
I painted the pegs, shifter and rear brake lever semi-gloss black. Def the right colour choice, will look awesome on the engine. Will prolly have to buy a second can of it.
I started masking the lower triple tree off so I can scuff and paint it, but fatigue caught up to me. I put all the “ready to be installed” parts into a laundry basket, and called it quits for the day.Uggh, crappy deal. Lots of wrenching to get into that simple part. Did you have to order any additional parts with the seals? Hub gaskets, wheel bearings or brake pads?
I’ve seen a few street bikes I believe I could flip without much work, but they’re tough to sell around here, especially in December haha. And selling un-certified really cuts down the list price. Don’t wanna sit on anything till spring and have no quick cash should we stumble upon a killer deal. My buddy keeps insisting on motocross bikes, but now that my wife has essentially banned me from riding them (not actually, but in a wifely way), I’m less motivated to put the time in to fix them.
I have confidence in fortnine, they’ve delivered me stuff for my atv and a GSXR really quickly.
Still torn on tires. The KENDA K270 were recommended by Fortnine customer support, and have a 4.5/5 STAR rating on +100 reviews. Buuut, I want something that looks (key words, “want” and “looks”) more like a DOT knobby, and is built for 80/20 or 90/10 Off/On road. I’m willing to just give in and buy the K270s, cause they’re just about the cheapest tire available AND the aforementioned recommendation / reviews, but I don’t wanna kick myself 500km into the season as I curse the tame treads. Gahhh, less pondering, more building.
As for musical talents, unfortunately I was born without any musical talents whatsoever. As one of my buddies puts it, I am both tone deaf and ignorant to timing haha. I’ve come to accept this, though it has taken many years.
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Great follow up from the seller to deliver parts to you. Impressed at your local dealer too getting parts for an old bike so quick.
What else does the bike need?
I had to google search an SL100, and holy smokes it looks only 2/3 size, Like anybody outside of Japan would struggle to fit on it. Haha. Sounds like a fun little project.
Yea the motor is pretty clean on the outside, I power washed it back in September before I disassembled everything. Pretty sure I’m just gonna give a dusting of semi-gloss black over it all while it’s still on the floor.
After 2 straight weeks of trying to contact the local Suzuki dealership and ask/shout “WTF WHERE ARE THE EFFIN’ PARTS I ORDERED IN OCTOBER?!? CANCEL IT YOU MOFO’S!!” I was told they were finally ordered them….yesterday. For F’s sake. Without exaggeration, I hand delivered an itemized parts list with OEM part numbers, descriptions and quantities before I went October camping at Ardbeg. Patience has run out. If the order is wrong, I will lose my shit….and throw handfuls of it towards them.
After those parts arrive, I’ll still have to order tires, grips, turn signals, mirrors and a chain from FortNine. And try to find an air filter still.
Thanks Steve, I’m pretty pleased other than the bare patch haha.
I really like how the chain adjusters turned out. Before I blasted them I couldn’t even read the stamped numbers on them.
Up next will be stripping and doing touch ups on the parts to be painted black. Shifter, kick starter, brake pedal, foot pegs, upper and lower steering stems, and a dozen random brackets. As for the engine and its covers, I’ll prolly just mist a few light coats and do spot treatments. Sounds more fun (less risky) than opening up an engine that currently does NOT leak.
Today in The Shop, my DR600 is getting some refurbishment activity.
Backtrack to a few days ago when I attempted to strip paint off the swingarm while it was still mostly assembled (except for the rear shock I had removed). As I started to strip the stickers and multi-coloured overspray off the swingarm, I discovered that there were too many nooks and crannies for any tool except my sand blaster. Back to today, I started by separating all the linkages, and found that most of the needle bearings were partially seized and half-filled with rust. My wire wheeled bench grinder took care of the steel sleeves, washers, dust caps, and fasteners, while the varsol tank and some soft brushes cleaned the needle bearings. Even without grease, everything moves pretty nicely now.
I then ran everything I could through the sand blasting cabinet, taping off any bearings I didn’t remove to stop them filling with crushed glass. Afterwards I blew it clean with compressed air.
Last task for the day was remasking, painting and clear coating all the pieces of the swing arm linkage, what I hoped to be practically OEM grey. Just like the blue on the frame, it’s come out a little darker than anticipated. Now that it’s dry enough to handle, I’ve only left one large unpainted patch in the linkage bit, but the paint can is empty and $9 is too much for one patch. Here’s to hoping it’s mostly hidden by the assembled bike!!
Tomorrow I’ll grease all the bearings, and reassemble the swingarm while it’s still relatively fresh in my head.Today in The Shop, Truckee has been capped. Booo. I spent a couple hours this morning sorting out a tote of “winter survival” essentials. I figure the tote, cap, highlight and 1/2 bag of salt add about 300 pounds of traction and de-sporty-ness to Truckee. Just in time for 10-15 cm of accumulation being called for Monday and Tuesday.
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I understand the hatred of the cap. I thoroughly enjoy uncapping day in the spring. Really my only reasons to keep it revolve around the little ones needing to use the travel potty everytime the trip lasts longer than 55 minutes. I still have the tri-fold cover I got with the truck, but it doesn’t fold worth a damn when it’s cold. Been meaning to sell it for a while, but I know someday I’d kick myself for doing that.
I wasn’t sure if the old girl had been sold or not. I passed the ad details onto a couple buddies and my sister, but no takers. My sister lives downtown Montreal, where finding parking her Golf is a daily struggle. I told her that with steel bumpers she needent worry any longer about being boxed in.
