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Advice before i completely clean and tear apart my bike

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by sk8tboar, Jun 6, 2009.

  1. sk8tboar

    sk8tboar Member

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    Well i was thinking about this lately and my bike deserves this. I want to take apart my bike, clean it, and paint some parts of it like the top of the carbs. Can anyone spare me some advice and tips.


    edit: 1980 xj650 maxim. With a 1982 650 seca engine in it.
     
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  2. KrS14

    KrS14 Active Member

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    Take pictures as you go, take your time, use kroil or deep creep on those pesky nuts and bolts that don't want to come off.

    Take your time!


    Take Pictures! LOTS OF PICTURES! ;)








































    POST YER PICTURES SO WE CAN SEE WHAT YER DOING!!!!

    lol
     
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  3. sk8tboar

    sk8tboar Member

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    Pictures : P Ill do that for ya. give me a couple minutes ill post some before shots
     
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  4. coachholland

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    Definitely take pics. I kicked myself for not taking before pictures on my first project. Now I'm kicking myself again for not taking pictures of my second project I picked up last weekend.
     
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    in 2007 i decided i would do the same thing to my 550 in order to get it clean enough that someone would want to buy it...

    i didnt ride it, and i didnt need to have it sitting around...

    i didnt take any pictures until i got to this point in the tear down:

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    now im almost ready to put it back together. what no one will ever see is the banged up front fender, the ratty head pipes, the greasy dirty crusted chain guard and rear fender, the gray plastic around the front (faded from black) or the layers of grime...

    i almost always forget the before pictures...

    take some of your own. LOTS of them...

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  6. sk8tboar

    sk8tboar Member

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    When i first got it. $200 for the bike (blown engine).
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    last picture is my dads bike. 84' 700.


    After the new 82 seca engine.
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  7. coachholland

    coachholland Member

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    Wow... I would LOVE that as my starting point in the first pic or two. Looks like you've put a lot of work into it. Darn near flawless in the last few.
     
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  8. sk8tboar

    sk8tboar Member

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    28k miles on it. Some local guy had it stored in his living room of a trailer home haha.

    Looks wise its great. performance wise its lacking. still havnt figured it totally out new to carb work.
     
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  9. SQLGuy

    SQLGuy Well-Known Member

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    If you're going to paint things like carb hats, make sure to use something that's fuel-safe. You can get some fuel-proof paints from R/C hobby stores. They also have fuel-proof clear coat. Some powdercoats are fuel-proof, but others are not, so ask first.

    Chers,
    Paul
     
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  10. 85MaximXX

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    my advice form the stnad point that I did this last year and it took awhile for the paint shop to get my stuff done...........



    RIDE THE DANG THING... then when fall winter comes take it all apart and do everything so it is ready for next year.. I will never tear down a bike in the spring/ summer again unless it doesn't run and I want to fix it.
     
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    i couldn't agree more. my powder coater took FOREVER to finish my stuff. if you look through my photos in my sig, you'll see the copyright mark start at 2007 and end at 2009.
     
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