Still too cold to paint so prepping the final parts. The original cam covers were painted black with only the outer ends being polished. The cam cover on this bike was chrome plated and it has started pitting. I had thought of using muratic acid to strip it but it would have been difficult so starte...

It was a bear getting the wires out of the handlebars. Going back in was a bit easier by using some wire pulling lube and heat. All the switches were disassembled and contacts cleaned before reassembly. Hope it all works. All the components and the main harness will be layed out on a large board so ...

Still waiting for good painting weather and got sidetracked refurbishing the toolpost grinder. The motor shaft nut that holds the belt drive pulleys on was damaged so decided to make a new one. I can only guess now why as it is a left hand thread. To make matters more complicated, it is a 24 pitch t...

The frame looks so good I had all the small parts powder coated as well. With a great weather forecast for this weekend I'm hoping to get the motor painted. Frame1.JPG The clutch has been rebuilt, including the replacement of the shock springs and rivets. The trick is getting the bellville spacer co...

What a cutie. That's going to make somebody very happy.

Been away for a while but made some progress, including adjusting two new additions. Not shop broke yet but working on that. New pups.JPG I've been going over the frame in preparation for powder coating. Upon removing the forks I noticed the steering lock slot in the stem was damaged. More inspectio...

The 2-pak paint and primer arrived so now I have to arrange parts so all can be primed and painted within 24 hours. Some of the small parts will get powder coated depending on when the activated paint runs out. Some of the cad plated parts look decent so to preserve the finish they will get a clear ...

The Id plate is thin and glued on. Almost like an aluminum foil. Maybe I can find a way to remove it before powder coating and put it on later. The frame is stamped with ID numbers only. The sticker has the weight, tire size and date of assembly.

I appreciate the offer on vapor blasting. I completely stripped the frame for powder coating, only if they can protect the sticker on the steering head. I can't believe how much additional electrical components they added on this bike. I have other harnesses from early Z1's but none of them had back...

The Dynamo sure turned out super. Was that the original color of the frame? Glad to hear they prepped everything properly before coating. I wasn't going to powder coat the z1r frame but now I think I will. I want to preserve the metallic Identification tag on the steering head which wouldn't survive...