Monday, October 30, 2006

I removed the repair and sanded both mating surfaces down to bare ABS. I lost the locating landmarks when I cleaned up the area but I thought I could tell where the pin should go. A piece of ABS plumbing pipe was cut into 1/8" by 1/8" strips on a table saw to make welding rods. The pin was then welded in place with a soldering iron and the welding rods. I should have tacked the pin in place and checked it on the bike first because now it is slightly out of position. With a little dielectric grease on the pins though, the cover fits fine.
The one pin on the right sidecover had been broken and badly repaired. The repair involved a piece of copper rolled into a "U" that was soldered to a flat piece of copper. The "U" fit inside the pin and was held in place with two cotterpins. The flat piece was epoxied to the inside of the sidecover. The whole thing was wrapped in duct tape which was removed for the picture and the pin was still loose.
Too chunky

Saturday, October 28, 2006

I cut down the seat but I felt so guilty afterward that I won't do it again. The seat is 25 years old and they don't make them anymore. It is ugly though...

Wednesday, October 18, 2006




The new bars have been removed and painted. This is what they look like compared to the stock bars

Sunday, October 1, 2006

New bars installed. The cross piece was cut out. It looked like it had been welded in by a chimp.