The Suzuki Project

Last night dad, ryan, and i, got lots of time to work on the bike. we started off with mounting it, then we moved to the carbs, and the air filter intake, whatever. tomorrow we will flush the tank and place the rest of the accessories on it. the bike is coming along better than i thought, but now we need to find a battery, the correct battery for the bike is pricey so a replacement will have to do. just a little more work and this baby is gonna be running.

Finally we had time to get some work done with ry being gone all the time, last night we finished with the clutch. took some time but we figured it out, and we are making some progress, very shocking. but the engine is in a lot less pieces and looks a lot better....just a little more time and we should have this baby up and running.

ARRGH, this is getting frustrating. I wish I had more then one hour at a time to work on this little project. Trev did a good job finishing the gauge assembly. The welding hood shields made great replacement glass for the speedo and tach. We started lining up bolts with covers and it looks like it is all there. A few of the screw heads are stripped out and will probably have to be replaced. We set the alternator in place and will soon be ready to replace the clutch and the right side covers.

Well check that one off the list. They looked like they were full of caramel but after copious amounts of carb cleaner they look great. Thanks Trev and Brant for working on them. If the gasket kit ever gets here will be in good shape.

Good thing I have a long weekend coming up. The gasket kit should be here soon. In the mean time the carbs need to be gone though and a little more polishing up of the block. We should inventory the bolts for the covers. Hopefully we have everything and can get down to business. Shouldn't take too long if we have what we need. Just because I said that it will be a disaster. Way to go Ryan.

I spent an hour or so just cleaning up parts with Dad tonight. Most of the rust cleaned up really easily. The oxidation on the aluminum however is pitted a little deeper. I figure that it is cosmetic anyway and my concern is making it run again. The cylinders have really freed up. The crank can be hand turned now. Things are coming along nicely.

I found a complete gasket kit from partsnmore.com for $30. I'll get it ordered but I wont be able to work on it for a few weeks. I'm also going to pick up some more penetrating oil and wire brushes.