76 or 77? 360WR Refresh

I call it a refresh because it's going to be my rider and not a show piece. So here we go, welcome to my nightmare. This is what I bought.

Top end was bad so that's where I started. What a pain in the butt getting that barrel off, took a lot of sweat and curing but I won.

Pulled wheels and shocks. Sent shocks to see about rebuild. Rear wheel bearing are shot. Will get to them a little later.

Removed forks seals are both blown, Ordered seals and will pull apart later and check springs to see how bad they sagged. Got one over piston and ring so cylinder is at machine shop getting bored. Ordered seat pan, new foam and cover, fenders and # plates. Spent all day trying to get swing arm bolt out, wore out two brass drifts and a knuckle. No go. Any suggestion guys? Bolt is seized in the motor mount not swingarm I think.

good progress so far, what are your plans when its done and running?
im just over the border in mercer, pa. where are you in ohio?

Trail and fire lanes. I plan on flat tracking my 500TT Yamaha this year so won't have a lot of time to get in the woods.

Tiffin it's about 50 miles south of Toledo.

Nice project, what size elsinore you got?

76 MR250

I didn't mean to derail your thread. As you were

Looking good. Please keep us updated, eveready. We're watching with interest!

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Cool, lots of work to go but I'll keep posting with progress.

Didn't they make an Mr 175?

I think my neighbor had one.

Yes they did, but the 250 was only made 1 year.

Ok that's what I thought. I know he went to IT 175 after the Honda. I couldn't remember if the just did a 125 and 250 without something in between.

A quick update. Got frame sanded and painted, cylinder bored 1st over and fresh paint on engine. Maybe tomorrow I'll put top end on and build a leak down tester. Will post more pics. as I go, It's a slow process do to waiting on parts all the time.

lookin good. Your off to a nice start. Keep the pictures coming.

Got the wheels cleaned up and back on. Tomorrow will get the motor back together and do leak down before I do anymore assembly. Forks are all rebuilt.

Beautiful restoration

The only things that give me nightmares are those drum brake

Well big disappointment today put top end on did leak down test and could not get it to even come up to a pound of presser. no leaks on the top of motor. So stator puller what size are the threads 27mm? And I'll have to buy a case splitter too.