83 430 Rider Project

Great tip!!! I never thought about that. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.....18 more spokes to go in the back wheel..........I might try that tonight..

Cool Puch, I had a 175 and 125 of that year and they were the MX version. They also had heavily breathed on Mid-Valley porting and pipes. They were pretty fast.

The little home made soda blaster works real well for what it is. I do lots of little parts with it. If you buy soda get it in bulk = 20-25lb bags. It is pretty cheap that way. The only bad parts about soda blasting is you can't reuse the soda and don't blast in a confined area. It gets all over the place. Trust me on that.

Thanks for the info. Did you get the soda from eastwoods?

Nope, got it from Costco or Sam's club, I don't remember which one.

For those without a lathe, a high speed drill press or hand held drill work nicely as well.

Been home all day with a touch of the flu. Worked minimally on the bike the last few days. I will have updates later. Here is a vid I finally figured out how to edit from my go pro. Not a vintage Husky but an 04 TC450 on a little loop up around my housing area.

The California Dez.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu4_mvvbcNw

Great video of back yard riding. I was down that way in 09 to meet up to DS ride in Death Valley. I couldn't help but notice how there was cool riding out the back door of housing projects around Ridgecrest etc etc. Very nice!

nice house area ... lucky boy

Hey, where are the trees and the mud ???

I only get rocks and bushes.

I think it was this past Friday that I decided to tackle the rear wheel. Of course the rim was cracked and I had to cut the spokes out of it.



I cleaned up the hub and rear sprocket before deciding what I was going to do for a rim and spokes.



I had another rear wheel and the rim was good and the spokes are at least useable.

Here is where I am as of Sunday night.

I worked minimally this week and cleaned up the rear spokes and plated them. They came out good.



Last night I installed the new front tire and mounted the wheel on the bike.





More to come.

Here's the spokes and sprocket all cleaned and buffed out. I left the sprocket with the factory brushed finish to it. I tried the spoke in the lathe and that was a little scary, because if they are not perfectly straight they wobble around pretty good. It doesn't take much to be out of straight. I have my system down and it takes less time I think.



Rear wheel all ready to start lacing which may happen later tonight. It was 28 here last night and I only have a small heater in the garage.



More to come over the weekend.

I like Your project, it looks good

This week I did get some things done. I installed the new throttle cable and grips along with the number plate..



I used this for grip glue. It works real well. Go big or go home, Ha Ha.



I laced up the rear wheel and trued it. Wasn't too bad to do. The front wheel was much harder IMO.



I pulled the bike out into the daylight to see how it looks.

I spent today working on different stuff and cleaning the garage again. It just never ends. Took of the kickstart lever as I had it painted and did the prep on it and plated it twice. It looks fine. I didn't go too nuts with it to make the finish look perfect.



I read something on a website and watched a video of home done brass plating and had to try it. I just grabbed a bolt out of the stash and I'll be damned it worked. I don't know what I would do it on, but it is cool.



Here's another shot of the bike.



This weeks project will be mounting the rear tire. I bought some Sedona 887 IT tires for the bike. The are a cheaper brand and I have heard good things and bad things about them. But you will here that with anything. It will be a rider and the terrain I ride in tears everything up anyway.



More coming later this week I hope. If not, everyone have a Merry Xmas.

Scott

great chrissy present mate, the build looks sens

oh yeah, this is looking sweeet......great job so far mate

Last night I figured I would put the new rear tire on. I watched a video of one of the Dunlop tire guys mounting tires because I wanted to try it a different way than what I have been doing. His method worked great. I normally use soapy water to lube the tire but it seems like it dries up to quick. Thinking............in my feeble little brain, I grabbed the wifes liquid fabric softener and used it for lube. Works like a charm and smells good to boot. Ha Ha.

Here's the bike with the tire on and the sprocket mounted.



FOR YOU FOLKS FOLLOWING THIS BUILD...........I WOULD LIKE SOME INPUT HERE. LEAVE THE GAS TANK THE WAY IT IS OR.............USE THESE STICKERS. I would cut the white down a little as I think it is too wide. I just don't want it to look hokey. Darty thinks stay with the straight red.

I like the straight red too. I think I might add some white backrounds to the side panels, just to match with the white fenders.
The bike looks awesome, great job!!