Post by mattb on May 20, 2008 21:52:49 GMT -5
Hey.
I'm making up a bit of a plan for what I want to do to my bike, so that I can create a disciplined budget to complete it over the next year (on my limited income, I reckon I can spend $200 every few weeks and so a within year should see it all done). The plan is basically to re-new (-make 'like new') the bike: that is, to make as many of the functioning elements- as opposed to the aesthetical side of things - new or reconditioned in terms of having a bike that runs and can be relied on like a new bike. The bike is 30 years old this month and I reckon almost all parts are original prior to my ownership (I'd say it was shedded for most of the time) and it even had the original absolutely bald tyres when I got it a year ago (in great nic with 48,000km).
Thought I'd get some opinions on my list and if there's anything I should add, or reconsider. The stock SR performance is good enough for me, so I'll be sticking with a standard and budget-limited re-newal, using cheaper non-Yamaha parts if they're good quality, and eliminating / simplifying some things. The emphasis is on simplicity and reliability within the context of affordability.
Rebore and new cam chain (my sense of the bottom end is that it is pretty much immortal if treated properly?) ($?)
New Mikuni VM34 ($250)
New ignition coil ($150)
Hyperpak CDI ($200)
New swing-arm parts ($70 THumperstuff)
New bearings generally, as applicable
Battery eliminated (done! $10)
Coil rewind re coil(s) down near the flywheel (details anybody?) ($200 a rewind)
New wiring - ignition and electrics in general (I'll do this myself, and the cost should be low)
Elimination of ignition switch replaced with hidden on/off button, elimination of kill switch.
Any thoughts, suggestions, points? I paid $3000 for the bike, and even if I spend a couple of grand doing this, considering that it will then be a kind of new bike in important respects, that's pretty good - $5000 for a vintage bike with heaps of character and new parts is a great deal compared to what people with mainstream bikes pay.
Matt
I'm making up a bit of a plan for what I want to do to my bike, so that I can create a disciplined budget to complete it over the next year (on my limited income, I reckon I can spend $200 every few weeks and so a within year should see it all done). The plan is basically to re-new (-make 'like new') the bike: that is, to make as many of the functioning elements- as opposed to the aesthetical side of things - new or reconditioned in terms of having a bike that runs and can be relied on like a new bike. The bike is 30 years old this month and I reckon almost all parts are original prior to my ownership (I'd say it was shedded for most of the time) and it even had the original absolutely bald tyres when I got it a year ago (in great nic with 48,000km).
Thought I'd get some opinions on my list and if there's anything I should add, or reconsider. The stock SR performance is good enough for me, so I'll be sticking with a standard and budget-limited re-newal, using cheaper non-Yamaha parts if they're good quality, and eliminating / simplifying some things. The emphasis is on simplicity and reliability within the context of affordability.
Rebore and new cam chain (my sense of the bottom end is that it is pretty much immortal if treated properly?) ($?)
New Mikuni VM34 ($250)
New ignition coil ($150)
Hyperpak CDI ($200)
New swing-arm parts ($70 THumperstuff)
New bearings generally, as applicable
Battery eliminated (done! $10)
Coil rewind re coil(s) down near the flywheel (details anybody?) ($200 a rewind)
New wiring - ignition and electrics in general (I'll do this myself, and the cost should be low)
Elimination of ignition switch replaced with hidden on/off button, elimination of kill switch.
Any thoughts, suggestions, points? I paid $3000 for the bike, and even if I spend a couple of grand doing this, considering that it will then be a kind of new bike in important respects, that's pretty good - $5000 for a vintage bike with heaps of character and new parts is a great deal compared to what people with mainstream bikes pay.
Matt
