Old Yamaha dirt bike restoration - Page 3

Cat Daddy · 02-05-2012, 05:50 PM

Tires and tubes arrived from Dennis Kirk. I've had real good service from that place. I went with Dunlop MX51 tires.

After that I got busy lacing wheels and mounting tires. It took me an hour to lace the first wheel and about 10 minutes to do the second one. It's dead easy when you figure it out finally. Truing takes longer of course.

Cat Daddy · 02-07-2012, 09:55 AM

I looked everywhere for some vintage decals and kept coming up short. Had to take matters into my own hands.

The homemade front fender mount worked out real well.

Euromad · 02-07-2012, 11:29 AM

Hey Cat Daddy, looking nice! Will you actually ride it off road?
You mention soda blasting-Where do you get media and can you use it in a regular sand blaster?
Presently working on a old Kawasaki F5 and a Rickman 125 and need to get rid of some age.

Cat Daddy · 02-07-2012, 11:40 AM

Euromad,

I hate to admit where I get my blast media.

Harbor Freight.

I hate that store and all it stands for but ordering hundreds of pounds of media and having it shipped cuts the profit margin by a lot. Blasting media is all I buy from there, but inexpensive, they are.

You will need a dedicated soda blaster. The bright side is, you can buy one for as little as 100 dollars and it will work quite well. There are some threads on the interwebs on how to make one for a few bucks, but they don't work near as well as buying a commerical made one.

Cat Daddy · 02-11-2012, 04:02 AM

Still plugging away on this thing.

I boiled the carburetor in my crock pot of special sauce for an hour or so to get the goop out of it.

Then soda blast to restore the appearance.

I had the choke hardware and all of the little springs and widgets re-plated along with the rest of the bike's harware. It sure spruces up the final look and didn't cost me any extra since my job fell way under the shop's 25 dollar minimum job charge. Might as well throw everything you can into the pile at the same time.

exoff-roadgoat · 02-11-2012, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Cat Daddy

Euromad,

I hate to admit where I get my blast media.

Harbor Freight.

I hate that store and all it stands for .

I couldn't agree more. Same for Wallyworld........Very nice, very well done restro. Almost too pretty to get dirty. A early mx hub would have looked good in the front.

Cycletech · 02-13-2012, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Cat Daddy

Still plugging away on this thing.

I boiled the carburetor in my crock pot of special sauce for an hour or so to get the goop out of it.

Then soda blast to restore the appearance.

I would drive that emulsion tube out and clean it - if you haven't already.

Great build thread!

Reverend12 · 02-14-2012, 05:37 PM

Man this is gonna be sweet!

RABBIT170 · 02-15-2012, 09:17 AM

Awesome thread, keep up the good work!

FloridaSteve · 02-15-2012, 02:21 PM

I'm IN! Now THAT'S how you restore an old bike! Nicely Done!

anonny · 02-15-2012, 06:34 PM

Great stuff, lots of attention to details. What powder coater are you using?

Cat Daddy · 02-15-2012, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by anonny

Great stuff, lots of attention to details. What powder coater are you using?

Thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate it. I try to fuss over the details.

I do all my own work except for zinc and chrome plating. I own a powder coating shop.

anonny · 02-16-2012, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Cat Daddy

I own a powder coating shop.

So a production box gun?

Cat Daddy · 02-16-2012, 05:47 PM

I use an old cup gun on most jobs. My other gun (for clears mostly) is a hopper feed.

cruiser58 · 03-08-2012, 05:52 PM

Come on Cat Daddy, don't leave us hanging.

02-15-2012, 09:17 AM	#39
RABBIT170 CB750 Adventurer Joined: Feb 2011 Location: Ft. Wayne, IN Oddometer: 88	Awesome thread, keep up the good work! __________________ current 1999 Nighthawk 750 2002 Nighthawk 250

02-15-2012, 02:21 PM	#40
FloridaSteve Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville Florida Oddometer: 2,070	I'm IN! Now THAT'S how you restore an old bike! Nicely Done! __________________ My Blogs: Higher Resolution Photo Album Motorcycle Photo of the Day 2-Stroke-Biker-Blog

02-15-2012, 06:34 PM	#41
anonny What could go wrong? Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Beautiful Revelstoke BC Oddometer: 4,959	Great stuff, lots of attention to details. What powder coater are you using? __________________ Kawasaki H1 build thread 71- 450 Honda CL re & re Just another pathetic sheep following the herd

03-08-2012, 05:52 PM	#45
cruiser58 n00b Joined: Jun 2009 Oddometer: 3	What happened Come on Cat Daddy, don't leave us hanging.

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02-05-2012, 05:50 PM	#31
Cat Daddy ^OP Cob Artist Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Working in my shop in Springtown Texas Oddometer: 783	Tires and tubes arrived from Dennis Kirk. I've had real good service from that place. I went with Dunlop MX51 tires. After that I got busy lacing wheels and mounting tires. It took me an hour to lace the first wheel and about 10 minutes to do the second one. It's dead easy when you figure it out finally. Truing takes longer of course.

02-07-2012, 09:55 AM	#32
Cat Daddy ^OP Cob Artist Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Working in my shop in Springtown Texas Oddometer: 783	I looked everywhere for some vintage decals and kept coming up short. Had to take matters into my own hands. The homemade front fender mount worked out real well.

02-07-2012, 11:29 AM	#33
Euromad Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2010 Location: Lower Slobbovia Oddometer: 154	Hey Cat Daddy, looking nice! Will you actually ride it off road? You mention soda blasting-Where do you get media and can you use it in a regular sand blaster? Presently working on a old Kawasaki F5 and a Rickman 125 and need to get rid of some age.

02-07-2012, 11:40 AM	#34
Cat Daddy ^OP Cob Artist Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Working in my shop in Springtown Texas Oddometer: 783	Euromad, I hate to admit where I get my blast media. Harbor Freight. I hate that store and all it stands for but ordering hundreds of pounds of media and having it shipped cuts the profit margin by a lot. Blasting media is all I buy from there, but inexpensive, they are. You will need a dedicated soda blaster. The bright side is, you can buy one for as little as 100 dollars and it will work quite well. There are some threads on the interwebs on how to make one for a few bucks, but they don't work near as well as buying a commerical made one.

02-11-2012, 04:02 AM	#35
Cat Daddy ^OP Cob Artist Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Working in my shop in Springtown Texas Oddometer: 783	Still plugging away on this thing. I boiled the carburetor in my crock pot of special sauce for an hour or so to get the goop out of it. Then soda blast to restore the appearance. I had the choke hardware and all of the little springs and widgets re-plated along with the rest of the bike's harware. It sure spruces up the final look and didn't cost me any extra since my job fell way under the shop's 25 dollar minimum job charge. Might as well throw everything you can into the pile at the same time.

02-14-2012, 05:37 PM	#38
Reverend12 Well there it is.. Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Maylenevegas Oddometer: 1,100	Man this is gonna be sweet!

02-16-2012, 05:47 PM	#44
Cat Daddy ^OP Cob Artist Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Working in my shop in Springtown Texas Oddometer: 783	I use an old cup gun on most jobs. My other gun (for clears mostly) is a hopper feed.