XR600- Donkey Fix Up & Full Rebuild

[SlickSix]

^^^
Sorted, brucifer showed me the light

[SlickSix]

This is what I was talking about



We can see that it was the chain rubbing for a long time



A bit of drilling to remove the lump, a bit of JB and hopefully will be fixed.

Got some new parts, incluiding some CREE Leds



Since my brother hasn´t brought me the frame, I´ve got to do something to keep me
occupied

Old cover



Primed x2


Base coat x3


Clear x3

[beechum1]

that looks good.

[SlickSix]

Thanks beechum, I´ll paint the rest this week if all goes well.

Regarding those bearings. I can ask my brother in law if he can score some more but
i´ll make no promises.
He got me all the bearings over a rather long period of time, I bought the bike in April and
only last week I could assemble everything, not that I was in a hurry. His factory stocks
are pretty well controlled. I´ll give it a shot anyway.

In the meantime, what I can give you are all the bearings numbers and all the engine seals
measures. They´re all, except the clutch actuator arm seal, pretty standard and way cheaper
if you buy them in your local hardware store. Especially the seals.

I can post them if you want.

[MacNoob]

Originally Posted by SlickSix

Some new parts arrived and my dad got me this old Jaguar oil cooler to retrofit



I´m now in the process of making a supporting frame for it. Will post it as soon as done.

That looks exactly like a heater core to me, not an oil cooler! Made for coolant, not for oil. Not sure what would happen if you put oil through it. I'm no Jaguar expert, maybe they use an oil cooler that looks like that, but it sure looks like a heater part to me.

[SlickSix]

MacNoob, you´re right. It is a heater core. My dad told me after he checked better the car.
Iwas cleaning it and it struck me that the honeycomb was way too dense to be from an
oil system. I ran some solvent and old oil to check the flow and it would pose no problem, I think.

Either way, I scraped the ideia to mount this one, it´s a bit big.
I´m trying to source something like the old vfr,cb,cbr hondas had.

[SlickSix]

Hey guys, I´ve got my frame and parts back!!!

It´s pretty nice, I told my brother to make it all black but he made a bit of his
magic and added some gold to it and it turned out excellent! I´ll post some detailed
photos tomorrow.

I got in the zone and didn't take alot of pictures.



Just greased all the linkages and assembled it. Pretty straigth forward stuff except for the
steering stem bearings, they can be a pain. The rear CRF450 fender is still in the works.

[SlickSix]

Assembly tip: put the airbox first

Don't know if you recognize the triple but when I bought it I didn´t know what it was.
It turned out to be a Scotts with the fat bar mount. Not bad for a suprise... top and bottom
for 45



Also got my cylinder and 98mm Prox





And my old girl enjoying the day



She was pretty interested in my activities

[SlickSix]

For now I haven´t done any more assembly but I had to fix a little mishap... when I was cleaning
my case for paint, I dropped it Still could catch it it my foot but it was already late. It broke
a piece on the front engine mount

[SlickSix]

I´m not to worried about it. I'll try to fix it it JB and if it holds, fine, if the vibration is too much
for it and it brakes, I´ll source one.
For the time being, here's my fix...

the tools of the trade


Some cardboard rolled up and stuffed in the case. This way I'll assure a relatively round bore and when
it's time to remove it, only a tiny bit of cardboard will stick to it making it easy to remove.

The aluminium tape it's to hold the JB and give it a rough side shape while the small grid will hopefully
add some resistance to vibration. It has 3 small ones





We'll see if it holds.

Who wants to get the bets rolling?

[mcma111]

You should have had the broken piece welded back on.

[SlickSix]

Hey Steve, you´re right. I should, but around here the cost of welding aluminium is
kinda of high. For the money I can get a side case. I´ll run it and see if it holds, if it doesn't...
I rather get a case.

[brucifer]

Looking good, man! Your furry companion looks like she's enjoying the sunshine. :)

[mcma111]

Perhaps consider the time, labor and expense of tearing the engine down.

Do it right the first time.

[nikolic]

Where were you going to fit the oil cooler? I just grabbed one from xtz600!