Author Topic: what did you do to your R today? (Read 102318 times)

broken1 · « **Reply #195 on:** May 04, 2014, 03:02:45 PM »

I got this engine last winter to have a spare set of cases but decided to clean it up & use it in my bike instead. The cases are in good shape but the engine looked pretty rough. It had a thick sludge coating of exhaust residue, oil, dirt, sand & red, silver & blue paint overspray. I cleaned it all up & pulled the cylinder & side covers. I found that the piston had been seized & moisture had gotten into the stator side. I got all the corrosion cleaned out of the stator side & pulled the clutch cover & everything under there looked really good, the clutch basket shows surprisingly very little wear so now I just need to swap top end's & side covers & put the mill back in my bike & I'm ready to hit the sand for the first time in 2 years.

This is the engine from my bike. I did some extensive port work to it in 2012 & only got 2 rides out of it before it started popping out of third everytime I got it up on the pipe. The bottom end hasn't been touched for a long time & it's finally time to pull it apart. The last time it was apart was in 1990 when I had to replace the crank from a lower rod bearing failure. The bottom end held up for 22 years of hard dune thrashing & hill racing! That is a testament to the quality that Honda put's into these bikes.

Just waiting for her transplant:

oldschoolr · « **Reply #196 on:** May 04, 2014, 06:02:50 PM »

a quick mock up to make sure everything lines up before the new frame goes to powder

PNWrider · « **Reply #197 on:** May 04, 2014, 06:27:13 PM »

[MENTION=29]oldschoolr[/MENTION] awesome frame! What kind is it?

oldschoolr · « **Reply #198 on:** May 04, 2014, 06:37:19 PM »

Quote from: PNWrider;33052

[MENTION=29]oldschoolr[/MENTION] awesome frame! What kind is it?

Thanks man, lonestar got it Friday finally

croat1 · « **Reply #199 on:** May 05, 2014, 12:12:43 AM »

^^^^^very happy for you. I remember how I felt when the UPS truck dropped off my new laeger

PNWrider · « **Reply #200 on:** May 05, 2014, 08:12:26 PM »

Outing new bearings and crank in

sameltoe · « **Reply #201 on:** May 05, 2014, 10:41:27 PM »

I started to play around with the fitment of the pt6, looks like a new lower mount is in order, sure is alot smaller than the 2003 race...

zarathos · « **Reply #202 on:** May 07, 2014, 12:47:48 PM »

Ordered a new clutch cover gasket and kicker shaft seal, gonna set my ring gap tonight and put the top-end back together. As soon as my gaskets show up I can put the clutch cover/water pump together.

PNWrider · « **Reply #203 on:** May 08, 2014, 01:39:57 AM »

Changed the oil in my rear shock and re-pressurized with nitrogen. Feels much smoother now!

sameltoe · « **Reply #204 on:** May 08, 2014, 08:59:28 AM »

tried to get a shroud on last night...really hate to bust out the dremel

Tbone07 · « **Reply #205 on:** May 08, 2014, 10:52:02 AM »

Took the bike to HMF, which is about 2 miles from my work. Got the stinger on my LED 350G pipe bent so it wouldn't hit my no-link rear shock (should have told Arlan what frame I had). It's so nice to have them close, and especially to have a good riding friend who works there.

Also had my buddy make me a rotor guard, this thing looks beefy and should take some serious abuse.

bnau267 · « **Reply #206 on:** May 18, 2014, 11:04:02 AM »

Quote from: croat1;33094

^^^^^very happy for you. I remember how I felt when the UPS truck dropped off my new laeger

You have the frame I need! I know it will never be for sale but put me on the list anyways. Bob

bnau267 · « **Reply #207 on:** May 18, 2014, 11:16:15 AM »

Ordered more OEM parts - bolts, rubbers, internals. Very painful every time.

JasonB · « **Reply #208 on:** May 19, 2014, 01:20:36 PM »

finished clamping my airbox lines on and lined up the smartcarb. 310 is ready for its next ride as soon as Jason Hall gets the inverts to me and i install them.

red88r · « **Reply #209 on:** May 19, 2014, 05:21:35 PM »

Sold one out of the fleet.....:road trip: