Frederick wrote on 07/04/11 at 08:07:01:


Good for you.  It's a lot larger and heavier than a Li-ion battery, though.

Frederick wrote on 07/04/11 at 08:17:42:


It's probably lighter than the stock one.  You could lose several pounds, though, by going to a battery the size of a GPS.  You might gain the equivalent of another horsepower or so.

I'm going to try to stick to the stock battery. I can probably work around it.

This is what I did today.

These are the hubs, as you know them. They are going to be polisched. I had to order the 5 bearings for both the front and rear hub - costs are 61.00 euros. Fair price?


These are the rims. I cut out the spokes as I will be using stainless steel (polished) spokes. I gave the rims to the powdercoater today. They will be done in RAL 3002 (high gloss red). First a layer of primer, then a layer of red. No clear coat.


I needed to work around the battery and place my elec. components some where. These are the two bolts in the rear fender.


I used stainless steel M8x60 bolts - these push all the way through.



I used the extended M8 nuts to lock the rectifier into place. I had some internal thread left in the nuts so that I could bolt on another component. What is this piece called exactly?


I then started with the wiring diagram, but couldn't be bothered. Maybe I will do so tomorrow.

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I took the forks apart. But I was dumb enough to press the front brake after the wheel was out, so my calipers got stuck (the brake pads).

Pressed the piston back into place (used a size 24 socket).


I stripped the caliper.

Before glass bead blasting.




After glass bead blasting. Like NEW!!!



I even blasted the brake pads and brackets. The brake pads are in good condition, they are a lot cleaner now and have better grip on them.


I may spraypaint the caliper the same color as my rims are going to be - RAL 3002. However, I really like high gloss black or matte black also!

Fred

MotoBuddha wrote on 07/05/11 at 13:34:44:


That's what I thought too, that there's a bigger issue playing than I initially thought.

I tried pushing them back with my hands, but that didn't work. I didn't really try that hard, but they should have gone back without too much trouble.

The calipers worked fine when they were still on the bike. I'm sure they'll work once I re-assemble everything.

There is a spring clip under the dust seal, once you remove that it takes a couple firm pulls to separate.....like pulling dents with a slide hammer.

Builds lookin sweet

After you get the clip out, slide the inner tube all the way to the bottom and give it a real strong tug. Came out easy after I slide it all the way down. And hold em horizontally

Whatever works! Guess I just felt like I had more leverage holding them that way