1 Greetings from Seattle! Sat Feb 22, 2014 4:15 pm
diesputnikdie
active member
Hello!
My name is Jake and I was born and raised in Seattle. I got my first K bike a little over a year ago from a barn in Castle Rock, WA where the bike sat for a little under five years. It didn't run and the guy had no clue what could be wrong with it. It turned over and the compression was good so I got it for a steal!
Six days later I got the bike running perfectly well and took it to Aurora Suzuki to get some new Metzler's (the tires were totally rooted) and I've been riding it almost every day since.
After some close inspection late last year I noticed that much of the frame was rusting, mostly under the cowl. Knowing that I needed to do a full spline lube, check the clutch, replace gaskets, and generally top down maintenance I decided to put my man pants on and strip the entire thing down.
Right now it is completely disassembled and some parts are at Seattle Powder Coat for stripping and coating, and the engine is in a million pieces. I've used a cup brush to strip all the rust off the aluminum and I'm using VHT engine enamel to bring back that cast aluminum sparkle.
Anyway, there are a few things I anticipate needing help with, do expect to hear from me soon.
Happy riding/wrenching
Jake
My name is Jake and I was born and raised in Seattle. I got my first K bike a little over a year ago from a barn in Castle Rock, WA where the bike sat for a little under five years. It didn't run and the guy had no clue what could be wrong with it. It turned over and the compression was good so I got it for a steal!
Six days later I got the bike running perfectly well and took it to Aurora Suzuki to get some new Metzler's (the tires were totally rooted) and I've been riding it almost every day since.
After some close inspection late last year I noticed that much of the frame was rusting, mostly under the cowl. Knowing that I needed to do a full spline lube, check the clutch, replace gaskets, and generally top down maintenance I decided to put my man pants on and strip the entire thing down.
Right now it is completely disassembled and some parts are at Seattle Powder Coat for stripping and coating, and the engine is in a million pieces. I've used a cup brush to strip all the rust off the aluminum and I'm using VHT engine enamel to bring back that cast aluminum sparkle.
Anyway, there are a few things I anticipate needing help with, do expect to hear from me soon.
Happy riding/wrenching
Jake