SuzukiSavage.com - My RYCA project

sbaugz Ex Member	Re: my RYCA project- new pics 5/6/11- body parts h Reply #30 - 05/07/11 at 08:37:21 Decided I won't coat tank. Read lots of stuff about coatings peeling off. Probably will clean tank and coat with Wd40. Any ideas on what to clean rust with?
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Reply #31 - 05/07/11 at 09:37:30

Ospho, a dilute phosphoric acid, turns Iron Oxide into Iron Phosphate,, IOW, it aint rust No More.. It wont work on scale, only one layer o rust, it cant get thru the little scale plates. Costs about $12.00 a quart at Kelly/Moore. Dont get the gel,, Ive used a few gallons of Ospho & keep it on hand at all times.

& I keep a quart for months & months.. sometimes years, a little dab'll do ya.. I used it in quantity on a drill ship refurbish job in Mobile bay a million years ago..

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sbaugz Ex Member	Re: my RYCA project- new pics 5/6/11- body parts h Reply #32 - 05/07/11 at 14:38:06 sold the original bar end mirrors I got and decided to order some different ones. These are made by joker machine. I like how they are solidly attached to handlebars and don't have any joints to vibrate around. The mirror swivels 15 degrees every way inside the housing. Completely protected mirror.
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sbaugz

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Reply #33 - 05/14/11 at 16:00:26

Still waiting on the rest of the parts. I am told they will probably ship out next week sometime. RYCA is still waiting on the rear wheels and the shocks. Since the new build videos were posted, I was able to do some more busy work like drilling out holes and getting hardware ready.

I also got my new bar end mirrors today and set those up. I lock-tited and cranked down the clip-ons and installed the coke bottle style grips that I bought on ebay.

The bar end mirrors are joker machine. They are really nice and totally protected inside the metal casing. They are fully adjustable too.
Here are some pictures.

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sbaugz Ex Member	Re: my RYCA project Reply #34 - 05/20/11 at 19:12:22 couple more videos are posted on the RYCA youtube page- one video showing a completed bike and the other showing the electrical connections. Now I just need my kit.
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sbaugz Ex Member	Re: my RYCA project Reply #35 - 05/25/11 at 04:13:53 57 pounds of RYCA parts are on their way from california. Looks like next week will be the start of the finish of my bike. Pics and info to follow.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: my RYCA project Reply #36 - 05/25/11 at 04:50:50 I know the feeling. The rest of my parts are supposed to arrive today.
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RpNSht Ex Member	Re: my RYCA project Reply #37 - 05/25/11 at 10:31:44 MotoBuddha wrote on 05/25/11 at 04:50:50: I know the feeling. The rest of my parts are supposed to arrive today. like!
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RpNSht Ex Member	Re: my RYCA project Reply #38 - 05/25/11 at 10:31:53 sbaugz wrote on 05/25/11 at 04:13:53: 57 pounds of RYCA parts are on their way from california. Looks like next week will be the start of the finish of my bike. Pics and info to follow. like!
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Abbey Normal YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 24	Re: my RYCA project Reply #39 - 05/28/11 at 07:21:33 I'm starting to get that feeling...tank, side panels, and seat pan arrived yesterday and are now at the painters. Ryan says the remainder are 7-10 days away. getting tired of looking at a front end, frame and motor on my lift and my fingers are getting itchy....
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sbaugz

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Reply #40 - 06/11/11 at 10:49:31

Nearly done with the project. I am very surprised I haven't seen any completed ones posted here yet. Everyone must be too busy building. My body parts were mocked up, drilled, mounted and are now off to the painter. See my last post from today (down further) to see the color I have chosen.

Some pics of the rear end:
Went with Dunlop K70 4.00-18 tire. Powder coated the brake drum black. Ceramic coated the EMGO muffler black, along with the pipe adapter and the clamps. Exhaust wrap is 2" titanium wrap.
Shocks are the stock RYCA in black. The stock EMGO pipe mount bracket didn't fit right. It was too short, so I made my own mount out of a piece of steel, added a couple bends to make it work, and painted black using PN1 muffler paint.
I went with the RYCA swingarm mod so that those tires would work. I painted the swingarm myself.

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sbaugz

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Reply #41 - 06/11/11 at 10:57:08

Some pics of the front end:
Went with some ebay grips (vintage coke bottle style). Mirrors are modified bar end mirrors from Joker Machine. Stripped and painted the headlight bucket black using Krylon Fusion for plastic. I hacked the front fender all up and had it powder coated black. Brake line is custom made. Painted the front brake rotor black. Turn signal mounts were painted black. Fork boots were added. I wired the RYCA tach and speedo into the OEM harness using the unused stock speedo light wires instead of using the method that RYCA describes. Front tire is a matching Dunlop K70 vintage. Suzuki decal on front of triple tree was ordered from Hong Kong off of ebay.

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kevinphan Full Member Offline Posts: 220 Dracut, Massachusetts Gender:	Re: my RYCA project Reply #42 - 06/11/11 at 10:57:48 How wide is that rim and could you take a straight on shot from the back to show the width of the tire.
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sbaugz

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Reply #43 - 06/11/11 at 10:59:28

a couple more pics from the side and some engine details:

One thing I noticed is that the RYCA supplied K&N air filter is very, very tight fit. Its completely wedged in there with zero wiggle room. As a matter of fact, its so tight that the carb doesn't quite fully seat down into the motor. I think it will be OK but I hope vibration doesn't cause any issues with the carb wiggling out or the air filter vibrating against the tank mounts (which they are wedged up against).

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sbaugz Ex Member	Re: my RYCA project Reply #44 - 06/11/11 at 11:05:40 kevinphan wrote on 06/11/11 at 10:57:48: How wide is that rim and could you take a straight on shot from the back to show the width of the tire. The rim is the stock RYCA 18" rim, which I believe is a 2.5 wide. The width of the tire is 4 inches, and the overall diameter is around 26.4 inches.
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