Here we roll along, no stopping now...!
Newbie has a bunch of questions.
First, a couple of pics of the shock; it says 'Lindemann Engineering' on it.
The shaft seems smooth and not pitted, which is nice because most of the white inner fender plastic pieces were missing.
Can you tell from looking if this was a factory shock, or maybe where/what it came from?
Is this a good pic of what a correct '86 KDX200 should look like?
Went to the paint store yesterday, looking for some good high-temp semi-gloss black.
Pretty much struck out; this was at an auto paint place that carries DuPont (now called Axalta or some such)
They had a bunch of that silly "high temp" rattle can VHT and whatnot,
But my experience with this stuff is that if you spill gas or carb cleaner on it, it just washes off.
Even if you do the whole 'bake it in the oven' routine..
They did have some Por15 high-temp 1200 degree stuff that comes in a spray can,
Was maybe going to try it.
Supposedly flat black, but it also says 'black velvet' which kind of sounds semi-gloss?
Usually the stuff gets brushed on, and is the classic mark of a hack builder in the car circles i run in,
But maybe if i do the whole motor and pipe in the stuff from a spray can it will look and work OK?
Lots of black on the factory motor and pipe, if the pic above is correct..
If anyone out there reads this has any suggestions, I'mm all ears. Mother Kawi obviously had good paint for this.
Anyone?
Here's a couple of pics of the old pipe that came off.
Not just dented, but bent out of shape.
Impact to the pipe likely caused this crack at the exhaust flange on the cylinder.
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Woulda tried to save a cylinder if i coulda, but, alas, we must move forward..
Parts piling in..! Moneymoneymoneymoney!!
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Chain/sprockets, dogbone/rocker parts lot, seals, stator cover, shoes, pads, etc. etc.
Pushed the bearings out of the rocker we got, the other was bent bad somehow..?
It -looks- to me like the rocker and swingarm pivot use the same bearings and seals..
if this true?
I see swingarm kits but not rocker..
Anybody know?
Please?
Got an extra trans complete from one of the ebay core motors,
Kept it 100% together for tanking in the hopes that i can keep track of where everything goes..
No way to use a drift to knock bearing races out of the frame;
Had to use the welder to stick a piece of metal in and knock races free.
This old car axle made the perfect knocker-outer tool.
This seal set was advertized on ebay for '86-'04 model years KDX200.
Looking at the label, it says '90?
Seems like, save for a few water pump seals it might work for an '86?
Is this true?
I have heard there are quality issues with some of these seals..
Am i setting myself up?
Anyways,
Except for the fork sliders,
I have the whole pile for silver powder-coat.
If i can get the black paint figured out,
We can maybe start some assembly!