Wheels are painted with Rattle can PJ1 or VHT
I noticed the color is extreemly close to the gold on my RZ500 stock wheels.
I guess i am going to use this as my build thread for this bike.
So i will give some background info and my plans for it.
Which can and will change at any time
Ok so first of all, a big thanks to Nocturnal and his dad, who sold me this bike for a great price. His dad has 2 more LC`s still so he wont miss this one. The guy they got it from owns a media blasting company and he stripped and powdercoated the frame and swingarm black, stripped and painted the gas tank and bodywork.
The engine looks stock and fairly fresh. I peeked into the cylinders and everything looks good. I will be taking off the clutch cover so i can look in there too, but i am going to run it this summer without splitting the cases.
The bike is currently setup for premix, with an oil pump blockoff plate.
I already sourced a complete oil pump and will be using that and rejetting and all that fun stuff.
The bike came with a set of stock exhaust in good shape, and a set of RZ350 spec2 chambers with brackets to make them fit the LC.
Bike came with 1979 RD400 upper and lower triples(35mm dia.) and 1986-newer cdn RZ350 forks + calipers, and generic clipons.
I want this bike to look pretty stock but with some improvements.
Heres my plans for the bike this summer:
I have sourced a set of early RZ350 forks and triples(35mm vs 32mm orig on the LC) to use with LC or early RZ fender
I have brand new Yamaha 4LO handlebars
Front brake calipers and master will be something better, i have`nt decided what yet.
Oil pump installed
Black mars bar paintjob with the gold wheels.
Leaning towards using the spec2 chambers for now, i like the stock pipes but i gotta hear this thing!
And all the usual stuff, fix the harness, change the head bearings...etc.
By the way, I found out that the LC oil pump and gears etc. are the same as the RZ350.