350LC build with pics

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solo 2 · #1 Post by **solo 2** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:05 pm

Itâ€™s about time! Tired of RZ this, RZ thatâ€¦well, except my 500.

In the last year and a half Iâ€™ve bought 1 running junker, 1 OK roller, and enough parts to build both. The one Iâ€™m currently working on will be essentially a stock ground up resto with a couple of motor upgrades on a full +.025 rebuild. The other will be tweeked to the limits of the stock parts, next winters project. Hereâ€™s a couple of pics of the mayhem so far, there will be more to come shortly as Iâ€™ll be ready to fully assemble by mid May.

2smoke · #2 Post by **2smoke** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:06 pm

Wow everything is so clean! When i get spares its usually stinky old boxes of greasy parts. Old broken off bolts and stuff painted wierd colors!
Looks like good progress on the first bike too.

aaronmvrider · #3 Post by **aaronmvrider** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:27 pm

my guess is he has been cleaning stuff ready to install...

nice projects

solo 2 · #4 Post by **solo 2** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:27 pm

aaronmvrider wrote:my guess is he has been cleaning stuff ready to install...

nice projects

Lots and lots of cleaning, painting, fixing and replacing. Other than the motors I've essentially taken the best parts of 4 LCs and bought many more. This one will for all purposes be close to new. I do everything except the crank/bores myself, so there's a lot of hours in it.

steveloomis · #5 Post by **steveloomis** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:19 pm

This is great stuff. I am in the last stages of my LC Mar Bar build. Painted parts back, frame powdercoated satin black, working on cleaning everything, removing bolt rust with vinegar. New BT45's coming. Polishing/painting wheels etc.

I am looking for suggestions for a replacement rear shock for my 250lb butt. Looking at Hagon and other from UK but too expensive with shipping and exchange rate is getting worse.

Any ideas?

Steve

solo 2 · #6 Post by **solo 2** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:28 pm

Steve, I was thinking of trying YSS a try on my tweeked build. I've read alot of good things about them from people who actually own them and not just giving their opinion. They have a few options depending on the money you want to spend. A good shock is going to cost you no matter who builds it.

aRZed · #7 Post by **aRZed** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:41 pm

Steve, did you know you can get Hagons in the States? $400 for the LC

At least you'll save on the shipping and there'll be no duties.

http://www.hagonshocksusa.com/HagApps8.htm

And for the Canucks http://www.britcycle.com/products/hagon_shocks.htm
They don't have a listing for them but will order them for you, same as above - save shipping & duties.

Sean

steveloomis · #8 Post by **steveloomis** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:59 pm

I came across the Hagon USA site and have sent a message to them.

JonW · #9 Post by **JonW** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:05 pm

That looks a great price at today's exchange rate. Wonder if they would do deals on a few? I know postage to me in Aus wont be cheap but if they would do a deal on a couple then we might have a winner?

steveloomis · #10 Post by **steveloomis** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:07 pm

I will ask if we can get a multiple unit deal. How many do you want?

JonW · #11 Post by **JonW** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:38 pm

Haha, one... so if you have one, thats two... how many do they need for a decent price break?

solo 2 · #12 Post by **solo 2** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:13 am

Well the cylinders and crank are in for honing and rebuild, should be about a week, I'm hopjng to have it together in 2-3 weeks. I took the cylinders to work Friday and trued up the gasket surfaces to the bore and o-ringed them, I'm hoping the squish will be near correct and I'll just have to skim the head a couple thou. Not that it matters, I run a NC lathe so i'm going to write a program for the stock combustion chambers just in case.

solo 2 · #13 Post by **solo 2** » Fri May 04, 2012 12:49 am

Progress is being made! The parts pile is slowly turning into a bike.

Why is it that no matter how many nuts and bolts that come off a bike and how well you store everything you always end up missing some. Is it just me?

I forgot to paint a few pieces so it's delayed me a little, also had to order more parts, seems never ending. On the bright side every time I do this I get more organized...only 3 bikes in pieces right now

Here's some more pics. The front wheel is just a temp as it doesn't have a tire on it right now.

2smoke · #14 Post by **2smoke** » Fri May 04, 2012 12:56 am

Looks great!
Listen, what brake rotors and calipers are you using on the all black bike in the first picture?

Thanks

solo 2 · #15 Post by **solo 2** » Fri May 04, 2012 1:10 am

2smoke wrote:Looks great!
Listen, what brake rotors and calipers are you using on the all black bike in the first picture?

Thanks

That bike was a complete hack job by previous owner, I have no idea what they are. The adapter was literally made of lots of little flat iron sections and little bolts, think mechano set. The caliper looked like a first gen GSXR750 but I don't know for sure.

I still have the rotor and caliper if you're interested.

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350LC build with pics

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