The wheels were badly oxidized. I sanded them starting with 220 grit paper and progressing up through 1500 grit before polishing. The wheels were then cleaned and painted with SEM Hot Rod Black.
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Front Forks
The forks were bead blasted to remove the old finish and oxidation. Deep scratches were filed out. . After filing, the forks were sanded starting with 220 wet/dry and finishing with 1000 wet/dry. Two coats of Duplicolor Paint Shop lacquer was applied to protect the bare aluminum.
Mounting the Electrical Bits
With my SR250, I didn’t think about mounting the electrical components until the seat and tank were in place. This made mounting the components more difficult than it needed to be. For this bike, I’m getting this stuff sorted early.
The stock rear fender didn’t fit under the seat and had a raised mounting spot for the fuse panel. I cut the stock fender back to allow a flat fender to be attached to it. It is low enough to allow the electrical bits to mounted it and fit beneath the seat.
New Parts
Where possible, I’m cleaning, repainting or otherwise restoring parts. Here are the new parts purchased.
Disassembly
I’d forgotten how simple bicycles are. Fortunately, from my years of bicycle riding, I had all of the special tools needed and reduced the Moto-Bike to a box of parts without any problems.
Gas Tank Dent
Repairing the dent on the left side of the tank.
First Photos
Brought this 1976 Yamaha Moto-Bike home following our trip to Vintage Days. It belongs to my cousin. I’m planning to restore it for him.
Front Fender
The old rusty fender from my SR250 is used as the plug to make a new fiberglass fender. I used this same old fender to make the new fender on the SR250.
Seat Redo
Decided the seat that I made was too big and square. Also, I decided to have the seat set over the back of the gas tank and needed to make the front of the seat wider.
Seat
This is the second seat that I’ve made. For developing the shape, I’m using 2″ foundation foam from my local building supply. The foam is glued using spray styrofoam adhesive from a craft store. Regular spray adhesive dissolves styrofoam. The rough cuts are done by hand or on my bandsaw. All shaping is done with 60 grit sandpaper.
