Well, I now have the rear brakes installed and am working on getting the rear sub-frame on the bike. When I get that done, I’m going to move on to the front forks and steering.
Here is the write-up on installing the rear brakes, rear brake pedal and mounting the polished rear wheel with the new stainless steel spokes and the powder coated battery box:
Here’s how the bike looks at this point.
Rear Brake Pedal and Wheel Installed
Final Result
After I got the engine and transmission installed in the frame, it’s time to add the swing arm and the rear drive. Here is the write-up I did for this part of the project.
And, you can find the write-ups for the engine and transmission installation work here:
Here are some of the pictures from the write-up.
Rear of Transmission with Drive Shaft Coupling (Upper Right) and Frame Protection
Powder Coated Swing Arm with Drive Shaft Inside
Swing Arm Pivot Pins, Lock Nuts and Plastic Caps
Swing Arm Boot – “OB” EN (Top) on Round Section
Measuring Swing Arm Gap to Center the Swing Arm
Sitting on Rear Tire to Tighen Drive Shaft Bolts
Swing Arm and Rear Drive Installed
It’s time to put parts back into the frame :-). The first to go in is the engine followed by the transmission. You can read about what I did here:
I used information from the following resources to plan this work.
As I had the engine stripped down, I was able to lift it into the frame by myself using some straps so my hands weren’t under the oil pan. The transmission isn’t very heavy, but there isn’t much clearance when the engine is installed and I had to remove the kick start lever or it wouldn’t fit.
Here are a couple pictures from the write-ups.
Polished Engine Ready to Install Into The Frame
Engine In Frame Resting on Motorcycle Lift
Left Side Shackle Keeps Side Stand on Pivot Pin (Looking Toward Rear)
Engine In Frame & Secured to Lift
Refinished Transmission Ready to Install in the Frame
Clutch Throw Out Assembly Parts
Frame Protection Before Inserting Transmission In the Frame
Clutch Throw Out Bearing Assembly Showing Direction and Order of Insertion into Bearing Housing
Transmission Install Job Done