This weekend should see the rear brake Assembly finished along with the front brake cable .Undecided to which throttle type Um mm fiesta over it for another week .
OK the frame is definitely a DR 400 ( 1980 ) vintage Tony recognize the old girl
Front forks from a Rm 250 N (38 mm ) internal springs Honda 2 piece with Yss Pd valves
Rear shocks are DR 500 -1981 ex USA Ebay Item \
Swing arm RM 250 -400 RM c2
Seat Rm 125 b and the same for the tank which was acquired thru Ebay USA for a song $10 plus $20 shipping ( 8 weeks ) . The minor Dents where removed a per posting.......
To make the tank fit the frame new mounts had to be fabricated at the front and welded on - The rear was easy as the section that was removed to fix the dents in the tank was hand fabricated to suit
Tip ... I used plaster cement to take a mould of the rear of frame - which became the plug - filled it up with molten lead ...then that became the jig to fabricate the infill section of the tank .
All the unnecessary brackets where removed , new ones added for side covers - CDI relocated - coil relocated - extra gussets welded up at steering head and all welds re done and cleaned up
Frame was sand blasted then acid dipped - one coat of base coat - 2 coats of 2 pack black
The motor was Stripped bead blasted and had a total rebuild - head rebuilt -ports worked and flow tested with good results
motor was 2 packed and assembled
Hmmmm ... used a piece of armour flex ( black a/c lagging ) to get the clearance plus shape of exhaust ( exits to the right and over the clutch cover -under the air box -rise to clear wheel and exit LHS to match side cover
First attempt at making one at me mates exhaust shop looked shit house .... so may have to bite the bullet and get one custom made ( $400 ) ouch
Tank colour will be Rm yellow with black SUZUKI stickers cleared over
Waiting patiently is a DR 500 ( 2008 resto )
PST typing is not one of my choosen skills
wheres the kids when you need em lol
