rebuilding a 55W in Buenos Aires

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Re: rebuilding a 55W in Buenos Aires

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Now the black painted small parts.Most where powder coated.Except the kick and the upper triple clamp that was painted with Krylon satin paint.
I choosed polyester powder coating as it has good UV filters.
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The food pegs where modified by me adding an inch in the length and with.I also created those tooth for better gripp.Then also powdercoated in satin black.
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Now I am having problems with my camera battery charger!!!!! :bullshit: So today I installed the lock with the new key!As We are working on the frame will do some pictures ASAP.
Thats all untill today.I choosed this point in uploading pictures because its getting some momentum.Things are getting faster,spares are arriving soon.
Hopefully by mid august the pig will be running again.
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Ooooops forgot the shock.This came with the bike so I took it to the service guy.Seals and rubber block where replaced.Oil and gas changed.
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What make is that shock Karl?

Looking good so far. :popcorn:

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Shock is YSS http://www.yss.co.th/
I rode that bike some time and handling was good.Can´t tell diference with the original of course.
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:drool: :drool: Very Good Job

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Re: rebuilding a 55W in Buenos Aires

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Great job Karl, your old buddy did a good job with the tank! :evil:
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Re: rebuilding a 55W in Buenos Aires

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Dirtybrit wrote:Great job Karl, your old buddy did a good job with the tank! :evil:
Great work Karl. Why can't every garage have one of those old guys. Who knows every thing and how to fix it. :wave:
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Last update!Just got from EBAY an original exhaust.Payd 50 US for it.Its actualy a TT600 85 model but only diference its the heat shield on the back.This doesn´t bother me at all.
So now the sweet wait untill this arrives from the states :tough:
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Re: rebuilding a 55W in Buenos Aires

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Hallo Karl,
I saw a post from you in XT-foren.de. smile:
Great rebuild you are doing here.
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Your footpegs are from a TT!?
Or is this spezial on brasilian models?
Even the brakepedal is TT.
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