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nice rapping bra

just take off the top triple, angle getting off the bar mounts, file, sand, paint, job done Edit: ^ should read angle grind. stupid swype.

Sweet ride. my mate used to have one, it had mad torque

Quick update with pics. Got myself a gearbox that isn't rooted, from Oregon city, Oregon. And, a pair of heads that have been welded up and a squish chamber machined in. I don't know why Suzuki stole Degner and didn't use his knowledge to make squish heads and boost ports in my T500.

If it's glass, steel wool normally works well.

love these things but can't shake the image of james may tootling around on his...

Nice bike, that front drum looks teeny. Is that a skateboard? I think drag bars would look good on it.

Pod filters are likely to decrease torque through most of the rev range, but if you're willing to accept this, they look cool. Velocity stacks look better if you like rebuilding your crank/topend. When the T500 won the IOM TT they used the standard airbox cos it worked better than everything else they tried. Rearsets, I think mounts etc were pretty standard on Suzis throughout the years so you might be able to modify a set. Definitely keep an oil tank, oil is injected directly into the main bearings. Maybe lawnmower fuel tank if you want to change it. I bought an old Coleman 4M stove yesterday for $10 which has an awesome tank, maybe look out for something like that.

that looks awesome, it's it in as good condition as it looks on my phone? I'd pressure test the crankcases to make sure there are no leaks, then strip and clean out the carbs. I think all the GTs had disks, but the drums look better so just rock that. have a look on dtt, there's a guy who really went to town on his 250. it's a really long thread and all the way through I was thinking "fuck he's ruined it, no it's coming together awesome, oh shit he should have stopped he's ruined it again" cafe racer is the obvious choice if you want to customise it, but for the summer at least, just get it running sweet and ride the shit out of it. Google for info "ozebook" and "sundial forum"

Thanks, might go talk to them at least.

Unfortunately there are no known substitutes, it's an unusual gearbox design. The only new ones are from a place in England that makes them in TR500 ratios and it's something like 1400 pounds

I was so excited yesterday when the courier arrived with my replacement gearbox. Only, it looks the same as the original one with wear on 4th and 5th. I've been told that gears are hardened, but once you've worn through the surface they'll wear really quick. Anyone can confirm/deny this?

I had another look, the yoko is all cracked, the good tire is a dunlop TT100. Let's see if it's still food for 100mph around the isle of man!

For me, these are soooooooo much better than paint stripper http://www.smithandarrow.co.nz/html/Products/Abrasives-for-Metal-5/Poly-Strip-Discs-13/index.html I use the 7" in a polisher, but the smaller ones in a grinder work too, just don't press hard or they won't last.

Thought I'd add a quick update to this.. The bike is completely stripped and I've been slowly cleaning up all the pieces. This should be pretty quick because it's just a bike, but after 15 years in a damp basement it's a fair bit of work. The T500 had a known problem with chewing up the 4th and 5th gears when the oil level dropped a fraction. This was fixed later on by installing a rubber dam in the spot where it would overflow into the clutch housing, and the capacity was increased from 1200 to 1400cc My bike didn't get that fix, so the gears were screwed. Luckily I had a spare motor in pieces which had a holed piston. Unfortunately whoever diamantled the motor put the gears in an icecream container with some water and they got seriously pitted. So after 2 months of searching I found another gearbox in Invergiggle. Also picked up a nos seat cover from England, engine seals and carb rebuild kits from Japan, squish heads from Palmie... Still need swingarm bushings (anyone got some phosphor bronze I can have?) steering head bearings a seat pan that hasn't rusted apart a gearshift lever footpeg rubbers and tyres Hopefully I can get it all back together before the summer disappears.

Congrats on winning the big one. My titan has a sweet yoko from the 70s on the back, no cracks or anything. Half considering riding it but the rubber feels hard as. Might just be good for burnout duties.

I have a lathe, but it's a little myford so only really good for machining struts on r/c cars. useful post this.

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turbo leone has vented discs

also make sure that whatever moves inside the Bush is nice and smooth cos if it's all rough and rusty the Bush won't last very long

I've read in the past that seam welding requires cert on road cars for this reason. what some people do is get a spot weld drill and drill between the factory spot welds then plug weld them to add rigidity.

I did a welding course at tech, and got a certificate saying I attended the course. Can I now rent my ass out as a certified welder?

I ended up replacing my chinese tig with a used 250A Lincoln inverter for $650. It's liftarc which is a bit of an ass, and I had to make up a box to control the gas so I don't waste it all, but it does a nice job.

good luck, that bike looks mad fun