Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Installing centre stand and spring

Haven't blogged for a while, but there has been a little more progress on the bike.  The first part of re-assembling the frame components was to install the centre stand and spring.  The spring is pretty strong, and I guess I'm getting weak, so I devised a technique for installing it.  Here's a video: Installing Centre stand spring.

The swinging arm bushes were in great shape.  The sleeves were a little pitted, so they've been replaced:
The forks have been all cleaned up, and new stanchions installed.
Both wheels have been cleaned up and new bearings installed and new tyres.  The front brake caliper looks new, so with a new disk rotor and master cylinder, the front brake is in good shape. With new shoes on the rear, I should be able to stop pretty well.


The fork gaiters are non-standard - but they look so much nicer, imho, and look like they'll do a much better job of keeping the dirt out. 

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