Rear suspension Mono shock, spring preload and rebound damping
Rear wheel travel 300 mm/11.8 inches
Front brake Drum
Rear brake Drum
Ftire 300 x 21
Rear tire 150/80 x 18
Rake 31.5°
Trail 142 mm / 5.5 inches
Wheelbase 56.2 inches
Ground clearance 9.4 inches
Dry weight 253.5 pounds
Fuel capacity 3.4 US gallons
Now we start taking the bike apart all the way to the frame.
We finally got the completed bike rolled into the garage and are now ready to work on it.Heres the shift side of the bike.First thing to really be removed was the handlebars. Restoration hint: whenever you take the bars off, leave the bar clamps in place and also the nuts and bolts. That way, when you paint the triple clamps, youll make sure that he painted the bar clamps and the fasteners, too.Next came the exhaust pipe. All of the mounts holding the body of the pipe in place were cracked and broken.The muffler had to be taken off before the body of the pipe was removed. It was a bogus set up with a whole bunch of needless nuts and bolts.The muffler was removed. It turned out to be quite heavy and will probably replace it with another muffler that weighs a lot less.Heres the complete exhaust pipe. Luckily, it turned out to have no dents or rust in it. The front fender was badly cracked and had to be removed and thrown away. Luckily, we have a whole bunch of good used fenders in stock and one of them should do the trick. Of course, itll have to be painted the proper blue color.The gas tank was next. Again fortunately, there were no leaks or cracks in it.The carburetor would be removed next. In order to do this, the top of the carb was unscrewed and the throttle cable removed.
That bogus tool holder on the rear fender was removed. It only got in the way when you tried to get on the bike.Rear section in the first half of the bike removal is done.