I am new to this forum, So i hope all my pictures get loaded correctly, If not, Please bear with while I get used to the site. :headscrat
I though I want to share my project with you all. I have decided to rebuild my current VOR 450 EN to a road legal Motard. The reason for this is that I feel so sorry for my bike in the bush and the fact that I struggle to source parts when something does go wrong. Hopefully if I stay out of the bush with the bike, It will not require parts as often......
(I will be getting another bike for the bush):clap:
Here is my Before picture. and a picture of the Motard rims I have already aquired.
I will be report back frequently and post pictures regarding my progress.
is there any tips you guys wanna give me before I start?
Managed to get some work done on my triple clamp and handles. Polished my aluminuim clamps and riser, powder coated the resevior and handlebar. And put some new grips on. These grips will be replaced by some awesome ones later, waiting on them to be delivered.
Nice work dude it's so good to see people working and rebuilding these awsome bikes!
Check the valve clearance regularly and if possible replace the water pump seals every year and you will be fine with that engine :bowdown:
You can get almost anything directly from Italy. Let me know if you need any help with that.
Thanks, I saw the link fmfrigerio@libero.it on your build. I do actually do need a waterpump seal, mailed the okes this morning. I really hope thier english is good on return email, as I cannot make out the descriptions on their site. :headscrat
I don't know about their english i allways translate to italian to make sure we understand each other Fabio is allways very helpful just give him the parts numbers from the workshop manual (let me know if you need it)
Hey guys. Was planning on starting with my plastics this weekend,then i got faced with a bit of a dilema. As you can see by the pic below, all my bolts are stuck inside the plastic mould of the tank. I cannot get this out, it is stripped. Arghhhhhh!!!!
Has anyone one of younhave this problem before?
I tried drilling it out,but the "housing" is so stripped, it just turns with the drillbit.
Before i cut it out, and try to remould the tank in that area, doesnt anyone have any ideas?
I dont want to buy a brand new tank, that is going to cost me in the regions of ZAR 2300 to get it all the way to sunny South Africa. That is equivelant to 57.5 big mac meals......
On my Husky, you could pull the inserts out with the stripped bolt. Then remove the bolt (maybe use a vise) and reuse the threaded part if possible. I just glued it back in, not a problem since then. Always put a bt of grease on the screw´s thread before you put them in. Otherwise they´ll corrode as you see. Good luck.
In my case, the entire insert is stripped within the housing, but yes, i will try and pull it out with a vicegrip, just dont hope I pull hole into the tank. :damn:
To remove that just heat up the plastic a little bit with a heat gun and pull it with a bolt. Pay atention to the bolt's lenght when it's time to get the plastics back in (i used longer bolts in mine and they went through into the fuel tank :rolleyes2
1st try with a little bit if brutal force and heat it came out. 1 down, 2 more to go. As you can see on my second photo, i dont have any leverage to attach my vicegrip to. I will sort something out tommorow night. :headscrat
Also, what worries me about the second one is that you can see the diffrence in lenghts of the bolt to the insert depth.(1st bolt) The bolt is 20mm and the insert depth is only 11mm. If the same bolt is used on the 2nd insert, i forsee some problems. I dont feel the bolts coming out on the inside of the tank.....and the tank never leaked.
Ok, finally got the last one out. Had to destroy the plastic to be able to get leverage on the bolt. Only occured to me afterwards that i could just have welded something on the bolt...... Atleast I have an extra shroud,
Also got some damage to the tank, but that is fixable.
The wife is going away on saterday, so i get to use the dishwasher to degrease all my plastics, tank etc... She will kill me if she knew ishat I have cleaned in there before. Just make sure i clean the filters afterwards.
Nice work dude :clap:
The spacer is starting to show signs of wear. Next time you change the seals change it (20€ from Fabio).
Do you know if the OEM seals are double-lip? I never got to see one because when i bought the bike it was allready shredded
Project was completed, can't seem to find a photo with the decals on it.
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