HAHA!- yer garage got some dirt in it!!! you better adpopt me, NOW, or else....yer front yard is toast! *spooning a paddle on my CBR600RR dreaming about T's lawn going vrrrrrip! up on the roof* dood- the pics of you and the yunker, in the garage, he's all smiles and helping dad on a bike project. i swear bud, brings tears to my eye's. THAT, is what life's really all about. you sir, are truly blessed and a prime example of what is RIGHT in this world and what America can be. bless you and your micro-banzai buddy. many happy miles and track-day's to come.
PV ... thanks for giving me a new nickname for him! Keep the ff off of my lawn: I just fertilized it... We have to hook up for a ride soon... you have my number...
copy that papa-T. nursing a chippped foot bone right now (clipped a rock Sunday), should be ready by Sat. TC250 is going back into moto-mode soon too so i'll be ready for more humiliation...we'll see ya at the track/trail soon!
More work on the KX Now it is time for Logan to learn how to install and set up the Chain, CS and rear sprocket, rear axle and bearings etc... Time for new sprockets: front: Permabond on rear sprocket bolts: Rear wheel installed, bearings, new Mobil One Synthetic Grease New RK Gold Moto Chain: Logan installing his first ever Masterlink... this isn's so easy Dad!: Now with the clip on: Adjusting the tensioners: Tighten the Axle nut and Logan gets to install his first Cotter pin ever: All Done: Dad... what is next....? ...This is some really fun stuff to be doing!!!
True. Go to Smart&Final and pick up a box of small sized disposable food handling gloves. Probably around ten bucks for 100 gloves. That's what I have been using.
Mommy had just came out a little earlier as these pics were taken... her first comment: "Logan is that your shirt that you just wore for Christmas Pictures? Tim what the hell are you doing? Is that chain grease on the front of your Christmas shirt? Take it off right now..... " OOOps.... I think I might have screwed up yet again.... In any case thanks for the glove recommendations... might have saved the Christmas Picture shirt some spray and wash time!!! T
Expansion Chamber rebuild Time to take off the expansion chamber and silencer. Logan gets to do all the work: Taking it off: All the pieces off the bike: Taking the silencer apart: The inner core screen: Now back from Hi-Temp Black PowderCoat.... Steve does great work ..... Ready For Reassembly with brand new FMF 2 Stroke Packing:
I've been seeing pictures of Logan for a few years now. I almost feel like part of the family. Looks like he is growing very fast.
Thought it was time , ( now that Coaching and playing for Little League is done for at least the next two weeks) to get some more work done on this...have been collecting bits and pieces for a while... Logan crashed Hard at Cahuilla Pee Wee MX track back in mid December and there was no interest in riding for a while... largely due to the cantaloupe size bruise he received on his left shoulder and a sore neck for a while...so I listened to what Palmer84one has always told me about kids and riding so I let Logan nurse his wounded pride and ego and to give hime some time to get his cajones back under him again... now he is back at it and asking me to ride again.... wants the Green Machine to ride now....CRF50 is now physically to small for him... he has grown almost 3 inches over the last 8 months.... Logan gets to strip the carb and old throttle cable , clean and rebuild the carb and put on a put on a new Motion Pro Throttle cable... Stripped off Carb Went to the local Kragen Auto parts and got his own can of carb cleaner.... this stuff smells funky dad... but this is fun! Stripped off float cover: Pull main jet body: Pulling the float pin: Float now stripped out: Re install main jet after cleaning: Pilot cleaned and back in now: All Cleaned and going back together: Ready now for re-install with a new motion pro cable: Strip off old throttle cable and remove the throttle tube housing with a lot of crap in it... seriously had this ever been cleaned...? I doubt it! Main jet and body: 40 pilot jet: Now with fresh Motion Pro Throttle cable all re-installed with new Green See through translucent breather lines... all cut and installed by Logan... Back onto the bike... with breather lines routed correctly and at the right length: Cleaned out airbox... this thing was nasty.... doubt it had ever been cleaned before: Airbox back onto bike: Not so happy that Big Sis came out to help put on the fender and help tighten the airbox bolts... Not to bad for a kid that just turned 7.... he did all of this work himself under my direction... took us about three and a half hours at 7 year old instructional pace... great morning...! T
thats sweet! your son has done more to a bike than i have lol i hate being a 34yr old newbie hahaha nothing better than hangin with your kids for sure man. always cool when your teaching them something you can see the lil gears turnin and they get all serious about it. also how in the world do you work in such a dirty enviroment lmao great stuff T!
He likes having his own work table... ( at his height) and I have started buying him basic tools for "His" tool collection... the favorite so far is he got his very own Swiss Army knife.... Mom has now hid it somewhere that neither of us can find... only allowed when camping or so we are told..... T
Ok so now he gets to do something a little more involved...Front Headset bearings need regreased with Mobil 1 Synthetic grease... and a couple of other things... First... take off top Triple: Remove and drop the front end: Bearings seem ok so we are just going to regrease: Top Bearing going back in: Then on to the clutch: All new Fiber and steel plates going in: Logan removes cover to find all this stuff! Springs and pressure plate removed: Clutch stack: New Kawasaki Metal and Fiber plates ready to go in with a light Lube of Bel-Ray for the sandwich: Cover back on now... put on kickstarter and a new Kick start bolt: Brake arm pivot is greased and going back on with the center alan bolt: Air Filter Time... time to get dirty and use some No Toil on the new Twin Air Filter... Uhh Dad... what is a Filter Cage and what is Filter Oil and why do I have to get a large Zip lock bag?: Installing the filter: Installed correctly with Twin Air logo in legible position... why does it need to look like that? ... attn to detail Buddy!: A little gift for being such a good Junior 7 year old mechanic.... He got to pick out a brand new Helmet for himself and the KX at Chapparral Motor Sports Last night.... SHIFT Revolt : Plus a new set of riding Gear and some bits and pieces from Malcolm Smith MSR ( Thanks Laurel for all the help last night) Entirely His Choice....Having an incredible all A's Report Card pays off with Dad! More to come.... T
oK ... ITS DONE! THis is a made over 2000 KX65 A-1 ( short seat height) that my son Logan helped extensively rebuild ! $500 purchase price ( had been sitting for almost 4 years) New Bridgestone 403/404 All new Plastic New AMR Skull graphics Fresh powdered swingarm, shift lever, brake arm Regusseted frame and rear shock mount ( courtesy of Bob Haye..Haye's Precision- does all of Pro-circuit's and Team Factory Makita Suzuki's race frames All swingarm and linkage bearings regreased/repacked with Mobil 1 Synthetic Grease Headset bearings all regreased/repacked with Mobil One synthetic Grease Stripped and cleaned Mikuni Carb New Motion Pro Throttle Cable New Motion Pro Clutch cable Fresh powdered Renthal Bars and Bar pad New ASV PRO PACK levers in Blue anodize with star adjusters and covers New Twin Air Filter New Kawasaki Clutch New Bel Ray Gear oil New Coolanol New Fuel lines New FMF silencer packing New Hi Temp Powdercoat on Expansion Chamber New Factory Kawasaki Black 2011 Magneto cover and gaskets New RK Gold and Black MX Chain New Parts Unlimited sprockets New Gas with Golden Spectro mixed at 40 to 1 Total Time - Two Little League baseball seasons! Total Cost ( including bike) $873.00 Time invested with a six year old boy! Timeless and priceless! Right Side: Left Side: Now for the TransWorld Photo Shoot: Started on the fifth kick after sitting for four years. Runs great!...
