Magnificent 7

Here is a better shot of rim I took care of. Weld inside and I will grind it a smooth but leave some meat on it so never have to ever have it crack again. These rims are some of the dirtiest aluminum to weld on.
Have to keep stopping and wire brushing the dirt coming up out of weld.

the bikes are going to look great, even better than new. but the ones that get rode should hold up great

Thanx!
That Husky in your avatar, looks nice! I remember those 360's.
Those are good bikes!

Ah! My DA sander took a crap! Dang, wanted them rims done!

Maybe next weekend but that delays me getting them to anodizer !

thanks, i need drew to work his magic on it and it will be done. would already be happening if it werent for those end of year taxes..

What does that have on the 360 for boinkers? Marzocchi and Sachs shock?

Drew is good with suspension. It will make a world of difference when you get it back.

Gosh, this guy must been rock climber! Lots of chips in aluminum.

Here is rim welded. Scratches, dings, etc..... Taken to 220 grit so far.

Here is also pic I took this am. Lil morning mist!

it has showa front and rear

Showa is good stuff! Had those on my Suzuki race bikes. Prob Kyb and Showa are my favorites.

Was it not worth lil bit of elbow grease ?

First set polished. Only 6 more to go. But those are already done about 3/4 of the way. So I can get those done faster.

Watch, anodizer will probably say: oh you didn't have to polish them that good!

Fork legs done for the three nine eeeeee!

That's the one I cut lugs off and welded up.

Well, I thought I screwed up on rims. I have two types of aluminum welding rods,
4043 and 5356. 4043 when anodized, turns grey or black in the process. So, got me thinking? What if I used the 4043 rods. Well when got home. Belined it to shop and I was using 5356! Woooo! That's a relief!

Check this stuff out if we ever need to make some rubber parts.

Interesting:

Comes in red, blue, black and green!

Might mess around making a mold to make some fender spacers? Wonder if you could make colored shock bumpers, colored ignition grommets, special intakes, handle bar bushings, or boots?

Stuff would be nice to have around shop in a pinch!

http://versimold.com


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pBRfK_DaS5k

Typpy getting too old for this stuff! Might need a nap!

Here is what the rims look like after last polishing! Went from turdish to purtish!

Almost hate to anodize over that now!

4 done 2 more to go!

Wasn't there a movie or show called Rim Tin Tin?

wow, looks like chrome now!

Wheels of fortune! Wheels of fortune!

Ha! My hands are solid black! Relax! It comes off with PP! Purple Power!

Hey, that's good stuff. Buy 5 gals for like $14 and don't even use parts washer any more!
Just soak, brush and after a year. Get rid of it in your neighbors yard!

Three Nine Eeeeeeeee! Fork legs.

This is what they gonna look like!

I think it's gonna look sharp on the Three Nine Eeeeeeee!

Your thoughts?

are you going to be able to ride these? which one do you think you will actually get muddy?

No, they have wooden pistons in them. Cut off broom handles for fork springs. Shock reservoirs are filled with silicone.
They are just to look at.

i was thinking it would be tough for some to mentally get them dirty after how showroom they are. they should hold up great when you use them, lots of mechanical improvements