11-08-12, 09:54 PM
that looks salvageable IMO.
What you've described as the fork seals are the dust seals that sit above the fork seals and are an easy fix.
My engine looked worse than that when I bought it and now looks great. Plain black gloss and its holding up to the temperature and the weather. Simple case of getting the crap and flaking paint off and it'll look brill afterwards.
Your fork stansions do look a lost cause tho, e-bay is gonna be your friend Im afraid. I've got later forks on mine with the preload adjusters on the tops, again a result of pitted chrome.
Your exhaust studs depend of how involved you want to make it. I'd just take the head off and get it to an engineering firm. Even if you take the engine out you're still gonna have the strip it anyway so why do all the extra hassle of engine removal. Just my 2p but GL whichever you go
What you've described as the fork seals are the dust seals that sit above the fork seals and are an easy fix.
My engine looked worse than that when I bought it and now looks great. Plain black gloss and its holding up to the temperature and the weather. Simple case of getting the crap and flaking paint off and it'll look brill afterwards.
Your fork stansions do look a lost cause tho, e-bay is gonna be your friend Im afraid. I've got later forks on mine with the preload adjusters on the tops, again a result of pitted chrome.
Your exhaust studs depend of how involved you want to make it. I'd just take the head off and get it to an engineering firm. Even if you take the engine out you're still gonna have the strip it anyway so why do all the extra hassle of engine removal. Just my 2p but GL whichever you go