What did you do in your garage today..?

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Inglis cycle in London will work with to get it safetied ( one of the owners has great respect for vintage stuff) but that's a long haul from Niagra
 
KevinR said:
For now, I'm just trying to get it running well.....then the wheelies will come!

You can check out the rebuild story here - https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/kawasakitriples/1974-kh400-restore-project-t17437.html

I am having a bit of a time trying to get it safetied. Not many places in Niagara that do them.
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That paint looks really good for spray bombs. I’ve been doing some research and there are some very inexpensive, user friendly HVLP spray guns that do a nice job once you’ve got them dialed in. That’s probably the route I’ll go, my RD is not going to be a concourse restoration but if it were I’d be taking it to Connery Custom Paint on Dynamic Rd. In the north end of Scarborough. They do a really nice job of reproducing factory paint jobs, check out their website.
 
My ‘77 RD was originally red like most were but it’s been spray bombed 10 times over. This is the paint scheme I’m thinking of going with, it’s from a Canada only ‘76 model I think. I remember seeing one years ago at Bar Hodgson’s Kawasaki dealership. This photo is from Connery’s website. They’ve done a ton of Kawasaki triples there too.
 

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Bobo said:
That paint looks really good for spray bombs. I’ve been doing some research and there are some very inexpensive, user friendly HVLP spray guns that do a nice job once you’ve got them dialed in. That’s probably the route I’ll go, my RD is not going to be a concourse restoration but if it were I’d be taking it to Connery Custom Paint on Dynamic Rd. In the north end of Scarborough. They do a really nice job of reproducing factory paint jobs, check out their website.
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I thought about using a gun for the painting but the spray bombs had the correct colour and are pretty easy to use.

The thing I learned is sand..sand..sand..sand and some more sanding. Multiple coats of primer and finish paint make the sanding and finishing much easier. Make sure you sand any imperfections out between coats. Lots and lots of wet/dry sanding with 2000-2200 grit paper. Once on to the clear coat, 4 or more coats with sanding in between coats.

I probably spend over 100 hours on the tank, tail and side covers.

Considering it was my first go at painting, I very happy with it.
 
mimico_polak said:
Think I need to replace the carb on an old mower….barely runs like it’s starving for fuel.

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The motorcycle lift is getting more use now as a work table than it did as a motorcycle lift.

Now if only the Amazon driver would show up….any minute now…any minute…
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Its been a minute but you would be surprised how often simply pulling the float bowl draining it and replacing it will fix them up.
The float bowl is the low point and water tends to accumulate there.
 
I checked all I could. The mower went to the curb with all the new pieces taken off. It got picked up by a scrapper within 10min.

Hunting for a replacement now.

Thinking take the gas one up to cottage from house, and buy battery powered for the house.
 
More work on the F’d 150. Had to change the dust shields on the brakes - completely rotten. Not an easy job - remove brakes, open diff unhook axle shafts and remove, pull speed sensors.

Then deal with rusty fasteners and parking brake hardware. $500 in parts, a days worth of my time and I have parking brakes and dust shields on the back.

Noticed 2 bed rails are cracked. Youch! Looks like the beds coming off and my MIG will be getting busy next week.

On another note… one of my guys clipped a moose on my 2wd 2010 Tundra. It’s driveable, but will need some bodywork and a mirror. Good mechanically, bulletproof 5.7. If anyone wants a cheap work truck PM me. I’d fix it, but 2wd is a pain in the north.
 
The dust shields (backing plates) on my 2008 have been rotten for a while. Too much money and hassle to replace them. The rest of it is pristine (except for a bit of rot around the rear wheel wells). Oiled every winter. One owner. The paint and stickers are still on the frame. Doesn't burn a drop of oil. 8 foot box with cap. 4.2 V6. I'm gonna try to get another winter out of it. Make me an offer. :^)
 
85K100 said:
The dust shields (backing plates) on my 2008 have been rotten for a while. Too much money and hassle to replace them. The rest of it is pristine (except for a bit of rot around the rear wheel wells). Oiled every winter. One owner. The paint and stickers are still on the frame. Doesn't burn a drop of oil. 8 foot box with cap. 4.2 V6. I'm gonna try to get another winter out of it. Make me an offer. :^)
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2 or 4wd? Manual or auto?

The parking brakes are a ***** to fix. It’s a $1000 repair.
 
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