November 29, 201410 yr Yup, you can't pull the wool over my eyes..I've also noticed in the first photos the swinging arm has been attached to the wrong end!
December 2, 201410 yr Author Damn..thought things didn't look right at the back. Electrics going on. Exhaust painted. (filthy job..had to go shower at lunchtime) Rear mudguard support has had a hard life. How`s that for a polished plug cap... Went thru the spare parts..sum good stuff in here. Petcock / new piston / kick arm / various spare rubbers and bulbs / mirrors / flasher unit..etc..etc.
December 2, 201410 yr Author One of the most crappy jobs..cleaning the 2stroke tank and chainguard. Airbox in. Please note how shiny everything is. 2stroke tank in. Having so much hassle with these front indicator brackets. Paint keeps coming up fulla holes...this after sanding down to bare metal. Anyway after much swearing this is final result...done with this..now they go on. Polished up the hooter.
December 2, 201410 yr Author Front indicators cleaned up. Back on the bike..don`t like this design..prefer them mounted on the bars.
December 2, 201410 yr Moderator god those front indicator mounts are awful...just sayin nothing do do with your work though mcf, shes coming on very nice indeed
December 3, 201410 yr Author I agree wholeheartedly...what was Yamaha thinking??..or was this some German spin on the design.
December 3, 201410 yr Author Cudnt resist getting mudguards back on (love that short front one) Getting cables cleaned up and back on. [/url Note the shiny rev counter cable Time for before after pic..taillight bracket just pile of rust..just wait.
December 6, 201410 yr Author Rear wheel done. Headlight back on. Went to visit my engine in hospital. The guy found quite a few bits in the bearings. Tail light on..I see this strange arrangement was to accommodate the load box on the back which I will leave off..angle also sticking up a bit. Going to steal sum new indicator lenses off the 1st 175. New battery. Had to change the connections to get it in.
December 6, 201410 yr Author Rear wheel on. Black polish on the sidewall goes nice against the chrome. Need to decide what to do with the sidestand..the other 175`s don`t have this bend and its too high off the ground. Think must try some heat and bending it straighter.
December 9, 201410 yr Author So applied some heat and got sidestand a lot straighter..also hammered mounting bracket closed. Now just need to apply some welding as it swings too far forward. Gave carb a clean..looked pretty good inside. Just cleaned up all jets using compression stabilizer and carb cleaner. Cleaned float valve with earbud and brasso..then checked float height (which was spot on). Does anybody have a fix for worn out mirror mounts? Wondering about using plastic steel in there and redrill and tap new thread.
December 9, 201410 yr Moderator Helicoil the left one, you're stuck with the right one though it's a LH thread
December 10, 201410 yr Helicoil the left one, you're stuck with the right one though it's a LH thread LH helicoils are available, but it might be cheaper to get a lever holder off ebay (something like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-341-82911-00-00-HOLDER-LEVER-1-1973-RD250-1975-DT175-1978-XS1100-1980-XS8-/221020543456?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3375d9d9e0)
December 10, 201410 yr Author Whew...busy day..here goes... So fiddling with sidestand. Welded a bit on here to get the angle better. Not very glamorous but does the job. Polished up the spring. GOT MY ENGINE BACK!! What`s been done.. New crank bearings and seals..new small end bearing..new Pro-X piston and rings. Now with 3 coats high heat black on. Noticed something here looks like cracks in the casing. Hope I`m wrong. Engine guy kindly drilled out the broken bolt for me.
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