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Ah cool... ok should be pretty easy then. Started on the engine paint today, after stripping the old stuff with aircraft paint remover for aluminum, I hit it with a wire brush and sandpaper. Then washed it with some pre-paint prep tar and grease remover and got to taping. I got self etching primer on one section so far...going to finish off tomorrow when the wife's at school with duplicolor gloss block engine paint, cured in the oven. Untitled by feliks.ca, on Flickr Untitled by feliks.ca, on Flickr Untitled by feliks.ca, on Flickr Untitled by feliks.ca, on Flickr

Not holes...but at the bottom of the cylinder you can see the hone marks from the last time they were done... may give them a light dusting in there anyway just to be sure I've got the imperfections out of the cylinder walls! Ok thanks for the advice guys.

Ok let me see if I have this right... Modify a small socket to fit over the valve seal and push it down, using a hammer to tap the seal fully on?

We got to go to the police station and use the indoor range, they let us fire the new Glocks they had (with paint cartridges loaded in them instead of bullets), it was pretty awesome to be able to do that! My step-father at the time was an officer...now he's just a douchebag cheater who won the lottery (literally for over a mil) then immediately got a divorce from my mom and I never heard from him again..been over 10 years now...I say I'm better off without that role model anyway. But it was still cool firing the glocks. lol

Lookin good! Have fun with the wiring!

Sweet!

Here's what I've got, and why I debated replacing them.... they look fairly new, and there's no "wiggle" on the valves at all in them. IMG_5740 by feliks.ca, on Flickr

I'll pick em up but I may need a hand installing them! Unless you've got some trick for them too....

It's not that - don't you need a special tool to install valve seals?

That's a beauty!

Holy shit this Aluminum Aircraft Paint Stripper works awesome on carbon buildup on pistons! This is after just one application... I may give them another treatment, but they're pretty damn good now! Before: Untitled by feliks.ca, on Flickr After: Untitled by feliks.ca, on Flickr

Picked up a can of 495-1 Aircraft Paint Stripper to use on the top end - going to try it on the carbon deposits.... I've heard it works wonders! Just don't want to get it on my valve seals because they're still good in this top end!

Started lapping the valves today... after seeing the results, it is 100% worth the time and effort! Before: Untitled by feliks.ca, on Flickr After: Untitled by feliks.ca, on Flickr Valves before and after, or... after and before: Untitled by feliks.ca, on Flickr

That's right! Now it'll be a soft slow entry as opposed to a hard painful one... .lmfao

I don't see why you wouldn't be able to just replace one spoke.... but I am definitely not an expert so don't take my word for it.

Glad you're alright, I'm going to use your experience as a lesson for myself... I just got a new chain from a guy, but who knows how long it's been sitting... I'm gonna go soak that bitch in oil! So what can I use, used motor oil? New cheap motor oil? Or should I get the yamaha wax shit?

Bike has officially been named "Black Yamba" - play on black mamba.... The wife thought of the black mamba part!

That same company has an engine specific high heat paint...with hardener, that you can spray or brush on too! I purchased my DA sander from them but haven't tried their paints yet.

But if I'm not replacing rings, and reusing the same pistons and rings that match the cylinders....is it still necessary? I know I would want to if I was replacing rings...

For the fast flash you need load resistors to trick the flasher into thinking there is a bulb there. Some 15w ones will do, hook them across the positive and negative of the signal light wires. I had to do this when I hooked up LED flashers to the back of my bike, worked perfectly... Not sure about your hazard lights though...

Would honing it be beneficial at all or would it just remove cosmetic crud up top that won't affect detonation? I've heard excess carbon can heat up and cause pre-ignition but it's not bad enough for that... What do you think?? Need a better pic of it to decide? Appreciate all the input!!

Oh, and on DT's suggestion, I rounded the bracket so it wouldn't go into my ass as easy in case of a crash! Untitled by feliks.ca, on Flickr

Just a quick update - the parts engine I cracked open - has 0 warpage, and I'm talkin I can't even fit a 0.02mm feeler gauge anywhere on the head or cylinder top! This is good news! Along with that...the pistons and rings are good enough to use as is! So that just saved me $200 in parts right there....not bad! Parts should be in tomorrow at the Yamaha dealer - he wasn't too happy that he ordered the rings and now I don't need them...but what are you gonna do....shit changes sometimes! I'll have to eat the restocking fee if I have to...but I'm still picking up like $300 in other gaskets and shit from him so he can't complain too much.

There's also this stuff - 2 part (paint and activator) in a can, I know it's been brought up on the forums before but this should be considered: http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-s-2k-aero-spraytm-ceramic-chassis-black.html That link is ceramic black chassis paint with the activator/hardener built in.