Before & After

Before and after pictures

New parts

Today the plastics seat and tank got delivered!

It looks ok and I’m looking forward to getting it all back together, Curtis has sorted a place that’s going to blast and powder coat all the parts , wheels, frame ect.

Today I also ordered front and rear shoes and a throttle and oil cable. I also ordered a complete new nut and bolt kit.

All that is needed now is engine parts and paint for shaft housing ect. I think… (well hope) that is now it and Iv done all buying required less the engine.

This bike is going to be sweet and like new cant wait to see Finley’s face.

More Strip Down

Today i needed to remove the old forks and get them on Ebay, while there i wanted to take the wheels off to give to Curtis for paint, i took the rear shocks off too so i could touch these up,and the exhaust so i could service and paint.

The bike is coming apart nicely all i have to do is remember how to put it back together.

Iv been a bit ebay crazy picking up parts here and there bearings/filers ect.  its good to know you can still pick up parts for these old bikes and not overly expensive either.

Curtis is a friend from work who is going to spray the frame,bars, fork tress and wheels for me. i could do this but i think id rush it.  Iv taken the rear shocks of as there is some rust on the spring/coil i would live to take this apart and do a full job but i think it’s a sealed unit instead im just using some of the wifes red nail varnish to touch up. if it looks shocking at the end ill buy some new aftermarket ones.

When getting the exhaust off i took the baffle out the silencer and it was oil crazy, also there was a bit of wadding in there that was soggy as hell. iv ordered some new wadding (not really needed) but should run nicer) and a new copper gasket. im going to spray the exhaust and a friend Dave is going to work on freeing the guard as it was rusted and screws were rounded of. iv got a bet with him that he can’t take the guard off and re tap the holes without putting a hole in it !

All coming along nicely, next on the list is to re-wrap the electrical loom and label once this is done ill take the motor from the frame.

Also was concerned about the rear wheel , when taking it off i noticed that the brake shoes had come off completely. Im hoping that this is the reason why the why was not spinning freely.

Time was 2Hrs + 2Hrs = 4Hrs none by others (might be taking my time so i remember how things go together)

Day 1 Strip Down & Check

Today i got the bike on the ramp in my dads work shop and started to strip it down!

This is the bike before in all its glory as you can tell she has seen better days.

Evaluations!

Full strip down and paint inc. wheels,frame,engine head,fork clamps,

Front forks are in need of a full restoration however you cannot get aftermarket parts and original OEM/Yamaha are expensive it works out only £20 more to buy a new pair of fork legs. i got some from ebay yesterday for £65 delivered and hoping to get £20 back for the old ones.

Exhaust system needs a full service, i may wrap it. going to change front wheel bearings and both front and back break shoes.

Im felling new plastics but would love to keep the original seat but i will need recovering and a seat cover from yamaha is £60 when a set of plastics with seat is only £110 deivered. Could prob get £25 for old set with Tank.

Long list of items to get done first need to strip it down, i downloaded for free a PDF Manual and Parts catalog (not correct year but will help)

The frame number is a 4X4 – 260902 i belive that this is a 1983 PW50k.

Time spent todate 2Hours & none by others

Bike Purchased

After about a month of lossing ebay auctions and 10`s of emails trying to buy bikes out of auction iv finally had luck and got a bike.

I paid £170 for it, had to travel 80 miles so not to bad really, it fit in the boot of my car nicely!

Now for the first observations; Seat ripped, plastics tatty,not petrol cap, forks rusted and seals gone, paint bad and pitted, wiring loom exposed, oil pump not connected, rear wheel not running too freely.

Not all bad tho as some good points are; all orignal, runs fine on and off choke,all complete

Now the fun starts hopefully the next time my boy (Finley) sees it it will be a diffrent bike!!

P.S Bit concered how the back wheel is a bit tight.