I got around to removing a fair amount of components from the bike. Since one of the first orders of business here is to get the frame fixed up and re-painted, everything else has to come off. Makes sense, really.
You might notice I said the frame needs 'fixing up'. Well, this is because the metal where the centre stand welds to the frame has ripped away, which explains why the centre stand doesnt really work the way it should. I'm pretty sure a good welding up will fix the problem. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. I've put a photo of the nice crack/gaping hole below.
I think I found the most roundabout way of removing the battery from a bike, too. Since the bike came with no keys, the left side-cover which the battery is supposed to slide out from is kind of locked in place. The screws to take the lock from the frame were sitting under the battery holder. So, in order to get the battery holder off, the battery had to come out. Of course, the right hand side has a bunch of other stuff in the way, so I ended up having to remove the carburettors and the air-box in order to get the battery to come away. Admittedly, all this stuff had to come off anyway, but it would have been nice to take it off later on. I also managed to jam a nice sharp bracket into the start of my thumb-nail while getting to the battery, so the blood and swearing were a good addition to the day.
Still havent found any broken pieces either (except for the whole centre stand thing), which is a plus. The more bits I can keep and use now, the less time and money I'm gonna have to spend later trying to track down things which were busted.
Must find a locksmith this week, try and get some keys made up for this thing. Might just make life easier.
Back to work this week, progress may be a little slow... don't judge me just because I'm a lazy bugger. See you next update.
Cheers,
-Hobbsy
You might notice I said the frame needs 'fixing up'. Well, this is because the metal where the centre stand welds to the frame has ripped away, which explains why the centre stand doesnt really work the way it should. I'm pretty sure a good welding up will fix the problem. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. I've put a photo of the nice crack/gaping hole below.
I think I found the most roundabout way of removing the battery from a bike, too. Since the bike came with no keys, the left side-cover which the battery is supposed to slide out from is kind of locked in place. The screws to take the lock from the frame were sitting under the battery holder. So, in order to get the battery holder off, the battery had to come out. Of course, the right hand side has a bunch of other stuff in the way, so I ended up having to remove the carburettors and the air-box in order to get the battery to come away. Admittedly, all this stuff had to come off anyway, but it would have been nice to take it off later on. I also managed to jam a nice sharp bracket into the start of my thumb-nail while getting to the battery, so the blood and swearing were a good addition to the day.
Still havent found any broken pieces either (except for the whole centre stand thing), which is a plus. The more bits I can keep and use now, the less time and money I'm gonna have to spend later trying to track down things which were busted.
Must find a locksmith this week, try and get some keys made up for this thing. Might just make life easier.
Back to work this week, progress may be a little slow... don't judge me just because I'm a lazy bugger. See you next update.
Cheers,
-Hobbsy
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