Project 41 is looking like a giant guillotine sliced off its rear third.
This began from needing to remove the swingarm for refurbishing. That job is finished, but while the swingarm is out of the way I'm also addressing the subframe and shock…and cleaning nearly four decades of oily drive chain grunge from the frame.
The plan is to install a new, custom-built shock, but this is also our opportunity to have access to the rear exhaust pipes in case we want to remove them. Once the shock's heat shield is removed the pipes and their attaching nuts are accessible. A final decision hasn't been reached on the exhaust choice yet, but if a new Hindle system is in this bike's future, now is the time to deal with the rear exhaust. In any event, I'll begin soaking those rusty nuts with Kroil penetrant just in case.
The steel subframe is ready for paint and its fender detailed. Cleaning the frame of all that chain grunge is a messy task, but having the rear suspended like this allows me to place a large tub under the area to catch most of that filth — one of the many thankless but necessary jobs that help take your project to the next level.
This began from needing to remove the swingarm for refurbishing. That job is finished, but while the swingarm is out of the way I'm also addressing the subframe and shock…and cleaning nearly four decades of oily drive chain grunge from the frame.
The plan is to install a new, custom-built shock, but this is also our opportunity to have access to the rear exhaust pipes in case we want to remove them. Once the shock's heat shield is removed the pipes and their attaching nuts are accessible. A final decision hasn't been reached on the exhaust choice yet, but if a new Hindle system is in this bike's future, now is the time to deal with the rear exhaust. In any event, I'll begin soaking those rusty nuts with Kroil penetrant just in case.
The steel subframe is ready for paint and its fender detailed. Cleaning the frame of all that chain grunge is a messy task, but having the rear suspended like this allows me to place a large tub under the area to catch most of that filth — one of the many thankless but necessary jobs that help take your project to the next level.
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