My 2nd 500

[rocket]

I will be starting a second build this summer and through the winter into 2014 . I'll be looking for front and back suspension component's for the frame I have which is a 1974 . I will also be keeping a log this time to see how many hrs I actually spend on the build . Also every penny will be counted and recorded so as to give the next up and coming restorer and idea as to how much it will cost . I have to admit that I do not always find the cheapest way to build . I like things to look good and work right so if I have to spend a little more coin , I am dumb enough to do it .
But I am hoping to have this bike done much cheaper than my 1975 H1 .

First off , I will not be powder coating anything . It cost me over $1200 to do the frame and all the bit's that needed paint that attached to the frame . Ouch . The trick paint on the tins was $750 which actually was not that bad a price as it was airbrushed . The 74 will not be airbrushed but all paint will be done by a pro . I know some guys here do the painting them selves but I have enough lung problems without suckin in paint fumes so I will let the pro guys do that :)I will of course be hunting for the lowest price .

The engine will probably be the most expensive as it will need the crank rebuilt , jugs (turned ). Did I phrase that right . ( Turned ) . New pistons , rods , bearings ,,,no bearing loctite lol !!!

Carbs rebuilt and tuned for K&N single Filter . Yes , the one filter . I have an idea that will be a new or maybe not a new idea . You will see it eventually and pipe in if you think any thing I am doing is the wrong way . Of course it never hurt's to experiment .

Anyway I will post some pics and my time sheet and cost once I start .
I will be using all the tips and tricks that we have all posted on this forum and then some as I find a cheaper way to do things .

This post is being added to my build hrs also as it will most likely be question and answer time in the near future

That's the first half hr anyway on the time sheet . Yes I am old and yes I type slow But I think like a kid !!! That's what keeps me in trouble !!!

[drewski]

So, have you started the process yet Mike? Are you gathering parts, bits, pieces? Do you have a finished concept in mind or are you going to let it have a "life of it's own" and figure it out as you go?

I personally love the process.

[Walms]

Cool to hear Mike, I'm looking forward to the build thread!!!

[bake]

$1200 to powdercoat your last frame? Or am I reading that wrong.

[lc]

Don't like loctite eh Rocket?

Gotta use the right stuff, only a thin layer/smear (NO BLOBS), and don't delay closing up the bottom end/torquing the case nuts!

3ooo kms so far on new "loctited" bottom end (with revs past an actual 10,000 on several occasions) and no unusual bottom end bearing noises so far ( despite my abuse, knock on wood) :

triplescanada.proboards.com/thread/7562/time-seal-cases

J

[drewski]

May 30, 2013 22:26:46 GMT -5 bake said:

$1200 to powdercoat your last frame? Or am I reading that wrong.

I think he tried to say, "frame and parts", so that would be a total for his powder coating.

[rocket]

May 31, 2013 8:36:25 GMT -5 drewski said:

May 30, 2013 22:26:46 GMT -5 bake said:

$1200 to powdercoat your last frame? Or am I reading that wrong.

I think he tried to say, "frame and parts", so that would be a total for his powder coating.

That,s right Drew . $1200 for the frame and every other metal part that attached to the bike . Yah too much I know so I won't go that route again .

[rocket]

May 30, 2013 19:52:54 GMT -5 drewski said:

So, have you started the process yet Mike? Are you gathering parts, bits, pieces? Do you have a finished concept in mind or are you going to let it have a "life of it's own" and figure it out as you go?

I personally love the process.

I hope to begin doing some stuff in the fall . I have a few house things to do before I can have time to play with another toy . I've decided on a color though . It won't be green
Well ,,, maybe a little

[rocket]

Well it looks like I have finally decided to build the 1974 H1-F 500 . In the process of purchasing front and rear suspension .
Once I get the front and back wheel part's I will start the clock and pricing along the way .

This will not be a fast build as my funds are limited so it will take a few years unlike my 1975 H1 . It will not be as pretty either or restored to original . Just a cheap slap together .
The 1974 is completely disassembled so it will just be a put together project . Cleaning and derusting will be the first steps and a time and cost schedule will be posted . Hopefully this will give others a rough idea as to costs and time involved .

Pics to come also towards the end of summer ...

[sf]

Mar 31, 2015 9:24:15 GMT -5 rocket said:

In the process of purchasing front and rear suspension .


new tech or OEM?

[rocket]

Mar 31, 2015 11:54:30 GMT -5 sf said:

Mar 31, 2015 9:24:15 GMT -5 rocket said:

In the process of purchasing front and rear suspension .


new tech or OEM?

Used new tech at this point . Will be aluminum rims ... Will post pics at the end of the summer of part's that will be used .

[rocket]

Just received the project bike hand delivered by mr drew . Thanks a bunch drew . Once I figure out how to make space on my stupidly useless almost as bad as an elantrash fricken iPhone , I'll post some pics .
Cost so far - - - 1974 h1f 500 $150
- - - 1978 gpz 550 roller $400

Time - - - roughly 4 hrs . 1 hr for thought , 3 hrs for beer

[drewski]

Git 'er done Mike!

It's actually a 1986 Gpz 550 rolling chassis, body, seat, bars, etc. Not perfect, but a pretty solid platform to start with.

[rocket]

I'm dislexic

[Curtis]

Jun 6, 2015 19:48:30 GMT -5 rocket said:

I'm dislexic

Does that mean sometimes you see the boobies where the snatch is and the snatch where the boobies are ?!?