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I forgot to mention again. Anyone know of where I might find some replacement engine mounts? I asked Randy but he has not informed me yet. Thanx

Instead of taking my frame to be sandblasted and powder coated I simply used my wire wheel on drill and then wiped down with prep wipe. Decided to use VHT high heat paint designed for chassis. Covered was good and it also has a built in primer with anti rust. I will hit it with a couple more coats and then attention turns to engine!

Okay, frame back from welder. He verified what everyone here claimed that the weld was not good! He rewelded and also welded in some support per Randy's suggestion. what do u think?

Heck, with all these offers, I could open up my own motorcycle store!

Thank u for the offer. If it were a late 85 I would already be down there getting it!

Good place to find new motormount bushings.

I will definitely do this , thanx. Noticed some numbers written on front main engine bolt holes. Someone has been here before. Thoughts?

Soaked degreaser, then power washed !!

He's just fixing welds and waiting on reinforcing. Yes, has your pics. Well, I'm making progress. Engine is free. Will cover any holes needed with plastic then power wash time. What is this big black plastic box that has hoses going to engine ?

I will clean it carefully by hand. I'm hoping to flip back over and continue strip down this weekend. Ebay frame at Welder's now .

I can get my $40 back for frame but not the $100 the swindler charged for shipping. I've decided to get the ebay frame checked and reinforced. I have a friend that will do it for free. While I have the bike flipped, can I pressure wash the engine to clean it??

Flipped bike. Here are pics of cracks in frame. Guys, this frame is toast!! Evidence of welding. This thing is cracked badly all over the place. I'm thinking have the other frame reinforced big time. This one is all out of whack!! thoughts?

Nice work. Like the fancy gold paint too!!

Will do

Sounds good, thank you

Easy breezy !

Okay, I removed the swing arm bolts and rear shock . Will this slide out now or do I need to do anything else?

That helps, thanks !!

My home computer can't download manuals. Work computer does it instantly ! Believe it or not I have never removed a swing arm. I am going to flip the bike this weekend. I'm assuming there are 4 flange bolts under rubber boot and then of course the swing arm bolts and the whole thing slips off. No need to remove rear wheel and final drive?

Thanks guys again for the positivity. I have nothing planned this weekend so will get to work on the bike!

Thanx for the encouragement. I've always wanted a first gen and I will get this all sorted out. Just have to be patient.

One of my pet peeves in life is having to return an item to get your money back. It's takes time I don't have! I'm not familiar with eBay's policy on this. The seller should send me a shipping label to ups this thing back! I'm aware that fleebay can be tricky sometimes when dealing with shady sellers and who has the time to repackage and hall it across town?! It's seems more of a hassle than anything else. Who knows anymore! This is not starting out as planned. There should not be a frame issue. Engineers were not thinking and they were unknowningly putting people's lives at risk. Now, 36 years later I'm dealing with this! Yes, I was aware about the frame going in to this project but why the hell cant sellers check and double check their items before selling?? sorry if I sound pissed but time is not what I have right now!

Okay, here is what I think I'm going to do. I spent $150 on the ebay frame. I will try to get my $$ refunded. This weekend I am going to turn the bike over to see how bad the frame is. I will assess from there. Now that I have my own crane, it shouldn't be any big deal to turn bike over. I will use Randy's pics as a reference.

I don't know what to do now. I emailed the seller and he claims he did not see the welds. They were covered with grease and dirt. I sent him some pics. I guess I could still keep it and have a welder check it. If I send it back and buy another, I would. BE spending in upwards of $400 and I'm not doing that!!

I'm not sure yet if I'm going to fix the 2nd gear. As far as the frame goes, I'm going to have a professional welder look at the welds and fix what needs to be fixed. Also, once I get the bike torn down, I will have this frame looked at too. I guess, I got what i paid for, however the seller did sell the frame , stating it was straight !!