Tombs 87 Honda Super Magna

[Tombstones81]

HELL YEAH!!!!

Woke up, suns out and its almost 40 out.

Went out.
Jacked the front end up again.
Took the front rim off & the rotor.
Loosened up the forks and fender.

Made SURE everything was 100% even and straight.
Torqued down the forks and then the fender.
Followed by the rotor and then the front rim.

Put the new caliper on after I cleaned it up.
Hand tight, brakes fully out, spun the rim... no grinding
Torqued it down, still no grinding

Let the bike down off the jack.
Bled the brakes.
Hit the lever until there was nice pressure.

Started her up and rode up and down the long driveway a few times playing with the front brake as much as I can....

NO GRINDING!!!! <3

Shes good to go and be taken to my friends garage now.....
Soon as my damm seat is done!
or else I would of went riding today!!!

Also tossed the Honda Nighthawk rear shocks I got on.
WOW!
Raised the rear end ""Visually"" quite a bit.
Was told it only raised half an inch & gives better handling.

and now shes back in the shed until my seat is done.
Then hopefully get at least One nice enough day to enjoy what I've done so far with a ride.

Then head up to my friends garage with it once all the parts come.

[Snake2715]

Killer work man, really great.

Keep the post going with pics of course!

[Tombstones81]

Tnx.

No pics yet until the seat is done.
or else I would have cleaned it up and taken one today.

When the seat is done, I'll clean it up and take a bunch of how it looks after the work I've done so far.

Then the process of the crapton of items that still need to arrive and then be put on.

[Tombstones81]

Got bored.... hahaha

Cleaned up the metal parts I made a mess of putting back on.
Used my cleaner/polisher on the painted parts followed by some turtle wax I just picked up.
Also picked up a new kind of metal cleaner/polish, shaZam! works the best out of the 2 other kinds I've used.

New rear shocks are on as well.

its the flash on the fender near the fork.

[Snake2715]

Some of the best metal/chrome polish I have found is called Semi Chrome.. Google it, a lot of guys will use it to seal aluminum throttle bodies etc. Its from Germany I believe (I have a few tubes of it, but cant recall).

Great stuff.

Yeah that flash makes the front fender look dented scratched. Also that front tire looks incredibly worn? Be careful on that if so.

[Tombstones81]

Thanks.

and nah, both tires are brand spankin new.

middle is just mostly filled with mud from the yard.
the sidewalls look nasty from the metal polish as I was going around the rim edge.

[Snake2715]

If I would have read I would have noticed the side shot shows that for sure.

It was this pic that threw me:



Good deal though, and looking forward to that seat shot.

[MaxP]

Those chrome accents on the fenders look ace 

[Tombstones81]

thanks.
Yeah the SM riders on the forum, some are a lil weird about them.

The fenders and tank I put them on tho, just looked a little too bland before.

UGH!!!! cant wait until Fridayyyyy!!
(when the new exhaust is supposed to arrive)

[bombsquad83]

Don't repaint that bike.  It looks great as is after all the clean up work, and it's worth more with the original paint.

[Tombstones81]

Almost certain it isnt the original paint.
or at least all of it isnt.

the stock decals are gone, not sure if they are over or under the clearcoat.

When I got it, there was quite a bit of red overspray around the gas tank.
mostly in the front.

There is orange peel on the top of the tank.
Quite a bit of it if you look up close.
Never "seen" what orange peel looked like until a friend redid his tank and showed me.
I always thought the paint actually peeled up a bit, not bubbled up.

Yes, I did my old GS THAT damm good with rattle cans and my first time not to know what orange peel looked like   

But yea, im leaving it as it is for at least awhile.
I've spent enough funds on the bike already.


and update

Those in the north east know of the snow we got
Also the light snow we will be getting every other day for almost a week.
and the temps being at about 30 as the High.

So riding the bike to my friends house to do the work soon.... not happening!

Got alllll winter long.
No way in Hell am I chancing a wipe!

Just gonna wait until every single part I bought arrives and then take it over when the roads are 100% bone dry and clear!!!
Which actually means a few days AFTER they are bone dry and clear so the rock salt is gone too.
I DONT like gravel!!!!!

Wipe on it once (gravel with the GS), lesson learned.
Wipe on it twice, shame on me! hahaha

[jestercinti]

Did you get those killer pipes yet?

[Tombstones81]

Tomorrow. 

Wont be on tho for at the Very Least a week.

As the rest of the parts & items im waiting for wont arrive for at least that.
Most est on the tracking says 2nd 3rd or 4th of Jan.

Putting the exhaust on is the 2nd to the last step, so I cant do that til I get everything.
Very last step is the carb sync (still waiting on the sync tool as well)

[Tombstones81]

Exhaust arrived!!!!!     

Bike is going to look Sooooo friggin sweet!!!!

Sorry, got nothing else to say...
Im Speechlessly HAPPY! hahaha







When will they be on the bike?
Rest of the parts come all through next week.

After that, talk to the weather. hahaha

[codajastal]

Exhaust arrived!!!!!     

Bike is going to look Sooooo friggin sweet!!!!

Sorry, got nothing else to say...
Im Speechlessly HAPPY! hahaha

LMFAO

[MaxP]

Hurry and put the exhaust on, we are waiting 

[Tombstones81]

Still waiting on the seat to get finished.

But I honestly have No idea when it will get done.

More important matters at hand right now.

Sister (had breast cancer 6 years ago)
had a seizure last night (first one)
Called 911 and she went to the hospital.
After some tests and Xrays, it appears her cancer is back and spread to her brain.
Shes still getting tests done, so how severe it is atm we are not sure.
Doctor said she has as much chance to get through it as she did before.
but that was last night after only looking at Xrays.

Also, she is 37 but a little slow.
basically has the mind of like a 13 year old.
So shes basically completely innocent and im not completely stable right now to give two craps about getting bike work done. 

Also ><
My mom has health issues as well, Huntingston disease and something else.

Early last year I moved back in with them to help take care of what they cannot.
Two women with health issues, they needed help.

but now after this.
I pretty much have to take care of EVERYTHING now.
and I mean Everything!
Cooking, cleaning, shopping, the bills, the animals.

I was taking care of the large things, shopping, & bills til now.
Now, its everything!

So I will get to it when I can.

No idea when that will be as I have to first see if my mother is capable of being alone for a few hours.

[Snake2715]

Wow man I am new to the board, but hang in there, sorry to hear the news. This is always rough when stuff like this happens no words will really help out.

[codajastal]

All the best from my family to yours Tombs   

[Tombstones81]

Thanks guys 

Well, some items arrived.

Leather armored pants & boots, fit nicely!
Handlebars & the 7/8 to 1" shims. (stock bars are 1" and taper down to 7/8" at the controls, cheaper to replace with a 7/8" bar then 1" controls, grips etc)
Compact air horn!     
Lower fairings (near mind condition!)

More to come tomorrow.

Sadly, I dont even care about it right now
yeah if that didnt happen last night I would be smiling.