hey guys, Today I took my bike in the garage. Started to take everything off, I am going to paint all the frame a Gloss Black. I was deciding for a while now if i should get the motor redone, I finally made up my mind and me and Dad had took the motor out today. Not that big of a job. Anyways, with 53,000 km's on the motor. What do you think i should replace and tell the shop to check over.. And how much you guys think this should cost me. Thanks Guys
personally I think its a much smarter idea to powder coat the frame rather than paint it. paint chips and scratches much too easily. powder coat it much more durable, but might also cost you alittle more.
Yeah, I mean if you have the cash to spend go for the rebuild.
What needs to get replaced is totally dependent on how it specs out on the inside, but my guess would some top end work, valves and such, all new races and proably some new piston and ring set. have some body else do it...probably like 300-400, I would say if you are the least bit mechanical do it yourself, you will be much happier and you will have a good understanding of how a motor works.
As far as powder coating versus painting, painting(depending on what type you use) can be much stronger and scratch resistant than powder coat. The actual advantage of poweder coating is that it gets all the nooks and crannies easier and cheaper than painting which can take many coats to make it look good.
Quote from: coll0412 on March 08, 2006, 07:26:11 PM
Yeah, I mean if you have the cash to spend go for the rebuild.
What needs to get replaced is totally dependent on how it specs out on the inside, but my guess would some top end work, valves and such, all new races and proably some new piston and ring set. have some body else do it...probably like 300-400, I would say if you are the least bit mechanical do it yourself, you will be much happier and you will have a good understanding of how a motor works.
As far as powder coating versus painting, painting(depending on what type you use) can be much stronger and scratch resistant than powder coat. The actual advantage of poweder coating is that it gets all the nooks and crannies easier and cheaper than painting which can take many coats to make it look good.
wo wo wo, I think you've got it mixed up my friend. powder coating is defiantly stronger and more scratch resistant than painting. And for a sold black, powder coating will cost more than painting.
Question: You have about 33 K miles on your engine...Why do you think you need to rebuild? What signs/symptoms make you want to rebuild?
hey guys, There isn't no real sign of me walking to get it redone. Just a lil tapping at idle i believe that's the valves. Ya the motor has 55,000 km's and it's a 1991, so i thought it be nice to get it done over.. might get some more power out too.. Ya i might do it myself if they charge to much. I no how to change a piston, just not sure about the valves. anyways thanks guys.
budget speed demon is correct; powdercoat is much tougher than the more common types of paint. It is less likely to scratch, and provides excellent coverage and color depth when applied correctly. It can be pricey, but for the results, I wouldn't paint a frame with anything else, as long as money wasn't an issue. If you want to try to cut costs to the bone, strip the rest of the components off the frame and spray it (Dupli-Color is good quality; Krylon is close to Dupli-Color), but be prepared for dealing with the results. The paint will be relatively soft (more likely to scratch) for a month or so, and you'll need to keep some of the same color on hand for touch-ups as time goes by.
Over the long haul, nothing else comes close to the durability of powdercoating. Check your yellow pages to find a local powdercoater; ask for a price quote if you deliver the frame stripped (of parts). Don't try to prep the frame yourself; that is not the way to save moeny or get good results. If you prep the frame, the shop will not be responsible for the quality of the paint (since they had no control over the quality of your prep work); if they prep the frame, any reputable shop will stand behind their work for the life of the warranty.
Ya i guess that's true man. Don't really worried about the scraches i'll keep fixin them up. More worried about speed hehe