Ragged to Riches Part 3

All righty.

We just couldn't resist showing you this neat little can of Silkolene RG-2 synthetic grease in a cheese-whiz type of a can. Granted it would probably be infinitely more interesting to actually see something mechanical happening but this grease in a cheese-whiz can is the bomb. Everyone here got a pretty good chuckle at the idea.....until we used it! This ingenuous idea makes dispersing the grease where you need it much more accurate and less wasteful. Not to mention the savings in shop rags and soap used in trying to clean a good synthetic grease from your hands. That brings us to the point of the grease itself. Silkolene Pro RG2 is a waterproofing synthetic grease. It was designed for bearing and chassis lubrication where wet conditions are involved. It works! Also, this keeps the contaminents out of the grease because it's all sealed up in that little squirt can.

What you see happening here is the final part of the installation of some trick tapered-head bearings. The stock bearings were pitted and non-captive, which means that Bob lost most of 'em upon dis-assembly. (Sorry....those little balls just go everywhere!) Our taper bearing kit is easier to install and taper bearings have more load bearing surface. This provides smoother operation and better feel to the rider, plus properly maintained they'll last forever.

We put new seals in the forks. The tubes were fine but the clear finish Yamaha had put on the lower legs was is sad shape. We painted the lowers to fix this and change the look.

We added one of our generic front fenders and mudguard stays. We prefer this to the stock fender as the stock unit can become clogged under muddy conditions making for interesting entertainment for your friends. For this reason it was quite a while before I told Pee Wee about this benefit!

So it's on to putting the engine and wheels on.

Check back next week, it's time to see what we're doing for a tank and seat.