I’d like to replace the fairing and fairing bracket with new ones—150% wishful thinking.
Well, used parts aren’t easy to find either.
There are concerns in various places, but let’s focus on bringing it back to life first.
This one already has clip-on bars, so there’s no problem.
The state of clip-on bars in the world isn’t so simple.
• Touching the tank (pinching fingers)
• Headlight bracket issues
• Throttle cable and clutch cable length problems
• Master cylinder angle issues (angle that causes air to get trapped)
and so on.
Back in high school, I bought a Hurricane clip-on bar and installed it on an MBX50 and NS50F, but…
“Ugh! It hits the tank”—so I spread the bars and installed them = super far, lowest position.
I wonder if there are any aftermarket parts that just bolt on as-is…
Well then,
the stopper side is severely deformed, so I’ll correct it first.
Our shop’s equipment is limited—we don’t have oxygen or acetylene.
In times like that, Prince Gas Torch Hyper Ring Torch, maximum flame temperature: approximately 2100°C
Perfect for bending aluminum round bars and pipes too. I heated and corrected it with this.
I kept flattening it as much as possible and squeezing it repeatedly, and got it to this point for now.
Next I’ll build it up with welding and fit it perfectly with the stem side.
I applied Neutech NC100 thoroughly to the stem bearing and finally assembled it.
Of course I marked the stoppers (stem and frame side) with a touch pen.
Tamiya came out with a lacquer brush-painting version—it’s pretty good.
*I’ll introduce it another time if I get a chance.
Boots and pads are on order, so we’re on hold for now.
As I get older, I feel the urge to make things look subtly more stock.
Sensor cover installed for that stock look boost.
The fuzzy hose was hard to install, so I replaced it with a genuine Mikuni two-layer hose.
The small parts arrived, so time to install.
Incredible! WEBIKE Wholesale
These days, the speed of “always-in-stock wholesale”… is unreal.
With no stock, the flow is “order → receive order → arrival → ship”.
With always-in-stock, there’s one fewer step, so next-day delivery.
*Depends on stock availability and time of day.
With no-stock special orders,
including business days, if you order Friday the fastest arrival is “Monday”,
and if Saturday the fastest arrival is “Tuesday”.
This timing is really important. There must be vehicles we can barely deliver on time and repairs we can just make it for.
I also replaced the brake fluid.
Found it—a horn a customer left behind.
Please use this. It’s important that things fulfill their purpose in life—I thought to myself.
