Apr 032016
- New project
- It’s an early 1974 SX-175 (someone repainted it in 75 design)
- Work done
- Frame
- Sandplasted & powder coated
- Mainstand removed and replaced with original sidestand (NOS)
- New fork lock (was missing completely)
- Welded a hole in the oil tank
- Rebuilt turn signal struts for the rear and welded back to frame
- Skid plate sandplasted and powder coated
- Wheels
- New rims, new stainless steel spokes
- New tubes, new tires
- New seals
- New real wheel hub
- New brake shoes, linings and springs for the front & rear
- New rear sprocket
- New tube holders
- Electric
- New (used) ignition switch (was missing)
- NOS original turn signal for the bike (were missing)
- Rebuilt the whole wiring from scratch
- Replaced headlamp with original CEV type but with modern H4 lamp
- NOS tachometer
- NOS speedometer
- New front brake switch
- NOS rear brake cable
- Replaced licensce plate holder & taillight with NOS CEV parts
- New NOS horn
- New CEV169 switch
- Fornt & rear end
- Front
- New head-bearings for the front fork
- NOS front fork tubes (Marzocchi)
- New fork oil
- Front fork kegs polished
- All seals replaced
- New reflectors
- Handlebar replaced (wasn’t original)
- NOS handlebar grips
- NOS brake & clutch levers
- New speedometer cable
- All cables replaced (carb, clutch, brake)
- New rubber mounts for the instruments
- New early HD-style chrome mirrors
- Rear
- NOS original rear shocks
- Rear fork sandplasted & powder coated
- Sand plasted and powder coated triple tree
- Front
- Body works
- Right side cover replaced with an original part
- Airfilter housing sandplasted & powder coated
- Battery cage, brake pedal, chain-guard sandplasted & powder coated
- All screws replaced or overhauled
- Seat pan sand plasted & powder coated
- New seat cover
- Repainted gas tank
- Crafted new original gas tank decals
- Front mudguard holder polished
- Front mudguard repainted and new bushings
- NOS rear fender also repainted
- Side cover replaced with early original and repainted
- New rubbers for the footpegs
- New rubbers and rubberband for the gas tank
- Engine
- New airfilter
- Cylinder dry-ice-cleaned
- Cylinder head glass bead blasted
- New custom made piston
- Repaired crankcase
- New cylinder base gasket
- New bolts & nuts
- New shaft for the Kickstand
- Rechromed kickstand
- Replaced most seals
- Polished chaincover
- Polished clutch cover
- New engine oil
- New spark plug and cable
- Carb ultrasonic cleaned
- Replaced all inner parts of the Carb (needle, jets, gas filter…)
- New drive chain
- New front sprocket
- New oil lines
- Exhaust
- Sandplasted
- Welded
- repainted
- Exhaust grill rechromed
- New exhaust grill emblem
- Frame