Jesse in Pittsburg writes in to show us his progress, share a few things, and ask some questions:
Hi Lawrence,
After a long hiatus, I'm back to working on my R5C project. I've got the bike stripped down to the frame, as you can see here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jtroy/sets/72157624609357225/
I've made a list of items that are going for powder coating and painting (see attached). I wonder if anyone can add to the list? Did I forget anything? If you want, post this list on your site. It might be helpful for others doing a frame-up restoration. You may also want to post the PDF copy of the parts catalog that I found (also attached).
Please also ask whether anyone has advice for removing the steering lock from the frame. I've drilled out the rivet but the lock still won't slide out (see photos at the link above). Is there some trick to getting it out? I'm hoping it won't be necessary to drill the lock to pieces to get it out!
Thanks Jesse! I'm sure some folks will find this useful:
R5_powder_paint.xlsx (40k Excel doc)
R5_R5B_R5C_Parts_Catalog.pdf (484k PDF)
As for the fork lock, I'm not sure how that's held in... It's not very well illustrated in any of the diagrams I have (see links at right). Anyone?
Thanks for posting this, Lawrence. I ended up removing the lock by drilling through the center of it. Once the innards of the lock fell apart, it came right out. It was apparently in some kind of semi-locked position. If I had the key, I think that jiggling it around a bit probably would have done the trick. As far as I can tell, the only thing that should be holding the lock in place is that little rivet.
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