Quest For The Track Bike

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Well it took me all day but the wheel is finally back on So in order to save time and space here is an outline of how the takeout/install went:

-jacked up bike
-took wheel out, piece of cake
-spray painted wheel and sprocket black
-got tire put on
-went to put tire on
-WTF WHERE'S THE JACKS?!?!
-bike is on paint cans...had to take the jacks off in order to drive cars to Dollywood
-put bike back on jacks
-put wheel on..wait no jacks are in the way
-move jacks
-next hour or two consists of sighing and inaudible cussing and finally getting the chain around the sprocket and the wheel in place
-caliper wont fit rotor
-i get the bright idea to press the brake lever, brake locks up
-go to store to get more brake fluid
-drain all old brake fluid, pry calipers open, replace brake fluid with fresh
-finally get calipers to fit rotor
-regrease all necessary components
-put axle in, tighten everything up, and admire what took all day to do

So after that I take it for a ride and find the the chain is too tight. Go to loosen it and the left side of the axle wont budge So I loosen a bolt that looks like its welded into place an the axle finally moves. I get it aligned perfectly and tighten everything up and park it for a couple of pics.

New paint on wheel and sprocket (you may not be able to tell but trust me, its new paint )



A little dark



One thing I've noticed is that the bike handles ALOT better than it did and feels alot smoother now that the new tire is on. It's amazing what a difference a new tire can make.

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Got bored today so I decided to redo the right turn signal that was glued/epoxied/stuck together.

Before



After

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Well it was fun while it lasted but I decided to sell it and collect my money. I did, however, accomplish what I wanted to: fix it up and sell it for a profit. I ended up making a little money off of it which will more than likely be going toward college funds and my car. As much as I liked riding it, it really didn't do it for me as far as entertainment goes. I like riding but I don't like having to determine what other people are doing in conjunction to my own movements. Sportbikes just aren't doing it for me at this point in time, but rest assured, I will eventually have another one. My car is my baby right now and I've got alot of things planned for it in the coming months and I cant wait!

But as always,


Edit: I cant count my months