Here is my parts washer station.

Note the fume hood.

My first attempt was to scrub 30-years worth of grime from behind the sprocket cover. This is easily the dirtiest piece on the bike.

10 minutes of scrubbing and nearly all of the crud was off. Not perfect, but good. This is the piece I drilled into, and I also discovered a crack along the bottom that goes all the way through. The washer pump was so clogged that the pump was dying, so I had to empty it out when I was done.

I like working in the lab so much that I’ve made the decision to move the ENGINE there as well. I’m close to removing it (should happen later today).
More pics soon. Once I get the engine out, I’ll split my time between it and the other major components (tank/forks/wheels/seat/wiring…..ugh). After Christmas I’ll take it down to the bare frame for modifications and painting.
Off the top of my head color ideas…..
Option 1: SILVER+BLACK - Black frame, black/silver wheels (returned to the way they came from Suzuki), a little more silver on the triple trees (strip paint and polish), black headlight (?), and maybe a silver tank (painted since it’s steel) with a little black accent of some sort on it. Silver engine with black accents (perhaps the ends of the valve covers and the cylinder could be done in black). Sear cowling painted silver to match the tank with a black cushion. The more I think about it, the more it sounds like the colors on my RT!
Option 2: RED HELL – Bright red frame (ok, maybe silver), wheels mostly silver/black, with a little red accent (calipers + inside of the wheels perhaps), red tank and seat cowling with a white racing stripe down the middle.
Option 3: ????
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