Making one good bike from two bad 'uns

[guest7]

I have two 'spare' XBRs in my garage. One has a blown-up motor but a nice rolling chassis, the other a horrible chassis but a running motor.

I need to raise some cash so I thought I'd combine the two to make one good bike that I could sell. I first turned my attention to the good engine. I decided to strip the donor bike down to small pieces for the simple reasons that I can add the bits to my spares stockpile and I need the room in my garage.

Getting the engine out was the usual XBR tussle, but it's amazing how much easier it is when you don't mind scratching the frame  When I tried to remove the bolts for the plate that holds the oil lines into the engine I snapped both of them. I wasn't being heavy-handed, they had both corroded.

So, now that the engine is out I have to get it off to the engineers to get the bolts drilled out and the threads reclaimed or helicoiled.

Next step is to finish stripping down the bike, then I can drag out the good chassis and remove its engine.

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[guest295]

Good luck with that; I hope it all goes well.

[guest7]

I forgot to mention that the forks from the donor bike have gone over to my GB500 to replace the leading links fitted when it had a chair attached.

I took the time to polish the stanchions and I was pleased at how well they came up. It's too much to ask me to look after a polished finish, but as that bike will also be for sale it will be up to someone else to apply the Autosol

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