well here it is winter and I have a new to me Kawasaki KLR650 and is time for me to strip it to the bone, have all that can be powder-coated, and do what it will need for a proper life while in my possession....:lmao:


for starters here's the bike ready for tear-down..................



http://images.snapfish.com/3399275923232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3A%3D327 %3D%3A29%3DXROQDF%3E23234%3A446789%3Bot1 lsi


and it's knobbied nipples... :lol:

http://images.snapfish.com/3399275923232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3A%3D327 %3D%3A29%3DXROQDF%3E23234%3A44678%3A3ot1 lsi





so if you don't see of me here and there it's because I'm workin on it or just plain fucking off. :roll: :wink: :P




and I leave the worst pic of them all for last :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:




http://images.snapfish.com/3399275923232%7Ffp58%3Dwp%3E232%3A%3D327 %3D%3A29%3DXROQDF%3E23234%3A44678%3A5wp1 lsi

Thing looks BRAND NEW!

Awesome! :D

fun fun fun :D

looks brand new because of me... just wait a sec... I now have a couple more pics at the crossroads I've encountered. :roll: :idea: here we have a half naked beast..............

http://images.snapfish.com/3399362323232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E232%3A%3D327 %3D%3A29%3DXROQDF%3E23234%3A47%3B67%3C%3 Bot1lsi


and I'm walkin around stooping at it, twisting around it, and sitting down by it.....



http://images.snapfish.com/3399362323232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E232%3A%3D327 %3D%3A29%3DXROQDF%3E23234%3A47%3B67%3C9o t1lsi



all I can think of is ; do my upgrades to the motor, body supports, front suspension, and misc and go trailer that bitch down to TX and do some RIDIN! get a beat year into it and find it's weaknesses, then design support and powder it after that.......

dirty... heh. I cleaned it a lil bit and it was filthy from the dealer with dry rotted cupped tires that had less than half of the rquired pressure in them while the air filter was almost black as was the oil with it's jury rigged on plastics bent levers and broken hand guards all of which I found out after it was too late. no matter, this bike is growing on me and I can peg grind it with little effort. FUN . and fun fun fun :D I had slid in turns on my rr that this thing rails to. it's fun.
and I can go off road :D

here's the power plant

http://images.snapfish.com/3399362323232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3A%3D327 %3D%3A29%3DXROQDF%3E23234%3A47%3B6832ot1 lsi

That bike looks mighty familiar. The guy who I got my RC from had one of those parked in his stable. Looks good and I'm sure you'll be rippin on that ALL YEAR!!

:D

here we go with some befor and after shots and some in between stuff tooo...


I opted to wait till next season to strip it to the frame since I am going on this TX trip this coming friday so I did all I could and after I get my exhaust and skid plate on monday I can finaly put my drumset back up. :D


welll here we gooo!

Before


http://images.snapfish.com/339%3A64%3A%3B23232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3A %3D327%3D%3A29%3DXROQDF%3E23234%3A44678% 3A5ot1lsi


After




http://images.snapfish.com/339%3A64%3A%3B23232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3A %3D327%3D%3A29%3DXROQDF%3E23234%3A9535%3 B3%3Bot1lsi


Thta's one funny ass work shop if you ask me, heheheh

http://images.snapfish.com/339%3A64%3A%3B23232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3A %3D327%3D%3A29%3DXROQDF%3E23234%3A9535%3 B35ot1lsi


My ghetto ass paint job with Krylon Fusion plastic paint...
It worked ok on metal but even after I scuffed the plastic it still pulled into lepard spots ... so it has some texture... No matter though, it's my street legal dirt bike and it's bound to get some abrasions. At least more My style now :wink:

http://images.snapfish.com/339%3A64%3A%3B23232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E232%3A %3D327%3D%3A29%3DXROQDF%3E23234%3A9535%3 B42ot1lsi







I installed an engine up grade which it needed since the original part was broken and I found the other peices on the other side of the motor,,, major work but it all went well. )

http://images.snapfish.com/339%3A64%3A%3B23232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E232%3A %3D327%3D%3A29%3DXROQDF%3E23234%3A9535%3 B36ot1lsi



and I also put on some hand warmers that installed under the grips ( I ride from no salty roads till salty roads and that means even if it's below freezing. (looks like I'm going snowmobiling somethimes the way I'm duked up.)
I replaced the fork seals and changed the oil to a thicker viscosity for slower damping.


when I get the exhaust on I will take a shot of that side of the bike.


fun time with this little project....... :)

:lol: I see youre not married cause theres not woman on earth gonna let you rebuild that thing in the house and stay there :!:
One things for sure youre gonna recarve the cannions a new asshole :wink:
Have fun in texas :!:

LOL, my ex woman would've... too bad she got stupid.
Any woman I have as mine would let me do it too or they wouldn't be my woman. hahah...


I have been on some of the roads in the Hill Country in TX and they are as good or better than the deals gap. (at times, many times)

I can't wait to have my side lugs on the knobbies worn more than the others... HAHAHA :twisted:

LOL....now i know why you were smiling.....all the freakin paint fumes!!!! :lol:

looks good bro and i bet it'll be a blast in the hill country :twisted: