Sounds great like you have the blood in you yet to resurrect things. I’m plugging away on this. I will get it done and it’ll be a rat bike in a way but it’ll function great and run good despite some of the cheap aftermarket stuff.
I had an idea to evaluate the heat range by the colors on the chrome ..it seems that. Chrome will turn yellow around 400 degrees s and s says thier engine seals should be good for temps up to around 350 to 400 degrees f .. and that cases shouldn't be heated to over 400 degrees ... Since heat is naturally rising the hottest part is up high as can be seen on handlebars .. so I'm figuring if chrome on the motor hasn't colored then that area never got over 400 degrees ..
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