Moto WASABI : Spice on 2 wheels

I sold today a bunch of DS7 pistons I didn't need to a gent in Germany. These guy work on Adler motorcycles from the 50's… a direct link to YAm as the Adler MB250 was used as the basis of all YDS bike. No wonder the pistons fit straight into the german bike!
I'm sure they could use RDLC pistons from Wiseco if they didn't have the reed windows cut in. Read somewhere that Wiseco would do them at no extra charge. Something to check.

HEre's their little museum with NSU and Adler bikes.

Funds are low… no more eBaying for me. I thought I might try to turn some of my stuff into much needed ca$h. Spent quite a bit of time riffling through my pile of YAmaha NOS stuff that came with the 1UA. This could fund most of the RD400 parts.

IF, like me, you ride through winter this will certainly happen:

Thanks to the upcoming MOT and a blown forkseal, it was time to tackle the job. Yamaha forksliders have a very specific texture, as if they had been sanded on a lathe. I stopped short of reproducing that, but as you'll see it gets quite close.

This is after beadblasting with glass beads. You first have to clean the part of all dirt and grease.

And this after cleaning the beadblasted parts undr running water and using a steelwool pad. I use one designed for crockery and pots, because it's got soap integrated. I did only one run with the pad, and by the look of things if you were to use something harsher/harder after you'll arrive at the original polished-but-not-shiny-with-marks-look.
Don't forget to wash the part in Gunks with thin spiral brushes in all the holes! Otherwise you'll hear the familiar crunch of glass beads when you tighten your bolts...

Not bad for only a half-hour job...and it could be even better! I just didn't have the time to play with it any longer.

Went today with the naked RDLC to the "Expertise", the local MOT, happens evey second year for a bike that age...
And failed! The rules have changed once again and they didn't have the limit values for the dics... How smart.

To top that, the rear caliper seized and that's a no-no. So a new date has been set in two weeks time. Another 50$ down the drain. What's more, you are now not allowed to do the work yourself and sign for it, neither can a mechanic inspect the work and sign it for you (that was handy when you have mate and do the job yourself)... I really can't picture myself going to a shop that has never seen me and aske them friendly service info...

With some 20 bikes, I have to do the stuff myself otherwise I'd be totally broke. The web is really closing on self-mechanics and enthousisasts...

Went back to the breakers to help them move more things... they are setting up a new area, much bigger and transforming the old shop into a bona fide showroom. An afternoon already unearthed a complete 31K front fairing/headlamp and brackets, belly pan and a saddle... not bad. Working there afternoons untill friday.