89 Elite R - my first build

[Mystic]

yes once upon a time honda thought it best to grease the roller weights that is one reason the variator had a seal on the back and a rubber o ring. Grease is no longer required nor the seal

[countmcnugget]

Thanks for all the pics i think i will just follow along as i disassamble my elite thanks for all the photos this will really help!

Count

[89eliteR]

Thanks for all the pics i think i will just follow along as i disassamble my elite thanks for all the photos this will really help!

Count

All I'm doing i asking a lot of questions and self learning myself from this site. Its a treasure house of knowledge. And bookmarking a lot of different pages of threads.

I post some round 2 pics of me figuring out i need to mix the putty of jb weld.

It works so much better when you mix it.

[89eliteR]

Painted the flywheel (i think) with some high heat aluminum colored paint




Question:

Can I paint this? I would like to make it red

[Majourlittle]

paint it. I like the krylon fusion. It seems to work very well.

[Mystic]

I agree out of all the spray paint I have used for plastic the krylon fusion has looked and performed the best. Glossy surfaces must be sandy or at least roughed up. Unless you cut the vents out of the fan cover you really wont be able to tell the fan is even painted

[89eliteR]

I agree out of all the spray paint I have used for plastic the krylon fusion has looked and performed the best. Glossy surfaces must be sandy or at least roughed up. Unless you cut the vents out of the fan cover you really wont be able to tell the fan is even painted

If I do cut the vent can I shoot myself it the foot? besides doing it wrong of course.

[Mystic]

ummm the only way is if you stuck your foot in there on purpose or a finger

[89eliteR]

I got MOAR painting done. Pretty much the ony thing left is to sand and paint the front plastic. Other than that I'm almost complete with the cosmetics.











and here is round to with my first experience with JB weld. Just letting it dry and then sanding it down. So far it works great I patched a few cracks, and used a donor piece of plastic to repair a fair sized chunk in the front.




ta da



now looking at this above picture i did do one thing stupid. I pushed down on the kick start while it was not attached to the bike, now I'm having a devil of a time getting it back the way it should be. any suggestions?

[89eliteR]

ummm the only way is if you stuck your foot in there on purpose or a finger

Now should I use high heat paint? I'm assuming it doesn't get that hot where it is only plastic to begin with.

[Mystic]

you dont have to unless you just want to it doesnt get that hot

[89eliteR]

I also hated my red seat, so i painted it back.

[89eliteR]

The last piece is painted after fixing the big chunk that was missing at the bottom. No perfect but good enough for me.



Now its time for the mechanics of the bike. Be prepared for lots of questions!

[bonesv]

Don't mean to sound sarcastic but after reading this I'm reminded of a song by the rolling stones. Looks nice, I want to do that to my ride but never have time. Good job! Thanks for the pics and Happy Trails!

[96706EliteS]

hey,
i'm new to this and still don't know how to use this page...
i jus wanted to know if i could use a stock sym block with a 72cc polini bore and piston? should i port the stock sym head to use it with the 72cc polini bore?
would greatly appreciate any info.