OLD 750 / Baz / 550 Parts.

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                Good to hear your old bike is up and running.  I'm working to get an old '83-750 back in action, too.

                I got a little curious about the front end, today ... when I tried to move it out of the way to get at some yard tools for cleaning-up the usual Fall mess.  The front forks were as still as a shirt done by a Chinese laundry.

                Apparently, enough moisture seeped down the fork tubes to turn the front fork oil into Jello.  So, I guess I'll be pulling off the front end to get after that, pretty soon.

                Will someone with an 83-85 Maxim type tell me if the headset bearings are loose ball bearings or rollers.

                If they are loose-ball type ... can I convert over to rollers without too much of a hassle?

 

                Does anyone have Basil's phone number?  I got to thinking about how quiet that -- once "Very frequent" contributor has been ... and, I'd like to check-up on him.

 

                Also ... it there is enough interest ... I'm going to be parting-out a Seca-550.  Running bike, decent carbs, almost a complete bike.  I'll be doing it to help finance getting my 750 project funded. 

                Please let me know -- OFF list -- if there are any 550 parts (bits) you might have an interest in.  I won't be cleaning or polishing anything ... just pulling the part and boxing it up.

 

            Thanks,

 

            Rick Massey