A hassle is what my gut tells me. If I were to pump money into something, I see a far greater need for reasonably priced rotors. That would require over $2K to get underway, so it's not going to happen. I have the above piston & rotors as an .ems (CAD) file if anyone would like to pick up this idea.
My paint stuff arrived yesterday, but it's been too cold or windy to paint. I did shoot a layer of gloss black chassis paint inside the shop on my spare wheel that had been sandblasted when I did the pipes. I'm working on filling cracks & sanding chips on the tail section and will then go to the right side panel & shelter. The left side panel is in a group of used parts I bought & is not here yet. I think the bike will look sharp with white plastic and black wheels & fairing/trunk. I'm no master painter, but I can produce a "10 footer" OK. Considering how rough it was a month ago, that's a huge improvement.
The tires & brake pads also arrived yesterday. I made use of my Harbor Freight tire changer with motorcycle wheel attachment, and it has almost paid for itself. The front tire was a lot easier to remove than the rear ones, but all of the decrepit tires are now off the wheels. Today I shipped the front wheel to Will's Rims in South Carolina. He has a lot of great results on various boards, so I'm confident he'll do a great job. Once it is returned, I can blast & paint it then mount the Avon tire I bought. I also found a set of supposedly low mile used rotors from a '91 and have them on the way.
While I was out, I picked up a bucket of carb cleaner so I can dip the carbs. I got notification today my OEM parts (to include carb kits) has shipped from Texas, so they should be here by the middle of next week.
I got a bunch of metric socket head bolts today to replenish my stock. I'll use these as I can for stuff like mounting calipers, the fender, etc. I also got a 12" x 10" piece of 3/8 aluminum I'm going to make into a trunk mounting plate. It was like $23 at
McMaster-Carr, who by the way are an excellent place to buy from. They shorted me some brass washers in that order, so I emailed them yesterday. This morning they delivered another bag via FedEx. That's customer service. :yes:
I replaced the dash bulbs in the broken dash with blue and then red LEDs. The blue has a nice look to it, but the numbers were not as visible. The red worked out well, and this also saves me $20 on the combo gauge I'm going to buy- blue is more expensive for some reason, and as I recall harder to see during the day. I've also got new LED replacement bulbs for the dash idiot & indicator bulbs. I tried to take some pictures but my camera doesn't work in low light.
Tomorrow I'm going to look at a WJ for sale locally. It has no headlight but the picture and description indicate it is in above average shape (good paint, no cracks). The seller has a bunch of stuff FS as a package I don't need, but I think he may split the fairing. Hopefully it will sell for a reasonable price, and I'll have another part out of the way.
I found some Harley fairings on eBay and they are interesting- they have openings for gauges, which is what I'm using the fairing for. They're big bucks though, out of my price range.
The ST looks rather puny with no seat, tank, or wheels. It will be nice to start bolting clean & polished/painted parts back on soon.