I "acquired" this bike 3 years ago. It was fairly complete however the plastics were trashed and the tank was rusty. I got a bunch of extra parts with it got crazy about fixing it then winter hit and it was pushed aside for other projects. Now my new GF tells me I have too many "loose threads" so I decided to start looking at it again. There is a bunch of weird things about this bike that I was hoping someone here could give me advise on before I go down any further on this.
1. The left rearset was missing/broken when I got it, I found a couple left side sets however when I bolted it up to the frame the back of the peg is rubbing on the swingarm bad. I am wondering if the mounts got bent, can I heat the frame and bend it back a little without screwing myself?
2. I have 19 inch rims on the bike but they are 3 spoke white rims, I am told they are rare rims from an 1100? The rear tire is 160/60 R18 could they have tweaked things to fit that and that is why the rearset is rubbing? I do have an original 6 spoke rear rim for it but no front right now.
3. When taking apart the front brakes I realized that the forks were from an 1100 because it had the electronic dampers in the forks (the wires were just twisted up under the gauges. It also has a red front fender instead of a black one. I found some original forks for the bike but now I am wondering if the brake calipers are going to work with that wheel.
I know I gotta basketcase here but I don't want to part it out I would rather make her into a "rider"
I attached some pics not sure if that helps anything.
