I want to paint or powdercoat the frame on my monster. Roughly speaking, how big a job is removing the frame (removing everything from the frame, might be more accurate)?
A Day?
A weekend?
A Week?
Anyone have a labor book listing the hours? Can't remember what those books are called.
If you know what you are doing and have all the necessary tools, you can do it in a weekend.
Take pictures at each stage believe me it will help when the time comes to put it all back together.
Slight jack but whats the correct way to check the torque on the mounting bolts? Looks like there is a threaded rod held by a bolt at the other end. So do you have to hold one end in place while checking the torque on the other end?
If you are going to go through all the effort of removing it don't paint it; powder coat it with a satin or semi-gloss finish.
I managed to strip mine down completely to the engine and get the engine painted, wheels, frame, rearsets powdercoated and all back together in a week, thats working in my spare time after uni too. Just label everthing and put it in bags.
ive done it multiple times now, and i have all the tools, so it takes me about 30 min to go from a ridable bike, to a bare frame. I would say plan 3 or 4 hours for the first time. Just document everything well, bag and tag all bolts, and take pics.
I can put one back together in about an hour now, fun stuff
It took me 4 hours the first time, including labeling and boxing the spares, did not completely strip the front though only enough to remove the front from the headstock [thumbsup]
I tore everything down over the course of a week in my spare time. I spent a lot of time bagging-and-tagging parts and took lots of pictures as I went along to help me put it back together. The worst part was dealing with the fuel tank. Are you planning to pull the steering head bearings? It might be a good opportunity just to replace them. It's a good time to lubricate the swingarm bearings as well.
Putting it all back together took a little bit longer, but I was dealing with new parts, custom brake lines, etc. The wiring took me the longest, because I wanted to re-route parts of it for aesthetic reasons. I put a drain plug in the tank and added quick disconnects to the fuel lines to make that part easier the next time I tackle the job. As always, a comfortable place to work and the right tools makes the job so much easier.