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1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:46 pm
by chevyguyjay
hello all. well i thought id share some pics with my new scooter that was bought and givin to me by a good friend. i worked on all 4 of his gyros and he said for all the work i did in the past, this is the least he could do. it was missing a lot of parts. the top end of the engine was off. i did i quikie and threw it together. it started and ran. that was good enough for me. i washed the frame down yesterday so all these pics are from today. i used my torpedo heater to bake the red paint on once i sprayed it. enjoy.
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Re: 1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:54 pm
by mousewheels
Hi Chevyguy,
Looks great :thumbsup: . Hope you hang on to this one a long time :smile:

Re: 1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 7:06 am
by chevyguyjay
thanks mouse. i plan on keeping this scooter for a long time. thanks for the info btw...if u come across something i need, please let me know. thanks.

Re: 1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:07 pm
by curtis
what type of paint did you use and how did you apply it?

Re: 1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:19 pm
by z50r-ghost
Jay,

good to hear from you again on the forum, dude - :hi:

Nice work on your Gyro man; the paint job looks awesome. :2thumbs:

Keep us posted. You still have your Aero, right?

Later bro, jon

Re: 1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:32 am
by chevyguyjay
heres the paint i used. red of corse lol. i applied it in stages. once i got the last coat on, i kicked on my torpedo heater and got my garage to almost 140*. let the paint bake on the frame for hour. came out awesome. i plan on keeping it for a while. as for my aero, no i sold that a couple years ago. i got $800 for it. heres a couple of pics cleaned up some.
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Re: 1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 10:46 am
by bradthreee
That came out real good Jay for a rattle can. It almost looks as if was sprayed at a paint shop :thumbwink:

Re: 1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:27 pm
by chevyguyjay
well, finally had time to do some more painting. still waiting on all my parts to come. stripped the front rim down and popped out the dust seal and painted it. not bad. :naughty:
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Re: 1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:32 pm
by evilone
chevyguyjay wrote:as for my aero, no i sold that a couple years ago.
It's already been a couple years :shock:. Wow!

Re: 1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:50 am
by chevyguyjay
well been up since 5 in the morning why not work on the trike. rims came out good. now, only if i can find some good tires.
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Re: 1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:25 pm
by bradthreee
Hey Jay what are you using to remove the old rust and paint from the wheels?

Also for the tires the OG 4.50-6 tires have long been discountinued, but the 4.50/5.30-6 tire size is a perfect fit. I have a pair of ChenShing on my Gyro.

Re: 1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:19 am
by chevyguyjay
show me some pics of those tires please. all ive ever found was Carlisle tires.

Re: 1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:04 pm
by bradthreee
chevyguyjay wrote:show me some pics of those tires please. all ive ever found was Carlisle tires.
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Sorry they are called Sheng Chin :oops:

Re: 1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 3:56 pm
by chevyguyjay
nice! how long ago did u get them? where can i get a set? also, can u show me a pic of the tread pattern? looks sweet.

Re: 1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 4:07 pm
by 66SIX
Hey Jay I know what you are going through.