My Freeride 750sx Build

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So here it goes. Start with a '92 750sx, first year they made them, small pin, single carb, bought it last summer and rode it a lot. Here is the before shot:

Narrow tray with worn out HT.

 

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What do I have so far is:

GOOD:
R&D Ride plate
R&D top loader grate
R&D racing f/a w/outerwears
SS impellor (good shape, no idea of pitch)

Bad:
Way too much purple
No footholds
Stock handle pole

Time to remove the huge purple chinpad and stickers

 

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Plans:
WaterDawg REVs
Remove purple
UMI 0 degree bars
UMI grips
bilge pump
new fuel and primer lines
HTurf the handlepole, rails, tray and whatever else stays still long enough
ditch the stickers

 

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The handle pole looks UGLY after I got the stickers off.
Pretty much a bummer. Plan to reinforce this repair and hope it lasts!

 

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I don't think it's the purple so much as the pink and baby poo yellow that bothers me.

 

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Yeah, it will look a lot better when I am finished

 

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Took off the turf

 

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cleaned it up with acetone

 

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Got my waterdawg REVs and made a template out of cardboard.

 

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ready to draw on ski

 

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$15 angle grinder from Harbor freight makes short work of SMC,
Dremel tool for those tight spots.

 

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the torpedo tubes are a pain in butt, but the grinder chewed them up pretty good.
trimmed and fitted REVs

 

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this was as far forwards as recommended.
5 inches from back of tray to back of foothold.
just polished the exhaust pipe a little!

 

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ready for epoxy and foam

 

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i used a 3/4 inch hole saw that i bought for my bilge fitting to drill holes in the top of the gunnels for foaming. free paper funnels from a gas station make delivering foam easier.

 

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this photo shows how little of the fire extinguisher tube is left after the gunnel is gutted for the footholds.

 

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A beautiful day to pour epoxy resin.
Supposed to be in the 70s.
Watch the temps, here it is 66 before lunch

 

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sanded the parts to be epoxied and ripped them a little with the grinder
mixed up a small batch of resin and applied
went to screw down the footholds. the first "tink" told me that was a bad idea!
grabbed the rivet gun and went to riveting
c clamp in the old stroage compartment hold the back together

 

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my patent pending wedge keeps the bottom wedged down to epoxy it in place

 

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waiting for epoxy to dry, cut some 3 inch strip of turf for the rails