While it is good to enjoy touring and riding on a new motorcycle, it is also not bad to enjoy customization and maintenance on a slightly older motorcycle or an old motorcycle. One of the easiest ways to enjoy customization is to use the OEM motorcycle as a base for your own customization. Let's enjoy the customization of the OEM motorcycle in the world of self-satisfaction.
Later year, OEM Parts found by chance
Tank cap with a fuel gauge that never looked good due to dirt and rust. I am not sure of the year, but it appears to be a OEM part that was equipped on the last 6V-era Honda Sharey. Since the gasoline tank is the same, it seems that it can be diverted to the early series of Shari. I think the yellowed lens is poly clear resin. I'd like to remove some dirt from the inside of the lens and the dial rather than rust. Since I can't disassemble it, I decided to use that chemical for other people, out of curiosity first.
When cleaned with that denture cleaner.
I tried using two of those pills known as denture cleaners, which are also known in TV commercials. What were the results? I poured hot water of about 50 degrees into a container made from a plastic bottle and poured the tablets into the hot water. Then bubbles came out! I then submerged the cap body side. After waiting for a while, the dirt inside the resin lens became clear (it seemed to be OK to repeat the process several times). I polished the plated rim with a fine Bonstar. The result was very satisfying.
Touring with like-minded riders is fun.
Touring with fellow moped lovers is a lot of fun! If you go touring when the engine condition is not so good, you can get advice and tips from your friends. Touring with fellow riders is also a good way to judge whether your motorcycle is fast or slow. The displacement of this Shirley was increased to 100 cc (bore and stroke). The carburetor was modified based on the Kawasaki KSR110. After this, we tried the Ape 100 modified, but we had a better impression of it. Even when touring with this specification and driving at a fairly fast pace, fuel consumption was recorded at 50 to 52 km/liter.
POINT
Point 1 - Many parts can be bolted on and diverted to other models in the same family.
Point 2 - Finding OEM diverted parts from the same manufacturer will create a simple finish with less discomfort.
Point 3 - Parking for motorcycle events and other events is a specimen paradise
Building a custom machine is fun Once you know that you enjoy the difference and that it fits you, you will know that various components have that potential. Even the design of a single rear-view mirror has the best product for your use.
Even for a single grip, there are differences in comfort and appearance, and you may find that this one fits your motorcycle better, for example.
On the other hand, even if they are OEM parts, if they are parts exclusive to that model, they are like custom parts for other models. In the modern old car boom, there are many examples of OEM parts, especially for models that appeared in the 70s and 80s, that are custom parts for other model owners. Personally, I started to be interested in motorcycles in the mid-1970s and became a motorcycle enthusiast in the late 1970s. Since then, my hobbies have been all about motorcycles, from the Showa period through the Heisei period to the present day in 2022, and I have a history of purchasing a wide variety of OEM parts. For example, the rear-view mirrors, starting with the Zetto mirrors installed on the Kawasaki Z2, and the slightly shorter short-stayed mirrors for the Z750FX-II & III, have been diverted. If you prefer a shorter one, you can buy aftermarket parts. I also remember purchasing many of the clamp-on SR mirrors for the left side that was equipped on the early Yamaha SR. Why the left side? Because the mounts for the left and right rear-view mirrors on non-Yamaha models were all regular threads, if you did not purchase the left side mirror, you could not install it on models from other makers.
TZ grips were the preferred throttle grips for street racers. The grips for the Yamaha TZ production racer were characterized by a surface shape that prevented slippage when gripping the throttle and had been used as a standard part for building custom machines.
Here, we diverted OEM parts for a Honda Sharey of a different year. We tried to improve the functionality of the car, and we could feel how much we appreciated it every time we refueled at the gas station. We also equipped it with a stock diverted big carb to enjoy engine tuning, which we are also enjoying. Further evolution is decided by the one-off fabrication of the uniquely shaped frame cover! Maybe?
