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I just finished re-assembling the SR500 and adjusting the derailleurs. Now for the test ride in 90 degree and muggy weather. The handlebars have not been re-taped yet, but I can't wait to fall off this good looking thing. I'm going for a short ride! LOL

I need to find black hoods for the Shimano SLR brake brackets on my soon to be finished 86 SR500 project. The originals were a very dirty white and got tossed. Any info is appreciated.

Finally, after two weeks of fighting galvanic corrosion and plain old rust, I've got the frame of the R500 ready to strip and repaint. As you can see from the pictures, life at the beach has been hard on the old girl, but the corrosion hasn't gotten to the point where the structural stability of...

Moving right along the teardown of this 86 SR500, I've arrived at a handlebar stem that won't budge. I removed the bolt after unsuccessfully trying to tap it down and free the wedge, and made a puller for the bottom of the fork to try and separate the wedge by pulling it down. I believe it has...

I've started the repairs to the 86 SR500 and have already run into issues. First, the pedals have grown to the crank arms, and then the bearing preload cup is badly galded to the aluminum to the point where the pin wrench sheared off trying to budge it. I've started grinding a relief slot in the...

I haven't ridden since 1977, and started shopping bikes so I could ride with my wife. I found a beautiful 1972 Schwinn Sport Tourer for cheap, and used it for trading stock on a 1986 Cannondale R500 Racer (I think since all of the hardware is correct, but the paint isn't). I intend to restore...