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Which fork would the tool not fit? @black lightning 1987 I haven’t had the chance to try it on my 08 F3 yet.

I had no idea either. I’ve got a friend that loves his recumbent (brand unknown). He keeps offering me the chance to go for a pedal.

Looks ok for the price. Definitely an ST model.

Alodine and prime @JohnnyD Your opinion? Would that work if a layer of corrosion was sanded then treated that way.

Picture with corrosion/AL oxide powder right after picking off paint. Clearcoat isn’t looking healthy in that area either.

I pushed on the corroded down tube with a pointed awl. With a fair amount of pressure and it did not poke through. So I think the frame is ok.

Fork paint looks “off” like a repaint. Or it’s just a degradation of the clear coat.

Kind of bought a stinker. Found some bubbling paint while reassembling. It wasn’t disclosed by the seller. But I went back and looked at the photos and zooommed. Knowing where to look I can see the spots. I picked away the bubbled paint with my fingernail near the DT bottle mount boss. The...

I’ll make you a deal.

Took the ST400 for a spin around the neighborhood. Brakes need fine tuning. Shifts fine. Front wheel needs some truing and the headset is a tad loose. I suspect the seller loosened it up for shipping. I did find the jam nut loose, tightened it, but didn’t check to see if all was well. Some flaws...

Unboxed and reassembled. I will have to learn how to adjust this style of brake system. I haven’t any clue. The front has a nice quick release lever. The rear doesn’t, so I had to loosen the pinch bolt to open up the caliper to install the rear wheel. Kind of figured out how to get tension back...

After the lacquer thinner I taped over the remaining logo and rattle can painted the stem. It’s kind of ugly. But I’m leaving it as is for now. Still trying to figure out how to remove the “Hatta” caged bearing retainer. Or even if I should. I’d like to remove it as I’ve got new bearing...

It’s on ebay. I’ve messaged with the seller. Nice fella. It’s actually a 63cm frame. He sent pics of the serial number upon request. Not sure if he has added them to his ad. All the important bits are there. It also needs a paint sharpee here and there.

I’ve got the drive side bottom bracket out. I don’t have a pin spanner on hand for the non drive side. Yet. I intended on replacing the caged bearing set. But it appears there is a pressed in cup. No tooling on hand for that. Not even sure what it would take. I’m coming up dry for internet...

I took the freewheel off and cleaned it up. But only oiled it. The pawls have a wonderful clickity-clickity sound when spun. I lubed the rear hub. I didn’t like the looks of the cups. But reassembled anyway. It took me a bit to find a sweet spot that I liked when “adjusting” the cup tension. I...

I think it would look great either way. But there is enough black that it won’t look out of place in my opinion.

What? You call that done? It’s lumpy and crooked. Come on! Let’s go play fetch!

Yes the bars came with the bike. And yes measuring CTC at the ends I got about 16.125”. That would be 40cm. It says 420 on the bar end. I take it that should be 420mm?

And yes I did....

Ooops! Reread serial number information. 62512890211 6= drop out spacing of 126mm 25= frame size in inches 1289= built December 1989 0211= the frame built that month So it’s a 1990 ST400