... I'm hoping that that won't be necessary...
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... I'm hoping that that won't be necessary...
Updates may get a little sporadic over the next few weeks as I'm having to pack stuff for a house move, but things will still get done as I need the bike to be in one lump for the move...
In the meantime, I popped over to see Keith at Nasty Paint in Birmingham to pick up my finished bodywork. Here's a sneaky peak...
http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/...826_110010.jpg
That is going to look outstanding!!!
Going the 70's custom! Rad. Now stop teasing....
It's not as bling when the sun isn't shining, actually quite subtle!
They say that the devil is in the details, so I got myself a replacement sidestand bolt in stainless, and gave it a taste of the polishing mop...
http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/...826_204342.jpg
It must be looking pretty bloody good if you noticed a side stand bolt ruining it!
just polish the bolt or did you have a go at any nuts too !!
The original bolt was so skanky, and it'd be pissing me off for years, so when I found a stainless replacement it was something of a no-brainer. The thread was also a tad dubious on the original bolt, so after running a tap through the sidestand to ensure thenthread was good, it was refitted with the new bolt (and stainless spring, and new stainless locknut too) and I now have a sidestand that doesn't sag at all. Bonus!
So I'm in the 'cleaning and bolting stuff on' phase, and I've refreshed the front brake master cylinder with new seals, piston etc, but the remote reservoir looks really manky. I read somewhere on the interwebs that you can get rid of the yellowing by soaking them in bleach, and here it is after I did just that...
http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/...911_221552.jpg
Yeah, still horrid and yellow... :-(
Anyone any ideas about how I can get it looking all spangly and new again?...
And, in further Stuff Bolted On news...
http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/...911_221008.jpg
Although the clutch cover has to come back off to fit the clutch, and the ignition cover still needs to come off for the crank seal to be fitted (running Dyna 2000 I need to use a Z1100 ignition cover but need to find out what seal fits that and the GPz crank...)
Been away and missed these, but going by the date, you must be finished now yea???
Hahahahaha... oh, you are a comedian Si! :-)
Mind you, I have bled the front brakes, fitted the front mudguard, and fucked about refitting some of the electical bits and bobs...
No photos means that is complete fabrication of the truth.
Hmm, yes that was me in disguise as some kind of admin character.
Buy a new one? they yellow, no amount of bleach is going to fix it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MDM
:-) unfortunatley (yet another) phone issue means tnat I can't swiftly take pics to upload here. And no, this time I didn't drop it in the pond, it was a screen malfunction. Okay, so I could use my DSLR.... and I have no excuse for not doing so.Quote:
Originally Posted by admin
But I have bolted the plenum chamber back on! Honest!
I will get that issue sorted soon. This site is soon to be phone friendly. Time to join the 90's.
Just a shame that I'm not phone friendly...
I'm so un-phone friendly that the warranty replacement took no less than 5 weeks to come from Samung. Shower of useless wankstains...
Anyway. The new 'workshop'... it's 'compact and bijou'...
http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/...029_151906.jpg