Hi, apologies that it's been so long since my last update(if anyones interested!), work and money has got in the way for a while.
Ok on with the show, doing a lot of small jobs in the run up to the finish hopefully in a couple of weeks time, fingers crossed.
I moved the indicator relay up under the seat which involved lengthening the battery live lead and various other wires.Sorry no pictures of that. Made a couple of brackets up for the front indicators so they stick out just either side of the fork legs for visibility. They are unpainted in the pic.
Also made a couple of mounts for the new speedo and tacho. The mounts are small enough that they will hardly be seen when painted. I think the gauges look great although I may need to lower them slightly later...I will see what they look like once the headlight is attached.
Got the front end all mounted up but when doing a test bounce of the forks I noticed both fork seals where leaking so two steps back and took it all off again. I have never tackled this job before but they where ok to get apart. Glad I did really as I found the oil was in a disgusting state and someone has damaged the stanchions when removing the seals before. I used a small oil stone to get rid of the sharp edges but maybe I will have to replace them later if they leak again. I also managed to lose one of the sealing washers for the bottom fork bolt so I am waiting for delivery of a couple of new ones before I can put it back together again. Updates on that later.
Whilst the front end was on I attached the new clipons which look fantastic. Connected the throttle cables which was a right pig to do. I think if you have to do this job then it would be easier to remove the carbs to connect them rather than struggle for hours like I did! Oh well live and learn. On went the grips and clutch and choke cables, the choke cable I found was too stretched to reuse so I bought a new one.
While the bike was on it's wheels I did a trial fit of the exhausts. The down pipes will be painted black, expected some problems here but they seem to fit with the new slipons really well and mount ok to my original hangers.
Now to the best bit, the tank and mudguards are painted!Yeah!!! Applied the decals I bought from the US and they look great. Went on really well to, easy to apply. Just the lacquer to apply and it's done. My painter has done a fantastic job. Anyway here it is in all it's glory.
Other side.
Getting close now, just a few niggles to get over before lift off. Hope you like.
