The Hound Emerges....

[Mav617]

Finally she emerges from her lair. I bought the bike as a runner in October but she needed a fair bit of work as she'd been very neglected. I've only ridden her for the 250 mile journey bringing her home from Gosport, near Portsmouth.

Since then I've been replacing bits, patching up things, drilling seized fasteners and trying to get her back to something like. First time since October she's been back in one piece with:

New fork lowers, fork seals, fork oil,
Lockset (it had three different keys for tank, ignition, seat before)
Steering head bearings
Motobatt Battery
Six spoke wheels (front one courtesy Tony Mon, rear a £23 Ebay purchase)
Link pipes (MacV2)
Hugger (Toonarmy)
Refurbed calipers (Jonesey)
New braided hoses
Bodywork (tank/fairing) resprayed
Seat cowl
Renthal grips
Powerbronze screen
Maxxis Tyres
Proformance exhaust hanger brackets
Stainless fasteners where possible
Plus 1 tooth rear sprocket
Motografix "V2" tankpad

Now to do oil/filter and fit the bellypan, work out how the crash bobbins from Geoff mount, then I can ride it to the bikeshop to get the manual CCTs (Bazza) fitted:

[Kev L]

Well done Mav, nice looking bike. Be careful who you trust with the cct's they need a different method than il4's.

[Mav617]

Thanks Kev, still have the wings on the tank to go and the Firestorm decals on the fairing (and put the swingarm covers on) so should have waited before picture, but going off at half-rock is my default setting!

[oorwullie43]

Looking good Mav, the winters work has paid off! Here's hoping for a dry summer!

[VTRDark]

+ 1 on that. Well done Mav.

(:-})

[countrymick]

yep looks great

[Jamoi]

Awesome work Mav, all that swearing and bruised knuckles must surely now seem worth it

[agentpineapple]

looking good mav, you've timed it just right, now watch it piss down with rain....

[Mav617]

Thanks all, a massive nod to this place, I may have lost the will without all your input

[tony.mon]

Looks good; but you just missed Crufts

[lloydie]

Well done :-)

[bazza696]

Sounds like everyone got a mention in that first message

[vtwin goody]

Looks very tidy mate