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I bet I can guess at least some of it.....

8541Hawk wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 7:33 am I bet I can guess at least some of it.....

well i can now say what iv been chasing, woke up and headed of before 7 this morning after a late night chat. so off i goes. 500 god dam miles later im home and busted but...

at last i got to stand infront of the man who brought my bike to Ireland,, mucho chatting and looking at parts, the engine it came here with can be struck of the list of mori tuned engines to be hunted down, its goosed, valves smashed.heads wrecked.a complete mess, even if you got it for free theres nothing left of it ,but as i have the motor i want in mine already no big shake.

but i was still missing sum parts.

spondon rear subframe and battery box.........tick
spondon front subframe............................tick
exhaust hangers......................................tick
footrests and levers..................................tick
other little odds and sods he had sitting about was put into the box aswell.

but just when i thought what a stroke of luck....the last bit in the box is a rocking horse sh1t HRC ignition box...

cue happy man

pics to follow as per forum rules

Good job You will be surprised how much that ECU will wake up the bike and why none of us that have one will part with it ..... just remember no limiter.....

Well worth the miles by the sounds of it Rob
It must have been good to meet the man in person who brought your bike to Ireland

Nice to get those parts as well, especially the HRC ICU

I look forward to seeing the photo's,

Chris.

more than anything it was the rear subframe i wanted, the rest is a bonus..... i couldnt wait to try the ecu juet to make sure and indeed you can keep the stand down and ride off so that just confirmed it. it had never been removed from the rear of the subframe... lucky touch again. i may start doing the lottery

As I say to another friend of mine, more jam than Hartleys
Good for you that is what I say

Yes, with your luck a lottery ticket sounds like a good idea

Chris.

Now you just have to train yourself to put the stand up before you turn the key on.
It is easy to forget unless you make a new habit. Though the benefits of the ECU more than make up for the hassles.

Now we want to hear what you think the first time you go out and twist the throttle

Wow you’ve been very busy since I last read this !!!
Great work on finding its history and the parts .
Just don’t go redlining it or you’ll be bent over without lube as the engine rebuild won’t be cheap !!!!

the ecu is the bonus .. revs wise i wont be trying the rev limiter out or lack of. this old donkey seems happiest around the 5 to 8 k so il be keeping an eye on that...

so it really is done, well just one more box and it should be here shortly and shes ready to go...

What’s in the box ?

A jack

Thought it might be a big wooden box like a casket for when his wife sees his spending !! Then I remembered he don’t need a big box !! A 4’x2’ be fine lol

lloydie wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:54 pm Thought it might be a big wooden box like a casket for when his wife sees his spending !! Then I remembered he don’t need a big box !! A 4’x2’ be fine lol

b8stard lol..

its a large box of assorted lengths of piping mainly rainbow coloured ... soon as it lands i can button it all together......just watching the clock waiting for mr postie man

Nice it needs pink cans

lloydie wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2018 11:01 am Nice it needs pink cans

hush.. thats being sorted..

so heres what i got..











iv just been counting up the miles,thats some fuel bill iv had.

the ecu will be going into mine. the spondon footrests i may just pack away, i know they belong to the bike but they are a tad ugly lol.. and im happy with the ones i have....roll on getting it bolted together this week