Where are you working fella? Congratulations on the new role, are you in sales or the workshop?Jamoi wrote:Been commuting to my new job on my Storm, it is Sooooo painful to ride my baby through all the salt and sh1te on the roads everyday, but hopefully the Super thick coating of AC50 is doing the trick.
Really enjoying my new job, I've been working on a 250 stroker and various other bikes. Although, today I have been to a couple of interviews for my dream job title... I won't shoot myself in the foot, so I'll keep it to myself for now ;)
It's so liberating to break free from the building trade (plumbing & heating), I'm currently working on motorcycles for a living, awesome!
Everyone deserves to have a job they enjoy (or at least don't despise)
what have you done to your "bike" today
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Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
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Put all the fairings back on the zxr, flatted a few runs in the clearcoat then cut with g3 and the 3" mop.
Fresh petrol on the tank and if it stays dry tomorrow I'll take her for a shakedown ride.
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Fresh petrol on the tank and if it stays dry tomorrow I'll take her for a shakedown ride.
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Bloody gorgeoustempl8 wrote:Put all the fairings back on the zxr, flatted a few runs in the clearcoat then cut with g3 and the 3" mop.
Fresh petrol on the tank and if it stays dry tomorrow I'll take her for a shakedown ride.
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Very nice job, lacquer has come up great. Is it all paint or is there stickers as well?templ8 wrote:Put all the fairings back on the zxr, flatted a few runs in the clearcoat then cut with g3 and the 3" mop.
Fresh petrol on the tank and if it stays dry tomorrow I'll take her for a shakedown ride.
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If it aint broke, get your bloody hands off it!
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Very pretty looking bike mate
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
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Cheers dude, it's a small company local to me specialising in preparing race bikes & quads. I'm helping on the mechanical side of things, absolutely loving it! I probably owe most of my knowledge to this forum and tinkering in my garage... that's not good is it!Kev L wrote:Where are you working fella? Congratulations on the new role, are you in sales or the workshop?Jamoi wrote:Been commuting to my new job on my Storm, it is Sooooo painful to ride my baby through all the salt and sh1te on the roads everyday, but hopefully the Super thick coating of AC50 is doing the trick.
Really enjoying my new job, I've been working on a 250 stroker and various other bikes. Although, today I have been to a couple of interviews for my dream job title... I won't shoot myself in the foot, so I'll keep it to myself for now ;)
It's so liberating to break free from the building trade (plumbing & heating), I'm currently working on motorcycles for a living, awesome!
Everyone deserves to have a job they enjoy (or at least don't despise)
How's the blue rinse man??
That's either a heavily modified Storm or a ZXR... either way, it's bloody beautiful! Well done templ8templ8 wrote:Put all the fairings back on the zxr, flatted a few runs in the clearcoat then cut with g3 and the 3" mop.
Fresh petrol on the tank and if it stays dry tomorrow I'll take her for a shakedown ride.
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It's all paint with the exception of the large Kawasaki sticker, zxr750 sticker and the small stickers on the bottom of the bellypan.VTR Phoenix wrote:Very nice job, lacquer has come up great. Is it all paint or is there stickers as well?templ8 wrote:Put all the fairings back on the zxr, flatted a few runs in the clearcoat then cut with g3 and the 3" mop.
Fresh petrol on the tank and if it stays dry tomorrow I'll take her for a shakedown ride.
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Thanks for the replies fellas, there's been 3 months hard graft put into this project, turned it from an unloved unused non runner into a fully overhauled trackday weapon.
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When I got back from my Sunday ride, I went in the house and rousted my wife out to come and snap a picture of the two of us together, my Super Hawk/Fire Storm and me. She muttered something about “mistress” and jealous.” The bike ran superbly and was so much fun. Look at that happy smile on my face. As my grandfather would say "I was grinnin' like a possum eatin' a sweet-tatter."
Motorcycling is a tool with which you can accomplish something meaningful in your life. It is an art." Theresa Wallach
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Normal running temp.VTR Phoenix wrote:Cheers lloydie, circulated the oil today with battery, now on trickle charge, coolant filled through rad and pipes squeezed to get rid of some trapped air in system, will run with rad cap off to expel more. What's NRT? (Near running temp?)lloydie wrote:Remember Rogers start up guide after a lay up .
START UP and WARM UP PROCEDURE AFTER STORAGE.
1) Check all fluid levels.
2) With the “RUN” button in the OFF position, so the engine cannot fire, turn the engine over for at least 20 seconds. You may need a spare battery or jump leads from another battery as you need sufficient charge left in the battery to proceed immediately to the next stage.
3) With the “RUN” button in the ON position and using the choke attempt to start the engine.
4) Allow to run on “tick-over” for a maximum of 10 seconds then slowly and gently raise and lower the revs to a maximum of 3,000rpm do not “snap” the throttle. Continue like this until NRT is achieved and then switch off the engine.
5) Wait 10 minutes and re-fire the engine. Immediately continue raising and lowering the revs as above to a maximum of 6,000rpm until it reaches NRT. Switch off engine
6) Re-check fluid levels. The bike is ready to ride
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The quak looks great [THUMBS UP SIGN]
Well done for getting it out big_jim [THUMBS UP SIGN]
Well done for getting it out big_jim [THUMBS UP SIGN]
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If it aint broke, get your bloody hands off it!
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lovely pic Big Jim...(and hey, nothing wrong having a Hawk mistress! we're all guilty of that)
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Replaced my starter motor today. Will take starter motor apart tomorrow to see how badly damaged the bearing is. Also swapped the front 3 spoke wheel for a 6 spoke.
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Fitted a Factory Pro jet kit, what a massive difference it has made to the ridability of the bike. It's like a different machine