so now im in the market for a new one , and its still stuck in 
Polishing the Turd
Polishing the Turd
well it all started today with a bit of spanner work , removing the forks and the wheels ,found one of the mudguard bolts had snapped off so it had to be drilled and tapped and then to drain the very old oil out of them , well that when the fun started , first one easy second one no way was it going to move and now i have totally mullerd the top nut so now im in the market for a new one , and its still stuck in
so now im in the market for a new one , and its still stuck in If you think my attitude stinks ,you should smell my fingers !!
Re: Polishing the Turd
started on the brakes the were proper nasty , i have never seen thick snot inside a caliper before
quick go in the dishwasher wile the wife was out cleaned them a treat
quick go in the dishwasher wile the wife was out cleaned them a treat
If you think my attitude stinks ,you should smell my fingers !!
Re: Polishing the Turd
They always find out! 
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F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Ohlins shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, Mori pipe's [colour]
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Ohlins shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, Mori pipe's [colour]
Re: Polishing the Turd
Dishwasher love it, and you have used the wifes jelly mould by the looks of it.
As for the fork cap. Lower the compression and rebound so it's out the way and put a 6pt socket on there. An open ended or 12pt ring spanner is always going to end up doing that as they are really soft. You may get away with filing those nibs off the angles there. Are you intending on removing the cartrige or simply tipping out the oil for a refresh. My callipers where as bad as that the first time I stripped them down. Great job getting that bolt out and re-tapping
love it, and you have used the wifes jelly mould by the looks of it.As for the fork cap. Lower the compression and rebound so it's out the way and put a 6pt socket on there. An open ended or 12pt ring spanner is always going to end up doing that as they are really soft. You may get away with filing those nibs off the angles there. Are you intending on removing the cartrige or simply tipping out the oil for a refresh. My callipers where as bad as that the first time I stripped them down. Great job getting that bolt out and re-tapping
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Re: Polishing the Turd
Good work mate! Those pistons look to have cleaned up nicely.
If you don't try you never know if you can do it.
Re: Polishing the Turd
Love the use of the dishwasher 
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Yellow 1997 Storm R.I.P. Orange 2000 Streetfighter (Rufus), Red & Silver 1968 Triumph Trophy 650, Blue 2003 Storm Project, Red 2007 Montesa Cota Trials 250 & 1959 BSA D7 175cc Bantam Trials Project
Yellow 1997 Storm R.I.P. Orange 2000 Streetfighter (Rufus), Red & Silver 1968 Triumph Trophy 650, Blue 2003 Storm Project, Red 2007 Montesa Cota Trials 250 & 1959 BSA D7 175cc Bantam Trials Project
Re: Polishing the Turd
Did My Vespa engine cases in the dishwasher also, removed all the hard crud and came our a treat. Wife was also out for the day, never suspected anything apart from noticing I must have used it as the dishwasher as all this clean dishes were put away . Anyway there is a set of link pipes on flebay just now.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-VTR100 ... SwFm5a6YdM
. Anyway there is a set of link pipes on flebay just now.https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-VTR100 ... SwFm5a6YdM
Break it, mend it, mod it, thrash it. If it's made then it's bettered by beer and goggles. Me bikes had Kwak ZZR, Suzuki TL1000s, Yama R1, Aprilia RSV. Now have VTR, Honda CB750 hand built brat/trickster, Yama XS750 and wee old Vespa.
Re: pulling the pipes
so now to start removing the exhaust
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you have to wonder why you would make a stainless exhaust clamp and put a ferrous bolt that turns to cheese as soon as it gets wet so i had to cut them off .
but a quick clean with the sander to give it a satin finish in prelude to a mirror polishing
the swing arm is also getting a polish or maybe swapped for a vfr800 one as i have one kicking arround
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you have to wonder why you would make a stainless exhaust clamp and put a ferrous bolt that turns to cheese as soon as it gets wet so i had to cut them off .
but a quick clean with the sander to give it a satin finish in prelude to a mirror polishing
the swing arm is also getting a polish or maybe swapped for a vfr800 one as i have one kicking arround
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If you think my attitude stinks ,you should smell my fingers !!
Re: working the seat
well the New seat arrived to day not quite the condition i thought it was been hacked about ,so lots of repairs to do before i can use it 
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If you think my attitude stinks ,you should smell my fingers !!
Re: the carbons here
the mudguard arrived
so rather than repair it from the back i did a carbon plate from the front in plain site
so rather than repair it from the back i did a carbon plate from the front in plain site
If you think my attitude stinks ,you should smell my fingers !!
Re: made a start on the tank
the hd Paint remover arrived yesterday and this stuff is strong and will burn you unlike nitromores that is piss weak i think it is made that way so it will not hurt any snowflakes that use it
and you know its going to be good when on the the tin it says use outside may be carcinogenic
and you know its going to be good when on the the tin it says use outside may be carcinogenic
If you think my attitude stinks ,you should smell my fingers !!
Re: Polishing the Turd
Your making some good progress there. The Ducati rear end will look so cool
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Re: Polishing the Turd
Nice work. Are you looking at using the Duc subframe or adapting the VTR unit to accept the Duc cowling? Inquiring minds want to know, lol
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99 VTR1000F Firestorm, a.k.a. The Carbon Express
Re: Polishing the Turd
you are getting stuck into that bike now .. looking forwards to seeing the end result
AMcQ