Well, here’s todays progress!
First off, started by changing the rear wheel bearings and the Cush drive rubbers. This made a massive difference to the gear change on the bike. No more clunky gearchanges. Awesome!
Next up was a strip/clean/lube of the rear linkage. This was in preparation for the swing arm change in a could of weeks..... bearings were all in great condition. No play, no seized bolts. Bearings were packed with blue marine type grease. Super waterproof.
Also threw a front tyre on her to match the nearly new rosso 2 on the rear. Great tyres, perform in both wet and dry conditions and warm up nice and fast. Win win win.
The last of the work whilst in work was drilling and tapping the bottom of the new swing arm for the shark fin that was on the old one. I quite like it.
This is currently being painted gloss black, just to offset it from the satin of the swing arm a little.
Finally was a damned good scrub and degrease when I got home. The colour of the foam coming off the bike was disgusting. She looks a whole lot better for it!
For those who haven’t noticed, yes, she has a 2-1! I love the system on the bike. It’s not a hack job, they’re built as 2-1 and once cleaned up they’ll be lovely. No idea who made them though! It’s a titanium scorpion end can.
Loads left to do!
IF ANYONE HAS A 6 SPOKE FRONT, PLEASE HIT ME UP!
