ah it's been a while, but tbh hardly stopped working on this - been trying to do a job a night or so...
was hoping to be out on it this weekend but been mad busy at work with an offshore project...

what this does is maintain instrument air to the platform if it loses electrical power (with 20 x 450bar bottles which go in the tall frames) and also inflates and lowers the survival craft - took some doing i can tell you seeing as most of the parts are american, what with the airport shutdowns etc...
anyway, so far ive changed the subframe, forks and seals, yokes& taper bearings, tank, clutch mc, levers, all the plastics except the tail and seat cowl, front spindle, indicators, gearchange, new levers, swing arm & bushes and loads of other stuff i cant remember lol - all in i reckon i spent about £700 since dropping it, which isn't that bad tbh for what i got and seeing as i bought the bike back for £70 lol
since last pics ive done the frame, subframe, swing arm and fork legs in satin hammerite but decided it was shite so did the swing arm, wheels and forks again in jcb 1 pack enamel (superb paint! free!!!)
finished the respray at last but decided not to apply the decals until it's all back together and stood up straight so they look right.
not happy with the finish on the tailpiece but it will have to do for summer - bloody icelandic ash in the lacquer
anyway here's what it looks like tonight

all that's left to do is fit the fairing fillers, realign the left rad cos it looks on the piss, fit indicators, mirrors & extensions and decals
oh and the right fairing lol - noticed a bee stuck to it so i'll have to rub it down again where it's buzzed all over it.
modwise ive added k&n (but just ordered a bmc) dynojet kit, laser cans from here

, wirth progressive springs - which have made the front very stiff....
changed std ccts for ape and bought a used flywheel which is currently being turned down and rebalanced.
dropped the forks by 8mm and jacked the back by 5mm and it's really made a difference to the stance of the bike - much lower at the front and feels a lot more aggressive and racy
still waiting on the yacugar progressive rear spring, anyday i hope, but might buy another std shock to fit it to so i can get the bike on the road and put some miles on it. (currently 4850 miles

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sat on it for the first time the other night and gave it a damn good revving - sounds ace with the new (to me) pipes - seems to rev a lot more freely than before, i don't know if that's the pipes, jetting, apes, timing advance or just me???
should be a lot more revvy with the lighter flywheel i reckon.
oh yeh, also got a cal from the delightfull sophie at david silvers and ordered a rvf750 throttle tube, should be here this week
decided also to leave the scottoiler off and try some reynolds white chain wax to see if i can keep my hugger clean lol - i reckon i'll regret painting that before too long!
& yes i know the seat is on the piss lol, didnt want to click it down in case it sticks again!