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bigspanishmarty wrote:whats a bike thong then carl...........

good idea about the crash bung for your exhaust, looks better than those big r&g exhaust protectors....

Isn't that an underwear?

gl_s_r wrote:Not what I wanted it to look like in the "end of the rebuild" but put the last few bits on this morning and booking it in for it's MOT next week so I can at least get a summer out of it!

Very nice Mark the white wheels work well IMHO

Chris.

Nothing yet but my forks and such arrived today.. A week late ._.

So that's this weekend sorted I bloody miss riding a bike.

Although this means it's got it's service and MOT next week presumably.. Basically going 4 weeks with no bike.

took it for it's yearly medical today and it passed with 2 advisories...1 for a very slight warp in one front disc which tbh i couldn't see it on the brake tester and i can't feel it in the lever when braking but hey he's the boss and 1 for the cans which in all fairness are loud,so loud they shook the windows in the office next door ..brought it back home and washed it.

I did a little surprise to a friend of mine with a VTR, got into his garage (I have access to) and swapped his OEM bent handle bars with a CBR1000F handle bars, a little higher and more comfy as he was looking to do anyway. he doesn't know it yet, but when he comes back from the hospital today he will see. I wish I could see his face

NHSH wrote:I did a little surprise to a friend of mine with a VTR, got into his garage (I have access to) and swapped his OEM bent handle bars with a CBR1000F handle bars, a little higher and more comfy as he was looking to do anyway. he doesn't know it yet, but when he comes back from the hospital today he will see. I wish I could see his face

A true friend

NHSH wrote:I did a little surprise to a friend of mine with a VTR, got into his garage (I have access to) and swapped his OEM bent handle bars with a CBR1000F handle bars, a little higher and more comfy as he was looking to do anyway. he doesn't know it yet, but when he comes back from the hospital today he will see. I wish I could see his face

Nicest thing I've heard anyone do all day Props to you

Adjusted down my headlight!

Need to get into my eastern beaver relay connections- at the mo it gives me main beam on dip and visa versa!! Doh. I'm hoping just a swap around of plugs. Griff.

NHSH wrote:I did a little surprise to a friend of mine with a VTR, got into his garage (I have access to) and swapped his OEM bent handle bars with a CBR1000F handle bars, a little higher and more comfy as he was looking to do anyway. he doesn't know it yet, but when he comes back from the hospital today he will see. I wish I could see his face

nice one fella....

lots more running around for me today, i gave a lift to mac, then i went to pick up a samco hose kit for the storm, i also bagged some crash bungs at the same time. once i sort out a lhs fairing and late model front indicator, my spending will be coming to a stop.
its been a good week of parts collecting tho, i have covered alot of ground....

Griff1977 wrote:Adjusted down my headlight!

Need to get into my eastern beaver relay connections- at the mo it gives me main beam on dip and visa versa!! Doh. I'm hoping just a swap around of plugs. Griff.

Swapped eastern beaver plugs around- now works as it should! Phew!!

popped into a powder coaters about 5 miles away, nice guys, bigish company, heres the quote i got for the spondon frame and rear subframe in satin black. if it doesn't need blasting it'll be £110, if it does then £150.
tbh i didn't take the frame, i just went on my bike. hence without him seeing the frame he wasn't sure if it'll need blasting or just prepping.
the turn around is 3 to four days, a little more if it needs blasting, they said they would cover all the threads and delicate areas for me, i will probably do it myself, just to be on the safe side.
so i'm budgeting £150.
i plan to have this done when i'm back in spain, something to look forward to on my return....

Not a bad price for down there .
Up here its
£75 main frame
£25 sub frames (both)
£25 swing arm
£30 for all the little brackets .

lloydie wrote:Not a bad price for down there .
Up here its
£75 main frame
£25 sub frames (both)
£25 swing arm
£30 for all the little brackets .

wasn't sure what else to have done lloydie.
i've painted most of the brackets with hammerite and i'm not bothering with the braced swingarm as i've touched up the paintwork on it and its looking ok. last year i sprayed my front subframe blue, and i'm happy to keep it like that for the time being.
the prices down here are crazy.
but for £150 i expect a pucka job. my other option is to send it to malden p/c, great reputation, but to do what i want including shipping will cost nearer £200 and i really don't want the freshly p/c'd parts being shipped.
i best get saving so i can get this done, then the spondon build can be started...

Carbs balanced. Only a tad out of sync.

got tyre fitted on powdercoated wheel, new spring fitted to shock, fitted the new single sided swingarm and the new front end still a major work in progress tho