So the new project is waiting.......

Yeah I read that I was just commenting on the tyre I had on. It was similar in pattern to yours but it was probably hard with age and it had a bit of wear from road camber. I could feel it as the wheel went round and when cornering. I swapped it for a more trail orientated tyre so it was something like 70% road and 30% trail. I don't go off road anyway it was more for looks.
When cornering it felt as if you were balancing on each block of tread and bikes don't have much of a footprint anyway so I changed it lol

 

I'm getting good at this painting and screwing things up malarky....................painted the swing-arm black.................meant to paint it the other colour! (Not telling what colour it will be yet).
Must have been having a senior moment. Never mind, it's no biggie really as I am going to be using a black undercoat before the topcoat goes on so I can just flash it over.
Or I might just leave it now
With a bit of luck I should have some more pics to upload sometime tomorrow.
Well I say with a bit of luck, there will be more pics tomorrow!
Presently got a load of small pieces all hanging up and in black primer, drying nicely.
Ordered the new seat cover, front and rear footpeg rubbers, footpegs arrived today, the fronts are correct, the rears are nowhere near the right ones so they'll be going back.
I don't think there is much on this coming week so hopefully I should see some good progress on this rebuild.

Onwards and upwards

 

tum te tum te tum.......................
Looking good for 26 year old materials

 

Almost looks like powder coating.

 

Slick

 

Put a couple of things back in place, not bolted up yet, just there to have a look see and get them out of harms way. The cloth is there not to hide anything but to act as a protector if the top yoke decides to spin all the way round and hit the bracket underneath. Tried some of that chrome spray on something a couple of hours ago, i'll keep you all in suspenders before I reveal that.


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Spent yesterday and this morning de-spokeing the wheels, jeez what a job. Had to heat every nipple. Broke a few spokes in the process, but necessary as the nipples were frozen solid. Hubs and bearings all stripped out, chucked them in the shotblaster, all nice and clean, washed off, now hanging in their first coat of high build primer; along with the fork legs. Managed to strip the rims of all that black paint that was brush painted on as well. They are just hanging up for now, I'll do those later. Using a different colour primer for those.................
Nice and warm(ish) outside so a good day for painting.
Popped round to see the neighbour who does all the decals, made sure he still had all the measurements of the new ones I need.

18 days left and counting.....................

 

Stands a chance you may get to see the finished colour today on some of the parts. Just given them a light rub over and a final coat of primer.



Rear rim before and after stripping, can't understand why people hand paint rims, it's never a good job. At least I have been able to inspect them for any cracks now, which can be an un-noticed problem on these bikes.

 

Here you go then
Estoril Blue as found on the Land Rover SVR. Took this while the paint was still wet. You get a darker blue by using a black primer, but still get the lustre.

 

All the blue bits you see hanging up in the above photo are now laquered and dry, top and bottom yokes are in as are the forks, but I shall have to flash over the top yoke again, I missed a bit. Both rims are currently in primer ready for flatting down and top coating tomorrow.
Been such a nice sunny day over here that I actually put the rims outside while they were in primer to dry off, and guess what?
No bugs in the paint!
Stripped the swing arm again, wasn't happy with the way it came out, but now it's looking very nice, just come in from giving it a final coat of laquer. Need to pop over to Central Wheel Components for some new spokes tomorrow after I've top coated the rims. Ordered some carbon effect self adhesive sheet which will be used as a tank protector and side knee protection plus a piece just under the ignition barrel where your keys always flap around and scratch stuff.
Progress is indeed going well at the moment

 

Can’t wait to see it complete

 

Decided to lace up the rims while I'm waiting for the replacement spokes to arrive, obviously I can't true it yet but it's useful to get things as far as I can, and the new seat cover arrived. Re-painted the top yolk because I missed a bit.
Rear shock all cleaned up and painted, bit miffed that I wasn't able to strip it completely and do the spring a different colour but it's a sealed unit so can't be done. Swing arm is back in the frame for now, temporary, just to keep it safe. Also put the rear peg supports back on.
Had a message from Fleabay saying they pulled to ad from the seller I ordered the carbon self adhesive from, messaged the seller but no reply as yet, dog!
Few more piccies for you

Swing arm



Front wheel



Rear wheel



Moving on.....................

 

Gold rims, nice touch

 

Started to give the lump a clean, tedious job but worth it.





Not too bad at all





More to do tomorrow
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Been a slow few days but got some engine covers done at last, they look a bit grey in the photos but that's because of the flash on the phone, they are jet black, honest............

 

Just been having a ponder in the garage, might put the engine back in tomorrow morning

 

Looking good mate some real hard works gone in to this, I’m expecting some full res pics when it’s all finished

I spy the Neos (intriguing)

 

Engines back in......and my spokes arrived.

 

Right then , where did we get to......................

True'd up the rear wheel, straight forward job, fitted the tyre and ultra sealed tube, new bearings.
TOOK ME 8 HOURS TO GET THE FRONT WHEEL TRUE'D UP!!!!!!
Couldn't believe it. Every time I touched a spoke it went all cattywampus on me, couldn't get it true for love nor money.
Left it alone for a day, came back to it, started again, 2 hours, all done. Straight as a straight one. Thank god for that.
I have to admit that I wasn't sure about how they wheels would look once they were in the bike, but now they're in I like them.





Got the engine in, took the swing arm back out to fit the new chain protector, fitted the forks, gaiters and wheels, top yolk, tail tidy.
Re-fitted all the engine covers I'd had off to paint, new zinc plated hex head bolts, then found some chrome enamel spray paint.
Wondered what it would look like on the bolt heads, liked it, so started doing a few of those as well.
It's getting there slowly. I missed my own deadline of last saturday, but what the hell...............it's looking ok so far.


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Had to stop work on this due to a customer bringing in his zx12-r for LOADS of work on it. He's only done 1000 miles in the last 3 years on it and now decides to go to the Isle of Man on it. . All new discs and pads, fork seals, front tyre, fluid changes, coolant change, full service, front indicators, choke cable. That's all done, called him, then he tells me the lads bike, a 600 bandit, has a slipping clutch and it needs a full going over/service because he's going as well now. On the 23rd of this month! Oi vey!

But at least I got a little more done before I stopped.................oil tank in, pipes and hoses and a few rear inner plastics.




Got the calipers hanging up ready for painting tomorrow, and the rear grab rail.