the new - what have you done to your ped today thread.

@mark
yeah I guess being a qualified mechanic + a mechanic as occupation + being on three other policies including a trade policy kind of helps me lol technically I don't even have to have my own insurance as could ride to/from work legally on the trade policy but its best to have cover for personal use + incase some bastard nicks one of my bikes.
reminds me. need to change address on insurance + licence

 

my first rub with old bill was a day before i was legal..went out on my Norman nippy..got stopped by plod for having my little brother on the back with no lid or dual seat..december 76..law for lids came in a few months before..still remember the kicking I got.they let me off as "hes had reasonable punishment"..different in them days..LOL..

 

THEY BOTH RUN!!!!! THEY BOTH FRICKING RUN!!!!!!
bike wouldn't start so took it down to the evil genius my brother works for. messed about with a multimeter, plugged some diagnostic equiptment in, swapped a connector and boom, first try, she starts up and runs.

the scooter, is now running sweeeet. just needs everything else putting back together. not long until im back on the road on the scoot!

taking the bike down to the new place later on... best get back to work.

 

Being ninety bazillion years old helps (slight exaggeration).

 

What am I doing to my scooter tomorrow?

Well, I am finishing off the painting of the engine cases with Simoniz Steel Wheel paint and a couple of coats of lacquer. It's more of a gun metal grey, rather than the aluminium finish that usually gets used on most bike engine cases and should look the shizzle, as well as being a little different. If I can get the paint job finished tomorrow I'll post some photos and also some of the porting work I've done on the barrel.

My final drive bearing and oil seal has arrived, so once the paint is done, my rebuild can start.

 

Noticed a bit of play in the input shaft bearing in the gearbox on my zip when i changed the belt.
New bearings and seals ordered.

 

Zip back on the road, insured with lexham.

Since changing the color from blue to black, should I be declaring this change to DVLA? asked a few lads and they told me they never bothered declaring the change.

 

yes you should declare it. it costs nothing apart from a stamp and a envelope and to keep legit, its just best done.

 

Will sort that on Monday, only been back on the road for the second day, already wanting my zip to go faster...

Does everyone feel this way? lol

 

OK, here's today's episode.

Here are the engine cases, finished in U-Pol No.8 acid etch primer. These have had a week for the paint to cure.




Here's what they look like now, after a few coats of Simoniz Steel Wheel paint and lacquer.





It's probably too subtle for these photos to show it, but the cases look quite a bit darker than the standard aluminium finish. They look bleeding gorgeous, even though I do say so myself and I'm really happy with the way they have turned out.

 

This engine is going to be a work of art at the end of this; it's almost a shame to put it back on the bike.