Cant seem to find a section like "readers rides" or something similar, so thought id stick a few picks up of my bike in this thread if thats ok.
Here is it the day i got it delivered
it was and still is a bit rough in places, but for the price i paid i was very happy.
Im going to upload a bunch of pics now to show whats gone on so far, so please bear with me!
new tyre on and strip down in prep for a full re-wire
Fitting the starter repair, sledge mod, clutch upgrade and various other upgrades supplied by Taffy - Thanks!
New coolant hoses
Folding up a new dash panel cover
Dash cluster tested - its a Koso digital unit, highly recommend, especially for the price! has indicator, high beam warning, eml, warning, temp warning etc, plus all odometer funtion and trip. Excellent bit of kit and makes a super neat install at the speed sensor end. way under half the cost of a trail tech
also the dash provided a handy place to fit a terminal block so i have a take off for permanant 12v, ignition 12 and earth behind my light. Although ive followed the manual sort of, i have wired this up to improve on what i thought could be done better.
The new stator has also gone to 3ph rectifier which directly feeds the battery, and the lights come straight from the battery now via a 40amp relay. so no more dim lights!
All finished and wired up. Just need to paint the dash panel now but wanted to prove it all out first before dismantling it again.
final pic of it all back together and a quick wipe down. I have since relocated the starter solenoid to under the rear seat, along with the rectifier.
Now its running pretty good, just got the jetting to look over again as its pops and bangs alot on the overrun.
Plan for the winter includes powdercoat the frame, get the engine casings blasted and ill repaint them as they are scruffy, have the head off, fit double valve springs, maybe new valves, head machined, modified auto decomp, new cam chain, replacement decals and seat cover, ideally in the same style, and a general tidy up.
Now i just want to enjoy it! had my first proper ride on some light green lanes and road, done 35 miles and it was awesome. starts on the button immediately every time which im chuffed about also!
thats it for now, thanks for reading/looking
