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Cheers Alex

Nah they are a temporary measure, the bike is in daily use. 700miles since the rebuild and adds to the challenge having to take the whol…login to view the rest of this post

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Had a quick sand down and first guide primer coat to see how things lay, there is still more to do this isn't the finished result, I'm a bit of perfec…login to view the rest of this post

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I've actually taken to using one of these now:

http://www.lowes.com/projects/images/buying-guides/Tools/nail-gun-bg-stick-nailer.jpg

They put holes in…login to view the rest of this post

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Yeah exactly Jompy, the frustrating bit was needing to mount them inside the fairing so they stay perfectly stationary whilst being able to take them …login to view the rest of this post

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Thanks chap, I always have to remind myself that the stages before the end things are going to look rough until a uniform colour is applied, I'll use …login to view the rest of this post

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Lights are almost fitted, a few pics at various stages, fibreglass laid up for strength and main body of the work and smoothed over with filler to fin…login to view the rest of this post

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Yamaha reckon solvents can make them swell, it's going to be a bit of arse covering and to give people the general idea not to soak the whole bloody c…login to view the rest of this post

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Lights have arrived! Started cutting the holes, a very challenging job.

The plan is to oversize the cut then build a rim around the lens and fill the s…login to view the rest of this post

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I would say the o-rings could be measured and replacements bought from a hydraulic seal supplier. If the pistons are all pushed in flush how do you re…login to view the rest of this post

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All come's down to tooling, handyness and how far you want to go really, the best job would be too fill it all up with weld and grind both sides of th…login to view the rest of this post

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Thanks Sofija!

I would like to but I'm going to keep this one as my little secret, I like the uniqueness of it too much

There is something very s…login to view the rest of this post

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Well...
Photo wise, upload a picture to this site: http://pasteboard.co/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; then click view photo and in th…login to view the rest of this post

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Thats odd Jompy, maybe try a different web browser?

That's a different link to the same thing maybe that will sort it.

Cheers Clarky :)

http://sendvid.…login to view the rest of this post

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Can't seem to make a thumbnail come up so this will do, a quick video of the bike starting first time after its long sleep.

http://sendvid.com/4dkp2…login to view the rest of this post

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Can you describe the exact procedure for starting, i.e full choke and blip throttle, turn maybe 3 times then fire etc etc, a full breakdown to get us …login to view the rest of this post

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Hey Neil! I love Carbs! Stick a post up describing your woe's in detail I'm certain you'll have your fault pinpointed.

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It should look pretty good and it hasn't cost me a fortune either, special Brembo's and Ohlins bits wern't the object of the build so that saved a lot…login to view the rest of this post

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Cheers Tom

It needs its paint to really do it justice but its certainly getting there, taken me 4 months of evenings and weekends of work. Unfortunat…login to view the rest of this post

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A bit related, a racer and I were talking some years ago and we ended up chatting about how having a pillion can sometimes plant the bike and it just …login to view the rest of this post

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Need to mount your new bodywork but gotta drill them there holes?

If you stick a drill bit to it you'll splinter the back, craze the front, the bit wil…login to view the rest of this post

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Started to work out graphic placements today and took a few pics in the process, got a couple of hundred miles on the bike since the rebuild and no dr…login to view the rest of this post

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Have a look at your front wheel spacers too while your down there, those can go worryingly manky, if they turn out to be all shot to crap have a look …login to view the rest of this post

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Yeah exactly, tapped those in, they swivel as you know as they're interference fit, removed all the piping etc but naturally the pipes that connect to…login to view the rest of this post

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What is it and what does it do:

It's emissions related, it routes clean air to your exhaust ports via the assembly behind the exhaust headers. It's not…login to view the rest of this post

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Cheers gents :)

Sure thing Jompy, I'll start putting something together with ample pictures.

Yeah Bub it would have been good to have it as a straight …login to view the rest of this post

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