Well I have done some work on the bike today. I have fully destickered it, gone over the bike thoroughly to see what mechanical work needs doing (front tyre needed and possibly a rear spocket carrier bearing although not to certain on that. Also need to pack out the cush drive rubbers as these are shot). Cleaned up the rear wheel spokes with autosol, had a closer inspection of the swing arm and washed the bike and polished it just for fun! Straightened the bent chain guard and removed an inch of gunk under it as well! Meach said there was a new chain and sprocket kit on it and now I have cleaned it you can see it looks very new and very nice in gold.

Going to start cleaning up the headers tomorrow and order an engine service kit and front tyre.

Heres a few images of the bike as it looks now, still needs lots of degreasing around the swing arm and engine so I will take it to work and steam clean it this week before I strip and remove the swing arm. I will regrease all the linkage bearings whilst its down that far. Just got to work out how to hold up the bike whilst the swing arm is off.

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Tony.. its lookin the bees knees already.. guid on ye.. i know yer a perfectionist, an a know ye`l make a good impression on that bike... cheers Tony.. mind.. its not all about Polishing.. their there tae be ridden,, after all its only an aul motorbike.............

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Agreed John, once its clean its getting used including through winter.

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Keep up the work...
In the end you'l see its worth it...

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KEEP ROLLING...

What was that i cant seem to see anymore from the sparkles from that paint work!!!!

Looking good tony and good to here your going to be back on the road again, all be it this time on 2wheels and an engine

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Plough on

Wow
good work already tony

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quote motonacio "this is to certify Meach is not the prat you'd think from his posts"
http://www.youtube.com/imeach

It was I who aptly named that bike Julian Clary, ask meach he can confirm it


Lord of the Mince LOL!!

Completed a little more tonight but its pouring down and working inside the garage in limited light is not ideal. Cleaned up the exhaust headers, quite an easy job, I have not gone crazy on them just a sensible clean. Two pictures one almost done and the other not touched then the second photo of both done. Better pictures later once I get daylight and it stops raining.

Mechanically I adjusted the handlebar position for me, adjusted the front brake lever and adjusted the mirrors to suit. I noticed the front brake light switch was not properly working so stripped that and cleaned the pin mechanism and jod done and all working fine. Cleaned and gapped the spark plug, checked the air filter and it does not need changing so I am going to replace just the oil and filter this time round.

Whilst looking at the air fitler I noticed I have the Kev drilled air box mod and the snorkle removed (snorkle nowhere to be seen and did not get it off Meach) .

Cleaned and tidied the wiring under the seat, Meach fitted 2 auxiliary power cables to power him 4Kam cameras. I am keeping those as you never know when you may need them . Polished the stainless on the CCC caron ovals.

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Well I think its a perfect name for this bike whilst it is sparkly red; I am already refering to is as "Julian". The guys at work think I am mad... Which of course I am.

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Bags first option on those panels if you want to sell them, pretty please?

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