Today's progress.

teerex · Post by **teerex** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:29 pm

Stripped the bike down this afternoon, found afew little horror's of the home mechanic but nothing that can't be fixed.

Post by **500bernie** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:49 pm

Well done =D>

If you keep on at this pace it will be finished by March

I am trying to think why mine is taking so long

Cheers
Bernie

teerex · Post by **teerex** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:02 pm

It should be finished by xmas, as i want to pay my house off this year so have to prioritize, so i am giving myself pocket money!

I have to have some dogie welding sorted on the two brackets on the headstock first, then i can start bolting bits back on slowly but surely.

Ive already stripped and cleaned the clocks and powder coated the mounting plate and brackets, with all new nut's & bolt's.

Bertie_Mollie · Post by **Bertie_Mollie** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:06 pm

Nice progress.

Just a word of caution, before you get the frame painted check there are no cracks around the bottom engine mount as a number of people have found problems there.

Cheers

BM

teerex · Post by **teerex** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:20 pm

One my next 4 day's off work i will steam clean the frame and give it a good look over.

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:33 pm

What, you've painted the inside of the outhouse

teerex · Post by **teerex** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:38 pm

Because i always paint my garage out, make's a nice place to work, and i have now rented my house with the garage out, and moved into my new house but i am not having my garage built until summer.

I even have a leather sofa, coffee table, stereo , sky tv in my old garage and will be doing the same with my new garage! Why, COS I CAN!!!

That and im a clean freak!!

375 · Post by **375** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:47 pm

If you keep on at this pace it will be finished by March

More like Friday this week,

Thats a job for me this summer painting the garage.

teerex · Post by **teerex** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:55 pm

LOL, i had to get it stripped to see what i was up against, now work will slow down.

I have to admit i have done lot's of superbike and muscle bike rebuild's and there isn't alot to these little bike's, they can be stripped to the frame in 5hrs and and i would say be rebuilt correctly in 2 day's once everything has been chromed, powder coated, painted etc, that doesn't inc an engine rebuild though.

I really like this bike as i always wanted one as a teenager but could never afford one.

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:00 pm

teerex wrote:I even have a leather sofa, coffee table, stereo , sky tv in my old garage and will be doing the same with my new garage!

Good man =D> I had a sofa but It had to go to get another bike in

and I've got itunes on the old computer, but Sky TV. How do ya get any work done?

Top-shaggy · Post by **Top-shaggy** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:03 pm

Super fast, well done !

Funny isnt it - if im working for someone else I would get stuck in and have the bike stripped and rebuilt in three days.....

.....but for myself, im lucky if i get it done in three months

teerex · Post by **teerex** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:05 pm

How do i get any work done! well it's all about preparation!

For now until i get my garage built ive got the outhouse, 8x8 shed and the conservatory!

Top-shaggy · Post by **Top-shaggy** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:55 pm

Like your style chap, Do you want any help...hic
If it involves Southern Comfort or that bloke Jack Daniels then youve got my vote

pookie · Post by **pookie** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:12 pm

i live in a flat but still have a loft with a stereo, scalextric, and even a rear leather bench seat from a jag xj6 to sit in (a' la top gear) i call it my escape pod

JanBros · Post by **JanBros** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:03 am

teerex wrote:they can be stripped to the frame in 5hrs

Then you need to train harder

I've done it in 1.5 hours