well almost finished after a bit of a going over prior to doing our trip to Spain in September.
overhaul included new piston rings, valves ande springs, valve guide inserts( as discussed before ,an alternative to new guides,) Camchain tensioner and guide, Stainless pushrod tubes and new seals( That alone should save the oil reserves of an Arab state) Swing arm pivot bearings and bevel box pivot bearings.. Cant believe how bad the old ones were. New rear brake shoes, Frame cleaned and painted and some plastic coating done to camchain cover, starter cover', air filter box and battery case. Lots of other bits checked and cleaned.
Had a bit of trouble when it would not start even though dash lights were on. Checked coils, control unit and Trigger but could not find the fault. The nice man at Sherlocks asked if it made any difference if I tried to start it with the cluth pulled in. I did and she fired up straight away. No joy with the cluth out. I then had to check the wiring by unwrapping age old cloth harness, still no joy untilI moved the earth connection. All of a sudden everything worked just as it should... Magic this electricity.
Anyway here she is looking pretty. trouble is I dont want to ride her in the wet now... Sad bastard I am..
overhaul included new piston rings, valves ande springs, valve guide inserts( as discussed before ,an alternative to new guides,) Camchain tensioner and guide, Stainless pushrod tubes and new seals( That alone should save the oil reserves of an Arab state) Swing arm pivot bearings and bevel box pivot bearings.. Cant believe how bad the old ones were. New rear brake shoes, Frame cleaned and painted and some plastic coating done to camchain cover, starter cover', air filter box and battery case. Lots of other bits checked and cleaned.
Had a bit of trouble when it would not start even though dash lights were on. Checked coils, control unit and Trigger but could not find the fault. The nice man at Sherlocks asked if it made any difference if I tried to start it with the cluth pulled in. I did and she fired up straight away. No joy with the cluth out. I then had to check the wiring by unwrapping age old cloth harness, still no joy untilI moved the earth connection. All of a sudden everything worked just as it should... Magic this electricity.
Anyway here she is looking pretty. trouble is I dont want to ride her in the wet now... Sad bastard I am..
Love it, superb restore !! 
+1 on the high mudguard suggestion
