Barn find - 1994 Strada 1000 - recommissioning.......

[peepingtom]

coming on great Ash well done that man

and as wapping says , great tip regarding the battery strap. its something I've never thought of

 

[Ash]

Fank the lord for a dry, warm day

And my brother's central heating to bake on the paint ( Last piccie )

 

[Posh Pete]

Christ Ash, what a work you've done! You must have shares in 3M, the masking tape you've used! Suspect you'll be slowing down a bit as the weather gets parkier? Keep it up, I'm enjoying every post!

 

[Ash]

Christ Ash, what a work you've done! You must have shares in 3M, the masking tape you've used! Suspect you'll be slowing down a bit as the weather gets parkier? Keep it up, I'm enjoying every post!

Yes slowing down now, sadly the winter isn't kind to busted bodies
Or painting with rattle cans.
Today I was very lucky & I can only hope I get another dry, warm day when it's wheel painting time.
If not it's hopefully I can do it in my mates workshop..

Masking tape was purchased via ALDI's...
( shame it can't be re used )

 

[Ash]

This is what 14 yrs of a bike sat in unknown conditions.
Front tyre wouldn't hold air, now i know why heavy corrosion.
But it I'll clean up ok & go back on for now once I've cleaned the inner wheel & tyre up..

 

[Ash]

Allowy rim now deep cleaned, sanded & prepped

Ready for tyre to go back on, then mask it up, paint & laquer..


It easier for me to have the tyre back on to paint & it saves the rim / wheel paint getting scratched by the tyre fitting machine / guys.

 

[Ash]

Front disc rotors finished.

 

[Ash]

Front tyre back on.

Masked up, then primed, painted..

And as usual in my brothers radiator sitting room baking..

 

[Ash]

Now laquered..

And drying against the radiator, overnight

Piccies wrong way roond

 

[Ash]

Brake rotor fasteners.
Cleaned up & sprayed with galvanized paint.

 

[Lord Snooty]

Brilliant work Ash, keep it up mate.

 

[Ash]

Amazing what a flyddy can do in a garage with no mains electric or heating.
Just 12v hand drills, cans of spray paint & laquer..

Just my brothers sitting room radiator, when needed..

B4 & after..

 

[walkingpictures]

Fine job there Ash

 

[Ash]

Before & after front wheel, disc rotor overhaul.

 

[Ash]

Plus caliper pin clean up & copper grease b4 fitting new front brake pads ..

They were seized in, that's what endless years of the bike being stored in unknown conditions does.
Disc pads were also well in there.

 

[peepingtom]

that front end looks very nice indeed Ash ! great finish on the fork legs

makes me wanna get a project myself nothing beats that feeling of breathing new life into a bike

 

[Ash]

that front end looks very nice indeed Ash ! great finish on the fork legs

makes me wanna get a project myself nothing beats that feeling of breathing new life into a bike

Was going to really polish them.
But taking the forks out during this cold weather would be a tad to much for me.
( hands can't take cold objects ) ( or hot objects for that matter )

Maybe if I keep the bike then in warmer weather, I might dismantle the front end...
And set about them with my polishing kit..


I can only do a couple of hours in the warmer days in the garage now winter has arrived.
Just glad I got this far b4 the weather turned..

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

Lovely job Ash, really looking good

Andres

 

[Ash]

Front brake pipe & old dirty brake fluid.

Old u/s fluid on left side of 3rd piccy.
New fluid right side, first piccy.
And the kitchen roll sheet i used to clean out the front reservoir.
2nd piccy close up of used fluid...yuk yuk yuk..

1st piccy is the old rubber brake pipe & new Stainless braided brake pipe I've just had made for me.

50mm longer incase I keep the bike, i can fit Rox antivibration risers on it.

£35 & made up while I waited..

If yer going to do it.
Do it reet, especially where brakes are concerned..

That's the whole brake system done in braided stainless steel now...

 

[Ash]

No matter how I try, the front brake ( non linked side )
wont bleed. ( air somewhere in the pipe )
So bought a kit .
Fingers crossed..