Gambia on an airhead?

[Thunder]

Yo guys and Roger just a thought for your joint tool kit on this little trip you are about to take...i have one of these in my garage if any of you wish to loan it for said trip....

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74401

Lyn.

Doh

Sorry Lyn just found this post.

Thanks for the kind offer, I actually have one of the aforementioned items in my tool kit already, but it's really great that you thought of us

 

[Thunder]

Storm warning......................

It's amazing what you can fit in the back of an Octavia estate

Desert Storm stripped and ready for some attention, it's amazing what you can fit in a few boxes.

Dropped off the frame, front sub frames and all the associated metal work with a local company I've used before to be blasted and coated ready for the rebuild, will be ready for collection next week

All the plastics and bodywork are with the painters being prepped for a blow job

Called in with my friendly local suspension expert, forks are being stripped for a full service and rebuild, rear shock was going to have the same treatment until, he found he had an all singing all dancing Ohlins unit gathering dust in his store room

Turned out I ended up coming home with more than a rear shock for the 80 g/s PD which was on order

 

[Thunder]

Things are moving slowly on the re-build but they are moving so time for an update.

Engines in bits and waiting for some new parts before being rebuilt, gearbox has been stripped and lovingly stroked by R Farmer Esq and will be heading back shortly just as soon as a suitable box is obtained to pack it in

Frame has been blasted and powder coated a rich satin black, started to refit the electrics and some of the newly painted bodywork.

The bikes exhaust was sound but pretty tatty, and showing signs of rust in places, being a custom job it was not going to be a simple case of ordering a replacement so I looked into the options of having it ceramic coated and contacted a number of companies about it.

Chose Rtech Coatings to do the work and including shipping it cost less than a new set of header pipes and is a great finish IMPO.

Stewart Black at Rtech is a decent guy to deal with and deivered the pipes back on schedule, highly recommended if anyone is intrested in this sort of work.

 

[Kenny]

I doff my cap to you re your rebuild...looking good and being done properly ( VERN may have something to say about the frame welds though !! )

 

[Thunder]

I doff my cap to you re your rebuild...looking good and being done properly ( VERN may have something to say about the frame welds though !! )

Them's the original welds them is and damned solid they are

 

[Thunder]

Might have the stopping bit sorted

When built originally the bike had a twin disc set up, 320mm Spondon discs and twin 6 pot billet calipers but over the years it had been changed to a single disc ( one of the original Spondons) with a Yamaha FJ100 caliper fitted on the custom made billet mount.

As the bike is going back to a 21 inch front cross spoked wheel rather than its current centre spoked 19" configuration the Yamaha caliper would not have cleared the spokes so some phone calls and emails to Harrison Billet resulted in this arriving in the post.

Should be an improvement on the stock Airhead front brake

 

[Rob Farmer]

Shiney

 

[MattW]

Shiney

Nice

 

[Voyager]

Some phone calls and emails to Harrison Billet resulted in this arriving in the post.

Should be an improvement on the stock Airhead front brake

Very nice .

Is that a stainless bleed nipple ??

I have them and I also make my own brake pipes in Cupro-Nickel with stainless brake nuts (PTFE tape around the thread stops them seizing in the alloy).

I had a job tracking them down - let me know if you need the contact details.

Bob.

 

[Thunder]

Very nice .

Is that a stainless bleed nipple ??

I have them and I also make my own brake pipes in Cupro-Nickel with stainless brake nuts (PTFE tape around the thread stops them seizing in the alloy).

I had a job tracking them down - let me know if you need the contact details.

Bob.

Indeed it is, if I need some others I'll drop you a PM

 

[Thunder]

Things are progressing

There is movement, watch this space

 

[Rob Farmer]

Roger,

Speak to Bob (Voyager) about your coil wiring

 

[Thunder]

Roger,

Speak to Bob (Voyager) about your coil wiring

Have done already, he's sent me the low down

 

[MattW]

It'll never go.
You've forgotten the right hand cylinder head.

 

[Thunder]

It'll never go.
You've forgotten the right hand cylinder head.

Really?

It has the all new Emperors Cylinder Heads fitted for extra get up and go

Hold your monitor over a candle and they will appear

 

[MattW]

Really?

It has the all new Emperors Cylinder Heads fitted for extra get up and go

Hold your monitor over a candle and they will appear

Just joking - I knew all along that you had the special super lightweight racing heads fitted

 

[Voyager]

Have done already, he's sent me the low down

Roger,

I'll PM you (again).

Rob Farmer and I have been delving deeper into Airhead ignition systems and it is more complicated than I thought.

We need to know which Ignition Control Module (ICM) you have before deciding on the best way to wire the twin coils.


Bob.

 

[Thunder]

Roger,

I'll PM you (again).

Rob Farmer and I have been delving deeper into Airhead ignition systems and it is more complicated than I thought.

We need to know which Ignition Control Module (ICM) you have before deciding on the best way to wire the twin coils.


Bob.

Bob and Rob

Officially thanked for your input on the coils!

 

[Thunder]

Few additions and things are progressing, can't wait to get this thing on the open road

 

[Thunder]

People, we have a rolling chassis