Shiney,I like shiney

[mikeyboy]

Seems a shame to get it dirty

 

[timeandtide]

Very nice . . . . does the kickstart work BTW?

 

[mikeyboy]

Very nice . . . . does the kickstart work BTW?

You bad man

 

[nick.ct]

You bad man

There seems to be a lot of the engine unpainted and without corrosion

 

[mikeyboy]

There seems to be a lot of the engine unpainted and without corrosion

Did you not know,
Back in the day ,they were made from proper metal,,,,,, ,, ,,,

 

[markjackson]

That's just lovely>

And the plural of disc too. How much better is it using the pair rather than just the one, and is it a different master cylinder (asking as a man with a spare disc and some longer bolts, but not a LHS calliper)?

 

[nick.ct]

Did you not know,
Back in the day ,they were made from proper metal,,,,,, ,, ,,,

 

[tuftywhite]

Nice work. I think I'll have my g/s tank that colour one day. But maybe with a red flash rather than the blue.

That bike looks great. You've done a lovely job.

 

[Rob Farmer]

Ffs! Polish the fins and text on the timing case and starter cover

 

[mikeyboy]

Ffs! Polish the fins and text on the timing case and starter cover

Hi Rob,the owner wanted it left so he could do it ,or not

 

[mikeyboy]

I'll take some decent photos if the sun shines
It has seibenrock 1000cc kit with a bit of work on the heads/ pistons
Upgraded ign,rebuilt carbs
Rebuilt heads,
so I'm looking forward to " road test time"
Full rebuild on the motor,gearbox,prop,and bevel
The bike dropped a valve soon after the owner bought it,and was in a sorry state
Big thanks to Martin ,for allowing us a bit of indulgence with the restoration

 

[mikeyboy]

Big apologies for the chipped paint on the clock and tachometer pods,they may not be staying so have not been touched

 

[solidstate100]

Lovely. What make is the back box? is it stainless?

 

[mikeyboy]

Lovely. What make is the back box? is it stainless?

Standard silencer,powder coated in satin hi temp.good for 300degrees

 

[solidstate100]

Standard silencer,powder coated in satin hi temp.good for 300degrees

Cool, - I reckon the standard one sounds better than the keihan version.

 

[mikeyboy]

That's just lovely>

And the plural of disc too. How much better is it using the pair rather than just the one, and is it a different master cylinder (asking as a man with a spare disc and some longer bolts, but not a LHS calliper)?

I'll let you know when I've ridden it,the bike is going nowhere till its had a few miles put under its wheels,so until the roads are clean it will stay put.

 

[Paul S]

Looking really good - I rode this bike a while before it dropped the valve - Hope Martin will let me have another go now it's fixed

 

[mikeyboy]

Cool, - I reckon the standard one sounds better than the keihan version.

It pissed me off when I fired it up,there was a fair amount of blast media inside the silencer, which is now all over my bench,my ktm engine.
Fuck fuck fuck
At least the ktm engine is still being stripped so no harm done

 

[mikeyboy]

Looking really good - I rode this bike a while before it dropped the valve - Hope Martin will let me have another go now it's fixed

Should go well now

 

[dr nosh]

I'll let you know when I've ridden it,the bike is going nowhere till its had a few miles put under its wheels,so until the roads are clean and dry in May 2017 it will stay put.

Fixed