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I managed to find a pair of front NG discs.. but the gold was going to clash with the wheels.. [ATTACH] so redid them in metallic silver. [ATTACH]
New bearings in the freezer to help with installation... [ATTACH] It's worth noting that I tried generic bearings to begin with, but there was a...
...WHAT...A...TART....! :D [ATTACH] It's remarkably difficult to choose metallic gold paint as you have to choose highlight and lowlight colour,...
But that wasn't really what I was going for. so...just for you @Ducbird :kissing_heart: [ATTACH]
They looked rather good au naturale... [ATTACH]
I'd stashed a large can of Pro paint stripper (Paramose) a couple of years back in preparation, as the Nitromors formula is utterly useless now....
...and to another big part of the build... I did think about hiding this part till the end so as to have a "final reveal" :D... I do hope it...
No worries, my "also" referred to "as well as the springs", not the oil. :upyeah:
Other Oddjobs... I decided to try out plastic whitening with Hydrogen Peroxide on the front mudguard supports: [ATTACH] you basically submerge...
Seal on the bottom: [ATTACH] No seal on the top: [ATTACH]
Then the rather challenging head bearings... @tboooe The OEM fiche for this model has sealed ball bearing races, but replacements are conic...
Installing the swing arm, turns out some of the shims were missing. :thinkingface: I'm not fully satisfied with the swingarm, but it turns out...
A milestone moment! [ATTACH] And...a contrast before pic! [ATTACH]
I did an awful lot of research into all the paint codes, unfortunately the supplier was struggling a bit, and in the end I used RAL 1035 (OEM is...
Around about now I purchased Pro paint/primer/lacquer for frame, wheels and bodywork...ouch...I've stopped adding up the costs, I briefly looked...
If I was to change tack, and start assembling things I needed something to assemble to...:thinkingface: The frame was in a right state...rust and...
A bit late in the day you could argue, but it was about now for some random reason I decided to calibrate my torque wrench... [ATTACH] It's real...
Got the ExactFit belts installed, new bearings on the adjusters, still need to replace the idler bearings...(hoping for just one more Stein order,...
Came out good, though bolts slightly too bling! [ATTACH]
Oh, a small note...here I'm heating up the left-hand threads on the sprocket carrier to try to remove them, thinking that they are...
