New old stock switch gear now fitted matching the NOS kill switch and grips, it proved to be so “old” new stock that the grease inside was so stiff it was more like treacle in artic circle and as a result needed plenty of switch cleaner to clear it out and free up the push to cancel indicators.
Replacement Choke lever was a lot easier to fit (this one’s not been bleached grey by the sun and still has its white lettering in situ) not new but after months of searching the best to be had and I’m happy with it.
Tyres finally turned up from down under, two fronts from Australia and a rear from New Zealand – dreaded import duty as been duly paid. My carbon footprint was never great and must be shocking by now and progressively getting worse – so much so if you’re reading this in 2075 surrounded in every direction by water or your sitting in baren dust bowl all I can say in my defence for contributing to Global warming …..rather like a glamourous women “she looked good, smelt great and turned heads whenever we went out and took a lot of maintenance and was suitably indulged”
The Trinity – and future proofing myself given my riding style seems to knacker front tyres
Couldn’t resist some new spacers from Tyga to go with new front Magtex rim.
The chain has been removed and thoroughly cleaned and de greased – being a non O ring chain I thought I’d try hot chain waxing as an alternative to chain lub, purely on domestic health and safety grounds I had to wait until I had the house to myself to use the hob, the dishwasher has also been similarly been called upon in the past for its cleaning abilities.
After dropping the chain in the wax bubbled like hell for a good 30 seconds as it penetrated deep into each link, I left it in its hot bath for a further few minutes before pulling on some rubber gloves and lifting it out and cleaning off the excess. Took ages to cool down and chain went quite stiff, how long the wax lasts remains to be seen but chain feels nice and smooth and hopefully won’t fling grease onto the rim.
Whilst messing around and purely for cosmetic reasons I bled the brakes and replaced the brake fluid with ATE Super Blue so the reservoir is now properly colour co-ordinated to the rest of the bike.
Personally speaking I think it looks good …
certainly better than a reservoir filled with fluid that looks like Iron Bru or that very special yellow Coke that truck drivers seem to bottle and through out their cabs!
The rear mud guard /under cowl with the uncut reflector was last on the list, but once removed gave me generous access to clean the rear shock and linkages. Not sure on the final look, looked cleaner and more minimalistic without the reflector but seeing as it took so long to fit, it won’t be swapped back anytime soon. Without going silly the new number plate just about fitted in the space allocated purely for the Japanese domestic market ones.
Although I have an OEM screen in great shape I’m currently using a reproduction as its expendable and also crystal clear/box fresh however its lacking the factory lip round the rim to finish it off and looked cheap, so after a few web searches I found some clear screen trim from HPS in Derbyshire which achieved the look I was after, went on a treat and still left enough to do at least one more screen.
Well pleased with the result
If you’re free in Feb and fancy a day out click the link below for more info …. Hopefully see you there RobH!
Clicky Link> The Bristol Classic Bike Show©
Just need an NSR-WORLD.com decal now for the frame spar !
And there you go, a post that’s like the topping on an expensive froffy coffee – whisked up, full of air and lacking in any real substance yet costs a small fortune! And not forgetting that’s 5 minutes of your life you’ll never get back 😆
other posts are available, your bike is at risk if you set fire to it, don’t smoke in bed the ashes on the floor might be your own.
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Nick
Rebuild project NSR250 MC18 R4J