Well Christmas is over and with new year around the corner, i thought it was about time to begin my build (well de-build for now). Its amazing what one can get done within only a few days, wanting to start fresh as wells as give everything a thorough looking at, i stripped it right back. Pulled out the bearings from the wheels and swingarm, made a complete mess of the needle bearing in the swing arm. No matter, they're all being replaced tomorrow.

Pics:
Day 1
Stripped
Flamin' Needle Bearing

PS. There should be a warning sticker indicating how .... stupidly tight the bearings are seated into the swingarm.

Well, i wipped the barrels off last night, dosen't seem to bad in there. I decided to look a lil deeper, and cracked open the crankcase (with the help of my home made clutch holder) and this is where things get messy. I'll post an explination with pics tomorrow as most of the parts for pics are currently "soaking" tonight.

Not all is lost, i tried out my painting skills today while rebuilding the rear caliper. I was quite inpressed with how it turned out.

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Cheers,
Dave.

Nice, keep on comin with stories mate,....Its better watching this forum then porn...he..he

LOL! I'll keep at it for ya mighty max!

So i forgot the pictures of the crankcase today, or im just building the suspence. Not sure myslef yet.

I was out buying numerous seals and bearings, also got a hold of some Magnalube. It will leave a nice coating of PTFE over eveyhting it touches, it will hold up to solvents, and work in a range of -28°C to 276°c.

Also found SP exhaust vales in the bottom pot, and stock R ones in the top. So i cleaned up the stock ones as best i could, the SP ones seem a lil taller, but i always thought when i run into a set of SP ones, i'll replace them then.


More Angles: Pic 1 | Pic 2

More Pics;
Magnalube
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Cheers,
Dave.

If i were you, i get a new one to ease the problem.....

Been a while scince ive posted anything. At this stage i have begun putting it all back together.



The tyga pipes are just touching the swing arm, by how much it is touching a few love taps from the persuader should solve it.



Other updates are, supsension has been re-built, and i have swapped over to a dry clutch. Other than that thats where she sits for the mean time, untill i can dedicate some more funds to finishing her off.
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Cheers,
Dave.

Aright, those few more pennies I needed to finish her off, has grown considerably to accommodate for a new crank. As well as a few little bits and pieces I had found along the way, you can't miss out on a bargain when you see one. When I had her almost together I’d though I would fire her up to see how she went. Horribly, Couldn't get a steady idle. Upon further inspection I had found that the centre seal was leaking horribly (Teaches me to try my luck).


So know that I have the engine out and cases apart, I notice for the first time, I have one SP barrel and one R barrel, both with R heads. Vernier states 86.3 on the R 86.5 on the SP. Hmmmmm some more pennies. You would think I would have noticed this when I had it apart earlier in the year.

My order from TYGA has arrived; Bottom and top rebuild kits, SP rear head and a whole bunch of spares. With X-MAS around the corner, and a few weeks off work, hopefully I will have her roadworthy and on the road soon. Paint will have to wait a bit. I'm still procrastinating on what to do there.
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Cheers,
Dave.

Good stuff!The rear brake hose tends to look tidier if you run it under the swinging arm,there's a bracket located there in stock form.

Yeah that reservoir is ugly alright. Although the plan is to remove the reservoir once its registered.

Just thought i would update the links to those photos that are not working on some of my posts.

Day 1
Stripped
Flamin' Needle Bearing

Clutch Holder

Exhaust Valves Pic 1
Exhaust Valves Pic 2
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Cheers,
Dave.