twisted Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 So. Got the forks off, need to get out today to grab some fork oil some long Allen sockets, and a battery Tank also arrived, shit it's big! But looks heaps better than the smaller 400/600 tank. Seat might need a bit of fettling to fit properly but I'm happy Original tank for comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transom Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 @twisted Hey I found a rf900 rear shock in my shed rebound adjust and remote res with hard/soft adjustment - going for the price of courier to you if you want ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Did you ride with those fork seals at all? They do tend to need to bed in over say 100km Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Transom said: @twisted Hey I found a rf900 rear shock in my shed rebound adjust and remote res with hard/soft adjustment - going for the price of courier to you if you want ? Yup keen as PM acct details and cost when you're ready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transom Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 5 hours ago, twisted said: Yup keen as PM acct details and cost when you're ready Sweet will take a photo and some measures - looks like your own pictured up earlier just with remote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 Well shit. Ugly asf but maiden voyage complete. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 So, now i know It rides well, and i have to wait for speedo drive gear and mirrors to arrive before taking it for a wof, i thought i would turn my attention to bodywork and start stripping the tank. The red that was on it is absolutely horrible, and is melting into a sticky mess under the heat gun, unlike the black underneath it which just lifts slightly allowing me to scrape it off easily. Took the tank off after these pics were taken and did the complete left hand side. I've finally settled on a colour i think, and am keen as beans to get this thing finished, so will be spending a fair few nights in the coming weeks prepping bodywork. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 So, Drive gear arrived, and of course its a mechanical type, where mine is an electronic type. They don't seem to be easy to find, as the part number on impex.jp (54600-32c02) is for a mechanical type. It looks like the Suzuki Boulevard C50 uses the same one so will do a bit more research to ensure it will fit (looks the same) Heres my broken one, as you can see, its fubared on two fronts: First, all 4 tabs that slot in to the wheel are broken off: Second, all three wires had broken beneath the outer casing: I'm picking these are a pretty generic part, and as long as the O.D is the same and the tabs are the same, it should be sweet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 So, had it confirmed that the SV650 Speed sensor works, so have tracked one down. Expecting that to arrive this week sometime. In the meantime, i got on with the bodywork. Had a helper when stripping the tank: Got a coat of frame colour on just for now, still a number of imperfections that need to be sorted on the fairings and one small dent on the tank, but going to take my time and just rock it like this for a while. Just need to organise mirrors and i'll be good for a WoF. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsinclairx Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 you only need one mirror for a wof 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 So. Been toiling away on this. Have been getting beyond frustrated with the paint as i was getting reaction after reaction on the tail. Took Friday off a couple of weeks ago and dusted it on outside and in the sun and success! no more reactions. Havent done anything about mirrors yet, currently deciding if i pick some up with integrated indicators, and throw some spots/DRLS where the front indicators are currently, or just blank them off. Brakes are on the to do list, along with small things like Bar ends, Swingarm bobbins, crash bungs etc. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 Been chipping away at this, I gave up on the perennially leaking forks, and took them to a shop on the hutt to sort. Turns out the bushes I was supplied were wrong, so genuine ones from Japan were ordered and installed with new seals. At the same time I picked up some sintered pads, and painted the front disc centres as one was red and one silver. The front wheel was pretty rough, having sat for a couple of years with fork oil slowly eating away at the paint on the lips. So I decided to strip the lips back and polish the alloy. Also polished up the top triple tree and bar risers. Also bought some mirrors for $20 from aliexpress, and have ordered a fairing bolt kit. Mirrors have arrived and bolts are on their way. So left to do is sort the front indicators out, finish polishing the rear wheel, throw on the under bike exhaust hanger and bolt up all the fairing. Then wof Still have to sort out the testarossa style side vents, and all the infill plastics which are in progress, but can also wait for a bit. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 Well that was easier than expected. Massive thanks to @kseries.rookie for sorting me out with some gear so I could get this done today. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 yeah, so this happened: Long story short, a valvecover bolt thread (valve cover screws screw in to a nipple rather than a hole....) split and fragmented into valvetrain, breaking all rocker arms on intake cam and scoring the shit out of the same cam So options i have: 1.give up 2. find and buy a second hand motor 3. find and buy second hand motor as a stop gap, and rebuild current motor with FZR600 pistons and cam grind making a 442cc. maybe flatsides as well. leaning toward option 3, option 1 is a no go, too much time spent on this thing already 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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