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Started by Snapey, Thursday, 06 June 2019, 09:50 PM

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grog

Excellent work Snapey. Youre a genius.

Snapey

Quote from: froudy on Saturday, 15 June  2019, 06:15 PM
PS. I built the frame to this stage before lying it on it's side to refit the engine...

The only extra weight on my frame froudy is the helmet hook. I had no trouble removing the loom with the engine & air box in place so I'll attempt fitting it after the engine is in place. I know ... stubborn old bastard.  :doh:

Here they are lined up ready for assembly tomorrow.
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Sweaty

I seen that engine in person a few days ago. It has come up a treat Pete.
Excellent work :onya:

Snapey

I seem to have spent the day cleaning & polishing. While the forks are apart the legs get a quick polish but with no oil in stock assembly will wait until tomorrow. Photo's are before & after shots of a fork leg and the bike as it sits today.
If you look like your passport photo then you're too sick to travel.

Snapey

It's been a bit quiet regarding the re-build of the red/black 14 lately. I've been cleaning & painting a few bits but I've got three rego's happening ATM and a number of "urgent" paying jobs have come my way too. About the only thing I've done is resurrect some stock handlebars & centre stand and connect up some wiring. The wheels are in pretty poor condition so more painting to do there.
If you look like your passport photo then you're too sick to travel.

Del

that is exceptionally clean restoration fella  :clapping: :clapping:
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SheepDog


I second that. Top job.

Love the bike stand. I only have a single garage for all my stuff so bit tight in area.

Do you take the Kat out often?  :onya:

Irish in Oz

Quote from: Snapey on Saturday, 15 June  2019, 05:39 PM
I've been busy cleaning, painting, polishing & riding all day today to check out another potential project with Johno.

What's Johno up too!

Snapey

Quote from: SheepDog on Friday, 21 June  2019, 09:04 AM

Do you take the Kat out often?  :onya:

I aim for a short ride once a week but with all the projects it usually turns in to fortnightly ... which reminds me of another little job. The Kat still has tubed tyres & I want to fit tubeless valves which aren't that easy to find for those wheels. It also needs a rack to carry a repair kit & wet gear.

See what happens when you retire ... there just aren't enough hours in the day. :smile2:l
If you look like your passport photo then you're too sick to travel.

Snapey

Quote from: Irish in Oz on Saturday, 22 June  2019, 05:48 AM
What's Johno up too!

You'll have to ask him Jeff but we had a good ride to Gateshead to look at a pretty rusty silver 1400. We did the expressway from Somersby but came back through Wyee & Bumble Hill. We did think of you at the Buff Point turnoff.
If you look like your passport photo then you're too sick to travel.

Irish in Oz

Quote from: Snapey on Saturday, 22 June  2019, 06:56 AM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Saturday, 22 June  2019, 05:48 AM
What's Johno up too!

You'll have to ask him Jeff but we had a good ride to Gateshead to look at a pretty rusty silver 1400. We did the expressway from Somersby but came back through Wyee & Bumble Hill. We did think of you at the Buff Point turnoff.

How is Bumble Hill, they resurfaced it just after I left, love Yarramalong and Bumble Hill right back to the RZ500 days.

Irish in Oz

Pete, I have a couple of good racks in the shed, I throw most of them in the bin, take what you want I'll never use them, I'll line up a visit with the neighbour for you to look at if interested. Think they are off GPZ900 and a VFR750 and maybe a FJ1100, they are all similar to a Katana anyway.

Johno

Quote from: Irish in Oz on Saturday, 22 June  2019, 05:48 AM
Quote from: Snapey on Saturday, 15 June  2019, 05:39 PM
I've been busy cleaning, painting, polishing & riding all day today to check out another potential project with Johno.

What's Johno up too!

I hadn't been out for a decent ride on the 1400 for awhile so the I took the opportunity to catch up with Snapey and check out the potential project. As we passed through Doylson I thought about a black one nearby but Snapey pushed onto Gateshead. The ride back through Yarramalong was much better even though the winter sun was low in the afternoon as we headed south west. The surface through to Kulnura is very good and the winding road through the small farms was a great change from the traffic On the M1.

The biggest downer about riding these days is the traffic and low speed limits due to road works. I did a recent trip to Gunnedah and really enjoyed the minor roads across the Liverpool plains.

But back to the red and black project. Snapey puts in some long hours and makes quick progress. He was at it early last Saturday morning - painting and polishing. We covered quite a few hundred k's that day and he was back into it that night. The red and black will be a great bike when it's finished.

Here's a pic of my 1400 in the winter sun before the ride.
Johno

GSX1400 K5 now sold
1981 GS1000G

Snapey

I'm a bit disappointed ATM because the R/B doesn't want to talk to me.

There's spark and an error code of C00 but it appears that fuel isn't getting to the fire. I thought I had it sussed when the fuel pump wasn't going so it now has a new pump & tea bag but still no joy. One thing that comes to mind is fuel pressure because while replacing the pump I did the bypass mod but didn't fit a new inline filter. Do you think it needs that HP filter?

Another thing is a decent earth. Because of all the new paint there might be a bad earth somewhere.
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