Post by ploddit on Sept 11, 2013 0:39:20 GMT 1
Hello guys thought I'd share my adventures with this beastie:
My intention is to inintially make it safe and reliable and then MAYBE tidy it up cosmetically, but am I'm only going to have it a maximum of 3 years I'm not sure it's worth the expense/effort.
I've stripped it have worked out what needs doing:
Urgent repair jobs as there isn't ant recovery service here:
Rectif/reg to alternator:
Head bearings
fork seals
All new cables
headlight adjust parts not present
New levers
Mirrors
Rev counter defective and faded by sun
Seat to be repaired
Expansion bottle fixation broken
lower airbox fixation broken
all filters
coolant flush
Rad cap seal dodgy
Many dead rubbers, missing bolts, no toolkit bulbs etc etc...
Its going to end up costing the same as buying a tidier bike but never mind I'm not working so stuck at home, CMSNL won't ship to New Caledonia and its rather upsetting to have to pay 20% to ship to a EU friend then 33% when it arrives here.I assume bikeparts.fr will ship here but even with VAT CMSNL are still cheaper, I used both companies before and haven't had a good experience with bikeparts.
I use wemoto for any non OE kit. I have posted a parts wanted list soon to see if anyone can help me out.
My intention is to inintially make it safe and reliable and then MAYBE tidy it up cosmetically, but am I'm only going to have it a maximum of 3 years I'm not sure it's worth the expense/effort.
I've stripped it have worked out what needs doing:
Urgent repair jobs as there isn't ant recovery service here:
Rectif/reg to alternator:
Head bearings
fork seals
All new cables
headlight adjust parts not present
New levers
Mirrors
Rev counter defective and faded by sun
Seat to be repaired
Expansion bottle fixation broken
lower airbox fixation broken
all filters
coolant flush
Rad cap seal dodgy
Many dead rubbers, missing bolts, no toolkit bulbs etc etc...
Its going to end up costing the same as buying a tidier bike but never mind I'm not working so stuck at home, CMSNL won't ship to New Caledonia and its rather upsetting to have to pay 20% to ship to a EU friend then 33% when it arrives here.I assume bikeparts.fr will ship here but even with VAT CMSNL are still cheaper, I used both companies before and haven't had a good experience with bikeparts.
I use wemoto for any non OE kit. I have posted a parts wanted list soon to see if anyone can help me out.