Having the Painter Exceed ALL Expectations

Had a call yesterday from the painter with an issue regarding the pin stripe stickers for the tank (I’d purchased a set specifically for the bike), wasn’t clear over the phone but seems that they were damaged and not working out so arranged to pop in to discuss today.. Arrived and discovered that the issue [...]

Rebuild Shocks

deally would look to buy a new set of shocks with chrome springs, however the ones on the bike are still in good shape. After a disassemble (used 2 pieces of threaded rod, a wooden work bench and a metal bar to remove the spring tension), sand, strip they were treated to a couple of [...]

Tank is getting close

The tank and panels are finally on their way to the painter — tank has way more hours in it that expected (of course) .. And after dropping everything off and picking my Orange colour (unfortunately the official colour codes from the WEB either didn’t mean much or didn’t exist here in Singapore) I realized [...]

Engine is OUT

After much sweating (guess it’s a standard hazard here in Singapore), swearing, and a little blood loss the engine is out of the frame Used a couple of rods (10mm threaded shaft from the local hardware store) through the engine mounting holes and a suitable assistant (my 15 year old son) to get this lump [...]

Initial Disassembly

Having lots of fun taking it all apart — lots of ziplock bags and a permanent market in use. One unexpected “discovery” was my Dremel tool being so critical — 4 or 5 bolts were simply not going to come off so needed to be cut out with the Dremel — also had another 3-4 [...]