It’s all starting

Well it’s finally happening, the bike rebuild has officially started. Higgsy dropped the new frame and my engine over to me and I’ve ordered my new fairings from ARD. I hit fleabay and nabbed a multi mop polishing kit to bring the dull frame back to life. Jay’s gonna be polishing that and the swingarm. The tank, mudguard and wheels are being prepped and sprayed by a good friend of mine in the trade so I know they’ll look the business.

I’m busy getting all the little bits and pieces together like new exhaust studs etc. I’ve never built anything like this before, in fact the last time I got my hands dirty on a bike was when I removed the swingarm from my FZR600 for a lube, so this is a learning experience for both of us. It will certainly mean I know a lot more about a TZR by the time the season starts!

As Jay’s blog states, we purchased the Reevesy Van and Cazza package at the weekend so we will dry and toasty next season. The Transit drives like a car and I have a few little jobs to do on it like fix the gear change cable but I’m really happy with it. Now we have it I can clear a large space in the garage ready for the TZR build. We’ll get the rolling chasis done 1st then bolt the motor in. Higgsy will be over to drink coffee and take the piss while we try and put the jigsaw back together!