Progress, progress, progress……..

Yep, plenty of jobs scratched off my to-do list this weekend, which was expanded to four days in an attempt to use up my remaining 2009/2010 leave from work.

First up was completing the build of the engne for the 400-spec bike, basically taking the engine that I used last year, spliting it down so I could replace the gearbox bearings, checking over everything else while it was apart, and then bunging it all back together. So that was day one of my four day weekend done…….

Actually, I still had the clutch, clutch cover, stator and flywheel to fit, but that didn’t take long at the start of day two, before I moved onto a cleanup of my Jolly’s prior to a dusting with satin BBQ paint – looks quite smart actually…….

Day three was allocated to frame detail work, with the right hand frame rail sanded back to the bare metal with 120-grade wet and dry to match the work I’d already done on the left hand rail, before making another custom heel plate out of carbon fibre, and filling the recess in the frame rail with some stick-on fake stuff. The whole thing is looking quite tidy now, much better than it was anyway…..

Day four was good too, with new bearings pushed into my freshly painted wheels and the discs fitted, before heading out to PB Engineering to drop off the RS250 bottom yoke that I need modifying to use with the original TZR stem. Fortunately it was the right bloody part this time!!! Then it was a shift of focus to the rear end for the reat of the day, with the original shock/linkage/swinging arm removed, and a plan fleshed out for how to best make use of my ex-R6 Ohlins. It looks like I’ll be fitting another old style 1KT setup, and using the ride height adjustment on the shock to take care of the fine adjustment. I need a few replacement parts for the linkage, and the actual swing arm needs to be powder coated too – aiming to get that off to be done next week, along with a couple more wheels and maybe some bits for Fish.

All in all a decent weekend, and then a package arrived from Norbar today……….

TT100 in 3/8" and 1/4" drive, TT20 in 3/8" drive - quality stuff......