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yorkie_chris
19-02-08, 06:11 PM
Just done the clutch mechanism. Never seen such muck, looked like it'd been lubed with pi$$ and coal dust.

kwak zzr
19-02-08, 06:14 PM
well done putting your bike back together, it looking really nice! dont u just love TLC :)

dizzyblonde
19-02-08, 06:45 PM
well done to chris and DB, very nice job :thumleft:, plz plz do the before and afters when done, they will look so cool lol :Dhttp://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzy.jpg

just for you heres a picture of suzy before.... and you've got all the ones in between as they come in, and you will definately get the after for sure
this was taken just before I joined the forum last spring, she got a lot worse after this foto, just from being stood. Suzy will never be as perfect as some folks have their bikes, I'll just be satisfied with having her, how a 7 year old bike should be.....without rust(well not as much)The other SV is sooooo clean, but until Im Indoors decides he wants to go halfs with a multistorey car park with integral garage...things are quite a struggle keeping the pair tip top in that shed/garage behind her. Any ideas to keep it damp proof and warm appreciated, but, it is at the bottom of the garden and central heating and electrics aren't an option!!!

dizzyblonde
19-02-08, 06:54 PM
in fact she really don't look bad in that photo, hmmmmm looks really can be deceiving

Wideboy
19-02-08, 07:15 PM
in fact she really don't look bad in that photo, hmmmmm looks really can be deceiving

lol that's what i was thinking :lol:

as for keeping the moisture away, i don't know for sure but can you buy big bags of that salt stuff that absorbs moisture in the air??, if you can lay that on the floor and cut the upside of the bag out with a stanley and push it into the corner. i'd say ask a science buff because i wouldn't know if that salt stuff would some how become airborne and attack your bikes, but i doubt it

if that makes sense, sorry i r ficky :cheese:

dizzyblonde
19-02-08, 07:22 PM
yeah I have four of those moisture boxes sat under the black bike. I see where you are coming from but i'd need a shed full of them its that bad

carnivore
19-02-08, 08:05 PM
the rusty subframe is no more, a nice shade of shiny black powdercoat. I used the spare one that I had done at the same time, because this one has a lot of pitting, but it will come in handy because the one on the black one needs doing too eventually
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_02190051.jpg

mmmmmm huggy type object and shock, and spot that nice clean rear wheel
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_02190050.jpg

fender extenda
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_02190048.jpg

a better view of the huggy thing, and a nice shiny chain and sprocket set up
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_02190047.jpg

new hagon prgressive forks in there, polished forks too. 15w oil.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_02190046.jpg
I can still see rust!!!!!!!!! told you to do this that and the other!
:-({|=

dizzyblonde
19-02-08, 10:26 PM
pfftt, haven't seen you do owt yet with her...
oh sorry you tipped her upsidedown. that was a good way to get the corrosion off the bottom of the engine, and get the studs off, i can't believe you two did that.....but it worked so I'll forgive you

dizzyblonde
25-02-08, 10:59 PM
I had some spare rear peg hangers off Dave so I got nosey today and nitromorsed them, and decided to get the Dremel out on one of them
look what I did
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/Image065.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/Image064.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/Image063.jpg

I also recieved the touch up stuff for this rather nice scratch
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/Image066.jpg

although I'm not very impressed with the initial consistency, as its just like a pot of nail varnish. I had a go, but it came out too thick and appeared to be too fluorescent( if it goes more like the colour with added layers I don't know) in the pot it matches. i ended up scraping it back to the white base to try again tomorrow....Im Indoors suggested thinning it slightly....i'm not sure

Wideboy
26-02-08, 06:47 PM
yeah thinning it slightly then build up the layers and t-cut it might work better, bloke i work with used to do spraying and suggested thats what to do to a tiny chip i have around the filler cap

dizzyblonde
26-02-08, 09:05 PM
been to look at progress today and do some bodgitt painting, subframes on now and do look super
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_02260052.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_02260054.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_02260056.jpg
Barends from toonyank, very shiny too, lurverly.....aaaaarrrrgh the dreaded Quality Street tin, one of my babies from work
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_02260057.jpg
she looks like more of a bike now
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_02260060.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_02260061.jpg
hmmmm rusty yoke- not any more, may I recommend Simoniz 5 wheel silver
it smells rather good in an enclosed garage!!
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_02260062.jpg
had the dremel out on some of the rusty nuts n bolts too. rear caliper Chris was getting very annoyed at..I left him with steam coming from his ears

Wideboy
26-02-08, 09:07 PM
do mine?? :lol:

DoubleD
26-02-08, 09:17 PM
looking good.

dizzyblonde
26-02-08, 09:18 PM
this 'project' has only taken an entire year to get to here. Its kinda making me emotional. Not only cause I got a good friend to help me get her back to what she should be, but learning all the stuff that comes with it. When folk take their bikes to be repaired and get impatient cause its not ready, really should understand what it takes for a job like this.
eeerr the scratch job isn't doing too good, I threw the fairing panel on my bed earlier in frustration...i'm usually pretty good at this sorta stuff, but its trying to beat me. I've got the left scratch looking not too bad, but the other looks like a tellytubbies painted it.


I've traded it for a beer for this evening!!!!

northwind
26-02-08, 09:20 PM
I've tried to use those touch-ups in the past, it's always looked s***. Not entirely helpful, that, but it's not only you.

dizzyblonde
26-02-08, 09:20 PM
but when i do get her back shes going to have to get a good clean and polish!!!!


Chris prefers grease to autosol or anything that involves cleaning your vehicle....his mucky handprints are everywhere...lol

dizzyblonde
26-02-08, 09:21 PM
I've tried to use those touch-ups in the past, it's always looked s***. Not entirely helpful, that, but it's not only you.

they aren't cheap either!!

yorkie_chris
27-02-08, 12:58 PM
Chris prefers grease to autosol or anything that involves cleaning your vehicle....his mucky handprints are everywhere...lol

Cleaning your vee-hicle is a bit boring really, it gets hosed off and ACF50'd occasionally, what more do you want?

One of the rear caliper bolts is a nightmare, drilled the head off it, took all the seals and stuff out and had the broken bit very hot, it wouldn't move, even after cooling the bolt with freeze and release. It's rather irritating.

yorkie_chris
14-03-08, 10:34 AM
do mine?? :lol:

How much you paying? :-P

dizzyblonde
14-03-08, 12:55 PM
shes ready to play.....wooooooohooooo, just need to put her fairings back on when I can get a car down to Chris's house, whip out the battery from the black one, and keep my fingers and toes crossed that I can literally ride her back home....yyyyyyiiiiiiiiippppppeeeee!!!

yorkie_chris
14-03-08, 12:55 PM
Nearly done just some minor finishing bits and general checking everything for torque.

Marksv
14-03-08, 06:39 PM
hi dizzy just read this thread from the start, well done!:smt023 its great to see another sv being brought back, not too many curvys out there now. you said a couple of pages ago how you could keep her damp and rust free, saw this in busters and thought it was a great bit of kit, might even get one myself, good luck with the first ride , let us all know how you got on and remember to put some final pics up!:smt038

http://www.busters-accessories.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=50397

Richie
14-03-08, 07:40 PM
DB, good thread...

Hows the bike looking like at the mow ?

dizzyblonde
14-03-08, 07:49 PM
hi dizzy just read this thread from the start, well done!:smt023 its great to see another sv being brought back, not too many curvys out there now. you said a couple of pages ago how you could keep her damp and rust free, saw this in busters and thought it was a great bit of kit, might even get one myself, good luck with the first ride , let us all know how you got on and remember to put some final pics up!:smt038

http://www.busters-accessories.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=50397

cool, I may have to get a pair of them at some point:smt023

DB, good thread...

Hows the bike looking like at the mow ?

I haven't seen her in a few weeks, since my last instalment of pics, I'm off up my loft noe to bring down the nice Roca belly pan, and put it with the other yellow bits that Chris's mum will be picking up tomorrow( she don't know yet) I don't even know if chris has tried firing her up ready for tomorrow......doh he can't I've got the battery

....note to self,,rob Daves battery and don't ferget your riding gear
oooooooooooo I'm all excited.......its giving me butterflies, but, if I take any pics it'll be after shes been scrubbed, Chris is rather genorous with grubby handprints and the end can is as filthy as the day it were taken off

dizzyblonde
14-03-08, 08:53 PM
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/Image072-1.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/Image071-1.jpg

they're not too good cause me camera has run out of battery, another reminder ofr tomorrow...buy some more. I had to do these on my phone, colour coded Roca...mmmmmmmm

missyburd
15-03-08, 10:23 AM
hehe that top fairing looks like a bird skull :smt043:eye:



....8-[....( cue tumbleweed)....

yorkie_chris
15-03-08, 08:03 PM
Well it's been a rather busy day. I'm totally knackered, however.....


WOOHOOO

It's done! Louisa rode it home at about 6 :D

dizzyblonde
15-03-08, 08:06 PM
SHES ALIVE AND HOME>>>>
pictures to follow, just not on camera cause I forgot it. Oh what a day. Im Indoors got out of the wrong side of bed, and I've been up all night with a very poorly 6 year old. For a change Im Indoors has been the nag...lol
Chris bless him has worked flat out to get her out of the garage, with all the little niggles of putting her back together, in between his mum getting help with ladders ( I think shes a clean, polishing mad head just like me.
It was very, very tiring. We couldn't figure out which way the wiring loom went round the front sub, put all the fairings back and realised the indicator wires weren't in. the hugger was stuck on the tyre, the gear lever mechanism needed hitting with big hammers, the instructions for the bellypan were all in French!!! You name the niggles and they appeared....biggest niggle we couldn't find the rubber gromits for the screen...ggrrrrr, I looked everywhere.
And unfortunatley the tank has got a chip out of the paint somehow, but I've got a scratch hit so I should be able to cover that.
For all the attemts to cover the giant scratch doen the left fairing I failed so it looks like my son painted it, so now I am on the look out for a sympathetic sticker to cover it.......it runs down from the oem one quite a way, so any ideas appreciated.
It felt very strange riding her home, i WAS VERY nervous, because of all the new set up and I've been used to Daves higher gearing.....slug. Must say she din't feel like she were going to fall over at a sharp turn...anyway enough of my excitment, off to get these photos uploaded along with a nice bottle of plonk

dizzyblonde
15-03-08, 08:47 PM
I must say while I am waiting for these naff pics to upload, thatI am really grateful to chris for all the hardwork. Also to a few org members that i have managed to aquire parts from..in no particular order.
Dirtydog..yellow cowl
toonyank...barends
21Quest....gsxr torque arm ( and some more barends for Dave)
Northwind....for my gokart..i mean Corbin seat

I also got a few bits off ebay including my very chav screen. Theres a Roca bellypan, new hugger, new braided rear brake line( I alraady had em on the front, powdercoated front and rear subframes, new water pump housing from chris. Some motosliders from SVracingparts in the US. Oh polished forks from moi!!
SOOOOO much stuff

northwind
15-03-08, 08:54 PM
Like having a new bike!

dizzyblonde
15-03-08, 08:59 PM
ok the cam covers were swapped cause the front was well manky, just needs the lug for radiator hole drilling in
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzyrad.jpg
we unplugged the coil and cranked her over to get some oil distributed around the engine with being upside down, the significance of the light is, you know when the oil os done cause eventually the red light will go out
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzylights.jpg
she can see!!!!

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzyeyes.jpg

dizzyblonde
15-03-08, 09:10 PM
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzyzorst3.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzyzorst2.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzyzorst.jpg

dizzyblonde
15-03-08, 09:15 PM
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzytank2.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzytank.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzysreen.jpg

dizzyblonde
15-03-08, 09:19 PM
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzypan2.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzypan.jpg

dizzyblonde
15-03-08, 09:26 PM
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_01260007.jpg

remember this fugly water pump?http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzyg3.jpg

its not so crappy looking now its new and shiny

I have to apologise about these really naff pics my phone is rubbish compared to my old one and its the upgrade version!

dizzyblonde
15-03-08, 09:32 PM
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/szuylunge.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzylunge3.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzyg.jpg

dizzyblonde
15-03-08, 09:37 PM
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzycowl2.jpg
looks nice with the cowl, shes a bit faded so i'll have to sit her bum in the sun for a while to match it better..the cowl has a stronger shade......or just get the Tcut

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/suzycowl.jpg
when shes been washed I shall be getting the camera out and taking some proper pics, these are lousy,but I was soooooo excited to get her home
Oh and that roar from the zorst...it were like an old friend

dizzyblonde
15-03-08, 09:52 PM
oh and i won't be taking the grabrail off, its required to man handle my bikes round the shed and garden, its a bit of a squeeze, which reminds me I really must tidy up my flower beds, scruffy git

The idea of this project was to get suze back to how she should be, not a showpiece, my black ones enough for two with its shinyness. I'm really pleased that the rust is now gone, a few fastners here and there are,but can swap em at a later date. The only thing that worries me from a rust point of view is on the tank, there is a nice patch of paint lifting where it meets the front of the frame, behind the bolts. Its where all the rain runs...gona have to stop ot before it get expensive

missyburd
15-03-08, 10:01 PM
She looks great Lou! All three of you should be very proud :cool::cool::cool:

Marksv
15-03-08, 10:19 PM
looks really good, well done bet your very happy!:smt023

rictus01
16-03-08, 07:27 AM
indeed, good job Chris, if not brought back from the dead, from serious wounds at the very least ;)

Nice shiney bits Lou, made my elbow ache just looking at those forks, I hope they are coated or it's a polish each week :D

Still as I've said before it's always nice to know the oily bits are working right underneath you.

Well done.

Cheers Mark

dizzyblonde
16-03-08, 05:55 PM
Today I have been between both bikes of mine....scratching my head putting the wiring loom in the right places up the front end. We didn't take any photos first and Chris has a nakid so put them in as best he could.....so I managed to fathom it all out by myself. Unearthed a couple of teething probs

The brake line from the reservoir to the T piece is now rubbing slightly on the loom, I'm not confident to move it myself, but I'm sure Chris will take a look.

The speedo cable seemed a little long,and, after having a butchers it should have gone over the bottom yoke down to the wheel, dunno how to do that either.
oooooops we forgot to put a clamp on the downpipe under the bellypan and we kinda forgot to put the main bolt on the pipe to the frame, its already hung on the hanger and it ain't moving but I imagine it'll be around his garage somewhere.

Oh and Chris I found the rubber gromits for the screen where you told me they'd be......oooooooooppss sorry:roll:

anyhhoooo heres some much better photos for you all

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/newsuze7.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/newsuze8.jpg

spot the missing zorst bolt
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/newsuze10.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/newsuze6.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/newsuze5.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/newsuze4.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/newsuze3.jpg

no rust on that subframe
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/newsuze2.jpg

the bracket for the pan looks a little odd, its different to Pete and Lissas roca, I think the pan goes right up to the
cover on theres. Its also a better look at that water pump, soooo shiny
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/newsuze.jpg


oh and she hasn't had a wash yet, them electrics took all my brain power!!!

Richie
16-03-08, 06:02 PM
That is SO, SO much better, you've probably put an extra ?500 on the asking price...
Well done to all.
muchoelbowgrease...

dizzyblonde
16-03-08, 06:06 PM
That is SO, SO much better, you've probably put an extra ?500 on the asking price...
Well done to all.
muchoelbowgrease...

Nah, shes priceless to me. Probably get what she should be worth rather than me paying the scrapman to take her away....lol

Wideboy
16-03-08, 06:09 PM
s'all right i guess













:lol:

dizzyblonde
16-03-08, 06:16 PM
I haven't put my Corbin seat on yet, as I thought I'd go out and get used to the new set up, last night we rode home from Chris's in the pouring rain, in the dark and the tyres weren't warm, and I felt very nervous. It was like riding a new one all over again. So as soon as I'm satisfied with how it is, my new seat will be going on.........cause its a wee bit odd, and slippy!!! I had a little go on the black one with it last week....hehehe

Lozzo
16-03-08, 07:17 PM
That looks really sweet for a yellow curvy. Now it's all shiny you can flog it for decent money and upgrade to a black pointy S

dizzyblonde
17-03-08, 11:13 AM
That looks really sweet for a yellow curvy. Now it's all shiny you can flog it for decent money and upgrade to a black pointy S


http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_29_135.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm824MXGB) Its wash day today, I'm just in the middle of hiding a accidental ding in the tank, Just got to laquer it. And thanks to a conversation with Rictus I may have a cure for a rust problem on it.
Just as a tip guys.....look on the rim of the tank where the two bolt holes are to mount it on the frame. It pools water there and nicely starts rusting under the paint......you don't really notice it until you go over stuff with a fine toothcomb

dizzyblonde
17-03-08, 03:12 PM
whilst waiting for the blob of paint to dry i decided to get my dremel out and clean up a few bits before washing her......didn't get round to that......polishing got in the way!!!
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/dremel2.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/dremel1.jpg

it appaears I have a thing for shiny downpipes....lol

Skip
17-03-08, 03:23 PM
Just went back and looked at the first pictures again - I cant beleive its the same bike! Top job and muchos respect to Chris - it was a full restoration job!

Interceptor
23-03-08, 09:44 PM
That's a Fantastic job you all did there, plenty of tips & info, great before, during, and after 'foto's, given me plenty of ideas for me own Yellow Curvy!!!!
Look forward to catching-up with you all soon
Best wishes

dizzyblonde
23-03-08, 09:47 PM
why thankyou, I love Suzy, i'm still grinning after a week, even if i've only ridden her twice in that time!

dizzyblonde
10-06-08, 07:48 PM
thought I'd reopen this thread with some more pics of what I've been up to today....I wanted polished rims on her, as my other bike has them, and I think thy are nice on that one
The rims on suzy were pretty scabby..a mix of silver paint, and corroded scabs, so i didn't have anything to lose by doing it. I bought some 'Blackfriars' paint and varnish remover from the hardware shop, and set to. I managed to get three done today. After a couple of coats and a scrub with fine wire wool, the Suzuki emulsion came off to reveal how scabby she actually was.....but they were shiny scabs. SO, then I wiped all the mess away and polished them with some autosol and wire wool. I'm not overly keen TBH, as the silver inner rim doesn't cntrast as well as the black ones on the black bike....but it is a drastic improvement to the original mess.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_06100012.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_06100013.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_06100017.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_06100018.jpg

Yesterday I did the scabby rear footpeg hangers too. They came up really well, although the sun had gone in by the time i took the photos this evening, so the blinding bling doesn't come across so well. A while back I had a go on polsihing the spare hangers from my other Sv...then found that the exhaust one had been chopped to fit over the hi level that its got. So I had one all ready t go on, and one on Suzy that got done yesterday
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_06100010.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_06100011.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_06100014.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_06100015.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_06100016.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_06100019.jpg

and now I almost have two OCD polished bikes, as I have to strip the laquer off the new forks on the black bike...as they aren't as nice as the ones I had on originally....but I kinda got the bug, so i might as well do them!
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_06100009.jpg

northwind
10-06-08, 07:54 PM
I'm not overly keen TBH, as the silver inner rim doesn't cntrast as well as the black ones on the black bike....but it is a drastic improvement to the original mess.


Then you have 2 routes out... One, paint the hubs black, or two, polish the hubs :cool:. Rather you than me!

dizzyblonde
10-06-08, 07:58 PM
Then you have 2 routes out... One, paint the hubs black, or two, polish the hubs :cool:. Rather you than me!


the third....leave the hub and ignore it:cheers:.........Im Indoors almost fancied me doing the rims on the raptor, :smt021

Skip
10-06-08, 08:29 PM
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_06100014.jpg
Now that is a downpipe to be proud of! :notworthy:

thedonal
10-06-08, 08:50 PM
Just read this thread from start to finish.

Wow! What a transformation!

What did 'im indoors do with it? Scuba dive? I thought mine was getting tatty!! And I've got more miles on the clock!!!

Fantastic work to both Chris and yourself on this- you must be so proud.

Er- you don't want to come and polish my forks and downpipe do you?

What is nitromors, anyway? Sounds handy.

Oh- and I think I'll be buying myself a Dremel for Christmas...!

tanis34
10-06-08, 09:03 PM
what can i say WOW you've done one hell of a job and now you've got a bike to be proud of:D

dizzyblonde
10-06-08, 09:04 PM
Now that is a downpipe to be proud of! :notworthy:

why thankyou...I got two:D hehe I can just see the autosol tube in front of the bike....its empty....lol, like a squashed toothpaste tube that you get the last bit out of!



Er- you don't want to come and polish my forks and downpipe do you?

What is nitromors, anyway? Sounds handy.

Oh- and I think I'll be buying myself a Dremel for Christmas...!

I think I should set up business......but then again, i don't like the muck that comes with it, so I'll give yours a miss
Nitromorse is paint stripper.
Yes buy a dremel....I'm upgrading to bigger dirlls and mops next
:cool:

Suzy still has a long way to go yet. Lots a rusty bolts to replace in time. Shes still work in progress, , we replaced the cylinder head a few weeks back. She got round NW3 with a knackered one, but thanks to Rictus giving some advice we kept her from blowing up. The cams had gone, so Chris and me...yes me. swapped the front. However my choice of emergency heat resistant paint was off shade a lot( the downpipe pic shows the difference)

dizzyblonde
10-06-08, 09:17 PM
I forgot to add this...I put some org decals on the tailend!!!!Took this a couple of weeks back on my phone
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/Image102.jpg

startrek.steve
24-07-08, 09:29 AM
Ow!!!
you one dirty beaatch!

Steve

dizzyblonde
24-07-08, 09:32 AM
that was what Matt did to it.....I inherited her slightly better than that, but not that much

startrek.steve
24-07-08, 09:43 AM
whilst waiting for the blob of paint to dry i decided to get my dremel out and clean up a few bits before washing her......didn't get round to that......polishing got in the way!!!

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/dremel1.jpg

it appaears I have a thing for shiny downpipes....lol

Bloody Hell Dizzy!
give mine a rub will ya!

Steve

dizzyblonde
24-07-08, 09:45 AM
well the others pristine....can't let the side down, can I?;-)

startrek.steve
24-07-08, 09:56 AM
sorry kwak, really I am, I love suzy very much as she has served me very well. Shes now got a pair of polished legs...just spent the last three hours doing the second one. It was the worst and I've got it looking pretty ok. At least you can see your face in them nowhttp://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/loubi650/2008_01290001.jpg

I got two that look like the left one..yippeee

Whoa!
They look even better than Shelley's legs!!


Steve

startrek.steve
24-07-08, 10:06 AM
oh dear. you could always get a nice burberry paint job! lol

how about a burberry cap on the tank? like Roary the Racing car?

Steve

Jdubya
24-07-08, 08:24 PM
I like the shineyness in those forks and downpipe...thats proper clean!

Tell ye what... I'm up in Halifax in a few weeks time visiting the in-laws...how about I drop the 'tona off so you can clean it and I'll pick it up just before I head home again?;)

dizzyblonde
24-07-08, 09:38 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...............arrrrrrrrrrr gggggggggggghhhhh


My OCD polishing service is currently out of order...due to the fact that there are 2 SVs and a Raptor that need permanent attention:neutral:

rictus01
24-07-08, 11:11 PM
Not to mention a certain spoked Triumph back wheel ;)