My new project

[mister c]

Well, Custard has gone to a new home (Glad you're enjoying the bike Byron :)) & The Triumph didn't sell on Ebay, so is staying in the family. I had the chance to buy this 1996 CBR600 cheap. Completely standard, crash damaged, but eveything is nice & straight. It was only the front top fairing, clocks & headlamp that were damaged. I don't know whether to track it, or build something a bit special for the road. Poor thing has been left outside for the last 8 months, I'm hoping that the discs will clean up, just looks like surface rust. Anyway, here is project "Snotter"

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[andrewsmith]

Full rebuild?

Col, build a bike that can do both

[mister c]

Yup, will be a full rebuild. I am going to leave the engine in 1 lump though, don't touch what's not broken I think, just needs a good clean.
Bidding on a 916 tail piece & 954 Fireblade fairings at the moment, just have to wait to see if I win them :)
Possibly black frame & maybe...Luminous green paint :)

[andrewsmith]

You may get it clean with steam.
New front end? ;)

[mister c]

You may get it clean with steam.
New front end? ;)
Lack of funds for USD. :(

[Geodude]

Interested to see what you do to the cbr after the many guises of custard. Starting to fancy a 'project' but lack of garage stops me for now :)

[mister c]

Interested to see what you do to the cbr after the many guises of custard. Starting to fancy a 'project' but lack of garage stops me for now :)
I always have visions in my head of the finished project, but this one's stumping me. I'll just play it by ear.

I work out of a shed (you can see what a dump my yard is) so you dont need a garage ;)

[Geodude]

I see you have the same shed as myself with the same missing/optional windows ;) I usually work under a big umbrella/parasol thing in the garden if the sky looks a bit dodgy but for a project i fancy a powered man cave i can hide in.

[mister c]

I'll be honest. I bought a big shed off Fleabay a few years ago that has taken up most of the yard, the little one in the picture wants taking apart & chucking away.
So, here is my little workshop now. I drag an extension from the kitchen so have got power when required.
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[mister c]

Thought I would update this as I have been sourcing parts left, right & centre. The Idea I now have (after thinking about making it a cheap track bike) is to get her back on the road, but, as with Custard, with a twist.

Ok, here we are. I have completely stripped her down to just a rolling chassis & I've started with an Aprilia RS125 bikini fairing & Harris Clip ons.
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My son said it looked like an off roader, so have dropped the fairing down an inch or so.
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Front mudgaurd was broken, so have pared it down. I am going to have a play to make it look more "modern". I've bought a Dremel to do some cutting etc.
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Brake discs are EBC Prolite, so I'm hoping that they will clean up ok. I have cleaned the calipers, they came up really well.

Before
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After.
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Fitted my Gixxer1000 tail light.
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Just waiting for my Gixxer1000 seat & tail unit, the bloke at UK Road & Race was very cagey when I rang him the other day to say that I hadn't received it, so just hoping that I haven't been shafted.

I've also picked up a CBR600 F4i set of clocks, which, the Americans assure me, virtually wire straight in.
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Just looking at how they should look when fitted properly. I'm on the lookout for some Aluminium sheeting to make a mount for it.
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That's it for the time being. I am going to try & make a belly pan out of the original fairing panels, so will see how that turns out.

[Fruity-ya-ya]

:smt007 I will be watching this thread closely.

[Geodude]

Cool :cool: i need a bigger shed. How did you know all those random bike bits would fit? Suck it and see or do you do alot of research first.

[mister c]

Cool :cool: i need a bigger shed. How did you know all those random bike bits would fit? Suck it and see or do you do alot of research first.
Nope, if they dont fit, than I make them fit lol. :)

[Geodude]

Haha but you do it so well :)

[Roberrrrt]

I love threads like this, looking forward to seeing it progress!

[mister c]

Well, not a lot to say really. This weekend was taken up with a quick rideout on the Triumph on Saturday, she then started to misfire, so came home & renewed the spark plugs. Local Suzuki dealer ripped me a new a-hole, charged me £10.30 each plug! Sunday was mainly spent fitting a new swinging arm in the Triumph after the chain adjusting screw decided to weld itself solid in the swingarm, but I did get to do a little on the CBR. I have now got the lights flush(ish) with the fairing & have also trimmed off the excess mounting points on the bottom of the fairing.
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&, my seat unit has arrived, so the final part of the puzzle is here. It looks very narrow, so looks like we might be doing some more "fitting" lol :)
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[Brettus]

This is a frankenbike and a half, you need a roll call of all the supporting bikes that went into this ;) As always I'm amazed by what you manage to come up with, keep the thread updates coming please!

[mister c]

"It's the visions in my head I tell you" lol :)

Well, the Gixxer rear end is now in the bin. Usual story about getting what you pay for. The quality for the glass fibre was really poor. After doing a bit of cutting to try & make it fit, the seat unit just started cracking & then broke into more than 1 piece, plus the rear of the unit is a total gaff fit. To the companies credit, it is a racing seat, so doesn't need to be that good.

I am now bidding on some other ideas, so will see if they come to fruition.

[mister c]

I have now bought a 600rr tail piece, so just waiting for that to arrive. I've also received my 600RR shock which I've fitted to the frame, but don't think it will fit with the engine in, I'll offer it up this weekend to look at clearance. My Aprilia mirrors have arrived to, so fitted one to see what they look like.
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[mister c]

Ok my seat unit finally turned up, so in a fit of excitement I had to dry fit it to see what it looked like. Quick word on the 600RR rear shock, we think it will fit if I remove the OE expansion tank & fit an HRC race one up front in the fairing, so will try that once I've got the engine back in. Bit of fabricating of seat brackets & I'll also lose the rear of the frame. There is 1 minus point.... I can fit the rear footpegs, so that means if I get it finished, the other half will want to go on the back ;)
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[Fruity-ya-ya]

The wife asks "how will he go on insuring it?".

[mister c]

The wife asks "how will he go on insuring it?".
Should be ok, I'm old & I didn't have any problems with the SV. Anyhoo, here's another update. Today I have been fabricating brackets left right & centre to fit the seat unit & tail light.

Frame cut, bent & rewelded in the right position. My welding leaves a lot to be desired (It's been a while :))
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If you don't have a welding mask....... Dont try this at home children
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Bracket welded on for the CBR600RR front seat. After welding it on I realised that I might have to move it because of the battery box, we'll see.
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Dry fit, looks like quite nice
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Couple of brackets to fit the rear to
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3rd bracket for pillion seat to sit under
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Couple of brackets fabricated for the seat catch to be mounted to & my welding is getting better ;)
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All brackets fitted.
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Well, it's taken me a whole day, but I am really pleased with the results.
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Tail light fitted
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[Fruity-ya-ya]

if you don't have a welding mask....... Dont try this at home children
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pmsl

[joshwalker094]

looking good, watching the thread and cant wait to see more progress

[Geodude]

Nice one seems to be going well :) how do you figure out your brackets, card templates?

[tom-k6]

your welding mask is much better than the squinting method, nobody enjoys getting arc eye ;)

bike looking lovely, more pictures please :)

[andrewsmith]

Nice!!

Crack on!

[mister c]

Nice one seems to be going well :) how do you figure out your brackets, card templates?
I should do templates really, but it's a case of offer it up, cut it & hope for the best lol. I was lucky that my old boss dropped a load of galvanised wall hanger brackets off at my shop, so I have quite a good supply of 2 - 4mm steel plate
your welding mask is much better than the squinting method, nobody enjoys getting arc eye ;)

bike looking lovely, more pictures please :)

I knew one of my crashed crash helmets would come it handy 1 day :)

[mister c]

Completely stripped her today & have sprayed the frame, just hoping that it looks this good when it's dry.
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[mister c]

Not too much done this past couple of days. The rebuild has started :). I have fitted the CBR600RR rear shock. This is a "suck it & see" exercise" as it has been talked about, but never done, so I'll see when the engine is fitted.
I also need to touch up a few areas of the frame that I missed when spraying it, but shouldn't be too difficult.
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[Brettus]

Nice, I keep coming back to this thread, watching with anticipation. Stuff I'd never dare do.

Thanks for keeping the pics and thread updated!

[mister c]

Nice, I keep coming back to this thread, watching with anticipation. Stuff I'd never dare do.

Thanks for keeping the pics and thread updated!
It keeps me sane & I'm not in front of the TV all night :)
The way I looked at it with this project was that the sum of the parts far outweighed the price I paid for the bike, so if it didn't work i could still make money on it by selling the bike off in bits.

Engine is coming into work tomorrow & will get a liberal blasting with the steam cleaner to get rid af years of road gunge & corrosion

[Richie]

me likes this thread :0)
keep up the hard work :0)

[mister c]

Front wheel....Very happy, used spray paint
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Rear wheel..... Very unhappy, used Hammerite
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[Geodude]

Eek not good, whats it reacted to?

[mister c]

Eek not good, whats it reacted to?
There were a few layers of paint on the wheel, so I thought I would sand it flat, then paint over the top. It's my own fault, i should've taken it right back :(

[Geodude]

Ah balls, live and learn eh ;) At least the rest seems to be going well :) Engine clean up ok?

[mister c]

Ah balls, live and learn eh ;) At least the rest seems to be going well :) Engine clean up ok?
Just been outside steam cleaning it (Don't tell the boss). It hasn't cleaned up as well as I'd imagined, but, it will have to do :)

[tom-k6]

couldnt you get a dremel polisher/cleaning head on it to get rid of some of the stubborn grime?

[mister c]

Might just paint it. Time hasn't been kind to the old girl :)
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[Geodude]

At least the old girl is in good hands now though :) Thats a nice big 'play room' you have at work ;)

[mister c]

I try not to do anything at work, but things like a steam cleaner is something I don't have at home. I have just bought this little puppy though :) My mates dad was selling it on Facebook (what a wonderful invention) £50 :) the mask is a battery operated, light reaction one & the bottles are full, I couldn't believe my luck
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[Geodude]

Nice and bargaintastic that should keep you in projects for a while :)

[SpikeTM]

One little piece of advise m8 before u put engine in or before u start it up i'd throw a manual CCT on it as the auto ones are absolute crap and dry up and never auto adjust you can get them here http://cbrzone.com/sprockets.html

:thumbsup:

[Richie]

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Bargin :0) I'm after one of those helmets too :0)

[mister c]

One little piece of advise m8 before u put engine in or before u start it up i'd throw a manual CCT on it as the auto ones are absolute crap and dry up and never auto adjust you can get them here http://cbrzone.com/sprockets.html

:thumbsup:
Cheers for that. We have a load of friends that race Steelies & I haven't heard of any problems on CCTs. For the amount of miles this is going to do I'll probably leave it

[Sid Squid]

I'm after one of those helmets too :0)
After a recommendation from a friend I bought one for about £25 a bit like this from ebay:

Ebay linky. (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUTO-DARKENING-WELDING-HELMET-WELDERS-MASK-Solar-4001-Red-/160779121770?pt=UK_BOI_ProtectiveGear_RL&hash=item256f2eb46a)

Works fine, the one I bought was advertised as 'various colours', I'm still not a skilled welder by any means, but mine is a nice blue with natty hot rod flames up the sides, so now I am very cool* when I'm welding, and my face is on view less often - which is probably for the best.

*not.

[Richie]

After a recommendation from a friend I bought one for about £25 a bit like this from ebay:

Ebay linky. (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUTO-DARKENING-WELDING-HELMET-WELDERS-MASK-Solar-4001-Red-/160779121770?pt=UK_BOI_ProtectiveGear_RL&hash=item256f2eb46a)

Works fine, the one I bought was advertised as 'various colours', I'm still not a skilled welder by any means, but mine is a nice blue with natty hot rod flames up the sides, so now I am very cool* when I'm welding, and my face is on view less often - which is probably for the best.

*not.

Cheers Mr Squid http://www.myemoticons.com/images/work-school/physical-labor/welding.gif

[Lozzo]

Might just paint it. Time hasn't been kind to the old girl :)
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Buy yourself 5 litres of Wonder Wheels from Costco and give it a good going over with that. Brings alloy in that state up a treat

[mister c]

Buy yourself 5 litres of Wonder Wheels from Costco and give it a good going over with that. Brings alloy in that state up a treat
Cheers Lozz, will go & root some out & give it a try :)

[mister c]

Well, got a rolling chassis now. Still dont like the rear wheel paint, it will have to do for now, or I might loose my temper with it.
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[Brettus]

Go on, admit it, you have been sat in your back yard this afternoon pretending it's one of these:
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Bet you were making vroom vroom noises too ;-)

[The Idle Biker]

I suspect that rear wheel paint is going to really grate on your nerves. Redo it quick or you wont be happy.

Love your work Mister C. Wish I could do something like that, maybe..next year.

[andrewsmith]

Leave the rear wheel to last, nitromors it and redo it

[mister c]

Yup, going to leave it for the time being, plenty more to get on with, when I get the time. :)

I really do need to stop playing with motorbikes & sort my back yard out, it's a bloody mess. Ah, bugger it, I'll stick to the bikes it's more fun lol

[Dabteacake]

Looking good there. You lucked out on the welder eh?

[mister c]

Go on, admit it, you have been sat in your back yard this afternoon pretending it's one of these:
http://www.anddutch.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/j/o/joey_dunlop_tt_ride_ons_.jpg
Bet you were making vroom vroom noises too ;-)
Damn.... Found out ;)

Looking good there. You lucked out on the welder eh?
Yes, need to weld something now lol.

Well, further update. My mate fixed me up with some ally plate to build a mount for my clocks. It was quite a big piece, so made an undertray for it.
Tried the cardboard method, but gave up & did it by eye.
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Then fitted my tail tidy
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[joshwalker094]

looking good :)

[andrewsmith]

Looking good!

[Jayneflakes]

I don't usually say this to blokes, but that is a fine looking Rrrrrrs! Great work.

[Brettus]

There's so much plate going into this build it will be a two wheeled tank! Nice job!

[mister c]

I am actually enjoying it now. My metalworking skills are coming along a treat & I'm actually getting into the look of it now. It's taken a while, but the vision is there :)

[Richie]

:0) Still reading ... :0)
Keep up the hard work Fella...

[Geodude]

Looks like its going well :cool: Is the plate hanger and light a Mr C original or off the shelf? Its alot more tidy than my effort.

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[mister c]

Looks like its going well :cool: Is the plate hanger and light a Mr C original or off the shelf? Its alot more tidy than my effort.

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It was another of my Ebay bargains. All of £5 including p & p. :)

[mister c]

Got the motor back in last night. Made a mental note NEVER to try it again on my own :) I'm aching in places I didn't know of. Sorted it in the end with the help of my B&D Workmate, 2 bottle jacks, a piece of wood & a trolley jack lol. I also won a main stand (yes, really) which will make tyre changing etc easier as mine had siezed solid & I had to take the hacksaw to it to remove. Hopefully over the weekend I will start on the new speedo & mount & start to rewire the old girl up.
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[Geodude]

Jammy ;) i will have to start looking on there more often, plate mount looks like an r&g one maybe? Yay engine in nice one oh but then the joy's of electrics noooo ;)

[mister c]

I don't mind electrics too much, but the F4 clocks may be a bit of a challenge :)
The plate mount was advertised as a CBR1000 one, but I can't think which one.
Going to try something a little different with the original fairing lowers as well. The Americans cut them & make belly pans out of them, so going to give it a try with mine

[Geodude]

Hmm cut lowers, will keep watching with great interest. Keep up the good work :)

[mister c]

Wasn't feeling it today, so haven't done much other than dry fitting things to see what it's going to look like. I really don't like the front fairing, I was going to just fit a single headlight & have done with it, but have just won another fairing, so will see when it arrives :)
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[Lozzo]

T plate? That's a fair bit newer than it ought to be. Your bike was a pre-97 model judging by the old bodywork it had - mine's an FW on a R plate and it has later style bodywork from factory than yours came with.

[Bibio]

lance's top tip of the day. when fitting an engine back in a barebones take front wheel out shock out then lower frame onto engine.

cracking job so far

[mister c]

T plate? That's a fair bit newer than it ought to be. Your bike was a pre-97 model judging by the old bodywork it had - mine's an FW on a R plate and it has later style bodywork from factory than yours came with.
It's an FT "N" Reg Loz. I tried a full sized plate on to see what it looked like. Pants was the answer, so had this off my 1st SV that I wrote off, looks a lot better this size

lance's top tip of the day. when fitting an engine back in a barebones take front wheel out shock out then lower frame onto engine.

cracking job so far
That is what I SHOULD have done lol. She's in now. so all is good (I hope) :)

[mister c]

Went playing at Auto Electrician last night, 3 hours & don't seemed to achieved too much. Not looking forward to the spaghetti mess that used to be the clocks etc, but onwards & upwards :) The RR shock was way too soft, so has now found it's way onto Ebay & the original shock has been cleaned & re fitted
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[mister c]

Well, I won a later model Aprilia fairing for £25, so had a quick play last night. I had to shorten the fairing bracket, so got to use my grinder & MIG welder & also found that the bracket is bent, so need to sort that as well. I still can't make my mind up with the look, but it's costing money now, so might just persevere. I should have put it on track I think, but never mind, I might like it once it's painted & finished.
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[joshwalker094]

Looking good:) can't wait to see the final product

[mister c]

F4 clocks mounted yesterday, just need to wire them up. I am quite liking the look now.
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[mister c]

Been playing today after watching MotoGp & wired up the clocks to see what they were like. I like very much :). I'm going to geta couple of Auto electrical couplers & tidy the spaghetti up.
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[zunkus]

I'm looking forward to seeing this uniformly black with those gold rims

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[Geodude]

Cool :) well done on turning the wire spaghetti into a working set of clocks you must have alot of patience.

[Fruity-ya-ya]

Cool :) well done on turning the wire spaghetti into a working set of clocks you must have alot of patience.

I think he must be the Edward Scissorhands of the wiring loom world ;)

[mister c]

It was the weatherman's fault. He said that it was going to be a crummy day yesterday, so I ventured into the shed instead of going out. The Americans fit these to their F3s, so good old Google came to the rescue with the clock wiring. I do need to get hold of a Fireblade temp sensor, then that lot should be sorted.
i went outside for an hour last night & wired the lights up too, so now have full electrics except for indicators, which don't work, so I'll have a look at the flasher relay to see it that's faulty, other than that, I think that it's a case of stripping her down & getting the bodywork off to my mate for painting.
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[mister c]

I had big plans for this weekend, but that didn't happen. I worked Saturday & serviced the Triumph on Sunday morning. Sunday afternoon was spent tidying the wiring up, which is now done. I found out why the indicators didn't work....There was no flasher relay! I was lucky enough to have one in my toolbox. All of the wires have been soldered, so shouldn't have any issues.
So in 3 hours, we went from this
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To this.
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All I will say is....... Never again, it did my head in :)

[Geodude]

Tidy job sir :) you must have superb patience. welldone :)

[andrewsmith]

The loom of doom

[mister c]

Spent some time on the Triumph yesterday, new chain & sprocket kit, plus a wash (2nd this year), so didn't get too much time on the CBR.
I have removed the low speed servo & pipework associated with it. This was a mass of pipes going to carbs etc. A few of them were for low speed running (up to 15mph) It also had a servo & a couple of small air boxes, which have now been dumped. Apparently this is a HRC modification for race bikes. I have fitted the headers & radiator too, so hopefully, in the next few days I will refill with coolant & oil, then see if she fires up :)
I must admit that I'm still not really "feeling it", so am not replacing bolts & cleaning parts up like I did with the SV. I just want to get it finished, MOT'd & then have a mess about on it.
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[mister c]

Well, she lives :) How happy am I? Filled her with the required juices last night & tried to kick her up, but the battery was on the worst part of flat, so charged it overnight. I put it on this morning & after quite a lot of spinning over she coughed. My face lit up when eventually she fired into life. I couldn't rev her too much as it was 6.30am & I think my neighbours may have been round with hatchets lol. So, it's onwards & upwards with the Autosol & get the bodywork out to paint very shortly. :)
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[Brettus]

Yay! :smt041
Bet you were a happy chappy on the way to work this morning.

Nice, as you say about lacking inspiration at the moment, get it going and on the road and then you will have no end of ideas for changing it :thumbsup:

Haven't replied to all the updates but I have enjoyed reading and seeing the pics as they are posted, bravo for keeping it going!

[Owenski]

Be ready for me to pick your brains regarding wiring solutions in the near future.

[andrewsmith]

Bravo

[Roberrrrt]

Sounds good! Bet the enthusiasm is creeping back in now eh?!

[mister c]

Be ready for me to pick your brains regarding wiring solutions in the near future.
Me & my bezzy mate Google lol

Sounds good! Bet the enthusiasm is creeping back in now eh?!
Yes, my mood has picked up quite a lot now, so may knuckle down & try to get it done as soon as. I want to completely rebuild it to see the finished product, then take it for an MOT, then get her painted. Whether it ends up going in that direction is another matter \\:D/

[Geodude]

Nice one Mr C

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[mister c]

Had a couple of minutes spare last night, so had to go & see if she would start, just in case it was a fluke....She did, 1st prod of the button so I'm well pleased. Gave it a few more revs too ;) sounds really nice (For an IL4 :)) I have got to sync the carbs as it's running a little iffy. I have also found another little problem, the side stand switch isn't working, so that needs looking at, but, otherwise, it's looking good.

[Owenski]

wire the side stand switch out, its sort of par for the course on all bikes I've had ever since the curvy decided I had the stand down perminantly. I didnt enjoy that experiance so they've all been done

[mister c]

wire the side stand switch out, its sort of par for the course on all bikes I've had ever since the curvy decided I had the stand down perminantly. I didnt enjoy that experiance so they've all been done
I might do that. I have got a spare though, so might put that on. Our American friends (& me now) wire the "FI" light on the speedo & use that as the sidestand warning light. Apparently it wont let the engine start if the light is lit

[mister c]

Right, well, I've been having some issues with the Triumph & also had to buy clutch plates, chain & sprocket & oil for her as well, so haven't had time, or the money to mess with the CBR over the past couple of weeks.
I have spent some time on her this weekend & sorted some things out (after spending 3 hours looking for an electrical fault that wasn't there :() Side stand switch is sorted & FI light works :). I have fabricated a couple of brackets to make the side panels fit flush & have made some for the Bandit Bellypan, which has been "Mister C'd" lol. I have fitted all of the cables etc, so it is now at the stage where it needs painting & I will start to polish some of the Ally bits too. So, as it stands, she is basically ready to go, just need a couple of handlebar grips & bits & bobs.
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[Geodude]

Looks good all put together :) You got any paint ideas yet?

[Jayneflakes]

Looks good all put together :) You got any paint ideas yet?

It would look amazing with a Cannibal Corpse album cover air brushed on it! :D

[mister c]

Looks good all put together :) You got any paint ideas yet?
She is going to be black. Going along the lines of the JPS Lotus colours. I've already got the gold honda tank stickers