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Very, very nice indeed. A cracking rebuild.

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Awesome :)

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Congratulations. Glad it's on the road tau for the good weather!

Jambo

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+1 you've earned some fun on that bike mate. Enjoy!

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YAY, you've worked bloody hard on that, I can't wait to see it

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nice wor

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So I went out today with my friend with the RC8 that set this whole thing in motion. Did about 120 miles on the TZR and I'm really getting into it now. Being able to use the engine properly is a really good feeling, get it into the power band and keeping it there and boy does that sound good. I'm still a little light on using its handling to the full but its quick turning and stable, lots of confidence in its abilities being far better than mine. Just need more time on it.

There are a few tiny details I need to sort and I'm still learning its quirks and how it behaves. For example I found that the oil sender in the tank doesn't quite seal, and that it gets very hot stuck in traffic as there is no air flow over the engine. But none of this detracts from what the bike is. I've even shown the previous owner some pictures of how it sits now; he couldn't believe that its the same bike and he's happy that its been rebuilt and is now getting used.

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps4e86fc1c.jpg

So I was thinking of just reviewing the past year and a half of the build but its all in here. There have been highs and there have been lows and at times I was ready to give up but I think from the fun I had on the bike today its all been worth it.

I posted all this up here as over the years I've read plenty of build threads and enjoyed them, and reading what others have achieved helped inspire me to attempt this. So without sounding to corny I just hope that others out there reading this decide that some bike sat wasting in the corner of a garage is worth the effort saving.

The final thing to say is a big thank you. A thank you to all those who have helped me have hopefully been credited along the way and a thank you to all those who have offered advise when I had problems. And a thank you to all those who have left the comments here encouraging me on, cheers all.

Oh and a final, final thing; I'm thinking about what project bike to take on next...

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Well now, I have a nice old GSXR400 GK71F (well one and a half of them) sitting here in desperate need of restoration. Should you be interested like......

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Well, done! We all love a build project and this one has been a bit special!

Have fun on it and enjoy the fruits of your labor!

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Bring it round to my place and leave it here for a couple of months - I shall give you my unbiased opinion on the quality your work.