Info CBR900 Tigerblade

Parts have been arriving by the Van load, first off I received my rear fender, my one has been hacked , glued and looked like rubbish. I found one in Japan for $40 and that's next to go on once I source some original indicators.

Old one



New One




My levers arrived from @xcitebikes so I fitted them up with a new clutch cable, clutch feels so much more smooth with the new cable.





fitted new grip and bar end as well



Finally the new seat is here, looks sweet as

 

Couldn't help myself so I snuck off to the garage, the new rear fender is in, found some genuine CBR900RR indicators in a parts box Phil and I bought years back, they are not in perfect nick but will do. Panels are back on and that new seat is on too. I also fitted some new period correct mirrors and the windscreen. The tail lights didnt work so I pulled some @MJF 's MC22 parts box, now they work !!!

I found a pool of coolant under the bike, I guess I didn't nip those hoses up enough

Im trying to get her in a state to rego it this week, I can always paint it later, I just want to ride it

 

Yep a 20th Anniversary K5, I bought it about 3 months ago, absolutely love it

 

coolant leak sorted, the previous owner had used a radiator style hose clamp and has pinched the hose, I cut the effected piece of hose away and used a properly spring style hose clamp and the leak has gone. New throttle cables , throttle tube and bar end done. Just a few panels left to fit and she is ready for rego.

 

well now I am pissed, one of the last things to fix was the temp gauge not working, I found the wire but couldn't find where it connects to the cylinder head, after some searching I have found that some nupty has welded the head where the brass sender goes so now there is no hole for the sender to be bolted in.... not sure what to do. The thermo fan works a treat, maybe I leave it as is or source another head and move my valves and cams over. I can only assume they have overtighten the sender or snapped it then done more damage trying to get it out, so they have welded it up.

Bit frustrated !!!

 

I know, but you drill and tap something that has been repaired ? Will the integrity of the cast alloy hold up after drilling and tapping it ?

What is should look like


What mine looks like

 

that is what I was thinking, I have a few thermostat housings at home, I thought about trying to put one in line in a coolant hose.

Do you have a link to where you found that one GI ?

 

Nah wasn't me mate