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Discussion in 'The Pub' started by kiffsta, Nov 3, 2013.

  1. Frankster

    Frankster Grey Pride...Adventure before Dementia Staff Member Premium Member Ride and Events Crew

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    Purchased a 51T rear sprocket for the Spada. I was going to change over to a 520 chain and sprockets, because there is more sprocket size choices in the 520 range. But, in the end stayed with the 428 chain and found a smaller rear sprocket online that seemed to be the right size for the bike. Will take it for a spin soon to see how she goes.

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    Fitted about $800 worth of motogadget stuff :) bloody fiddly and pricey but you cant beat German engineering ;)
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    Linkin The Mechanic Premium Member Contributing Member Dirty Wheel Club

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    Had to do an exhaust wrap at work as part of a smash repair / insurance job.

    Hate it, a fiddly job and the itchy fibres get everywhere...
     
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    Don't you wet it to help contain fibres? Also, put sunscreen on your skin to prevent the fibres sticking into you - apparently it works for cutting fibreglass.
     
  6. Andych

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    Havent done it yet but I just got a call to say my SRX250 3WP tank has been fully stripped and repaired.. I guess it must have had a few rust holes. I will pick it up later today and post some pics :)
     
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    @Wozza do you have a project thread for this????
     
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    Na.... Im not very organised when working on stuff....tools everywhere, forget to document stuff and just lost in the moment...What do you need to know?
     
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    Just wanted to see the rest of it @Wozza, if it has an instrument cluster like that. :)
     
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    Ahh Ill get some pics up...problem is it changes shape day to day, Im still in the suck it and see faze...
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    She also has the M-lock setup were the orig key barrel was, a m-wave flasher unit and idiot lights in the headlight shell...
    Ill take some better ones once its back together again ;)
     
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    Wow, looks very tidy mate. It even has a rear guard. I have one of those M RFID ignition keys for my R4 project. Which I will probably steal and stick on my Honda since I can't find where I left my ignition key.
     
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    Im not 100% sure Im happy with the m-lock unit..was a little more complicated install due to the cdi ignition on my bike
    If you have a lockable fuel cap you still need to carry a key, getting the fob out of your pocket with gloves on to turn the bike off is a pain..I have the tiny RFID vile so that should solve the issue of the fob but its not very sensitive, it almost needs naked contact to work. Ive also modded the fuel cap so the key is always in it...
     
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    Picked up my tank after sitting in a pickling solution for about 10 days to get all the paint off... they also did some repairs of what I believe were rust holes so all I have to do now is clean it all up.. fill any little imperfections and get some paint on it.
    It looks to be dent free at this stage which is amazing really.. so not too much work to get it ready for some Spilt Blood Candy :)

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    Picked up this dr250 today , customer says his rego expires today so he wanted to offload it , he rode it to the shop , I paid him a few bucks and dropped him at the bus stop

    I managed to fix the starter motor and Phil, me and my son spent the afternoon doing laps around the shed , best fun ever !!!


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    Sounds like a breach of the hoon laws to me.
     
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    Hey it got my son riding again, he doesn’t really like going to my shop, but he wants to go today , I said I am not open on a Saturday , he was like I don’t care , we are going
     
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    Now that I have a decent air supply that is quite quiet I had a good go with the Blast Cabinet. I only tried 2 tip sizes (4 & 5) but will check the next largest one tomorrow to see how that works.. So far I am really pleased with the compressor and the blast cabinet. Once I am settled on the tip size to give me the best finish in a reasonable amount of time I can set to getting more bits ready for paint :)
     
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    bought 2 bikes today. thanks for the heads up kiffsta.
     
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    Today was a late start..around midday but I guess it is Sunday.
    So swapped out the nozzle size to the 6 and started blasting.. I had a good time.
    So far I have bead blasted the Rear caliper mount, one of the brackets for the rear seat fairing and the cast iron dogleg for the rear shock... There are some before and after shots.. I hadnt hooked up my Shop Vac so it ended up difficult to see while blasting due to the dust.. next time I will hook up the vac :)

    I also finished giving the frame a full first coat of Satin Clear..It is a little tough to get a consistent gloss level but it should be better after a second coat.

    Dogleg arms before bead blasting

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    One side Blasted
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    This one shows the other items I blasted as well as the difference with before and after..
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    I also used paint stripper and then blasting to get the rear shock spring ready for paint.
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    Here are the items after being hit with some Etch Primer.. all ready for some colour. Red for the spring and gloss black for the dogleg.
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    And finally the Frame in its first coat of Satin Clear.

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    Tuesday: I have start with I saw something horrible and great. I saw a motorbike towing a trailer, that had a motorbike on it. MIND BLOWN. I thought about building my own, but if I put both bikes on a trailer behind a car, it would be safer and more comfortable (heated, at the very least). Oh, and I bought a new bike.
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    2008 (compliance 07/07 - must have been made in May and sent on the boat with the paint still drying) ER-6f. There's some tidy up parts to do, but what do you expect from a bike that's done 96,500km. Got a front tyre off @kiffsta for roadworthy, too. Thanks.

    Wednesday. Keen to get it registered, but ran into some hiccups, so it was delayed.

    Hopefully I'll actually ride it today
     
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