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Kawasaki KR1000 Endurance Replica
- Thread starter Exige
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Selfish wot about us
when @Alan Williams gets his unicorn utopia we’ll all own it
when @Alan Williams gets his unicorn utopia we’ll all own it
You mean this aint Utopia?..I thought that was what Brexit was going to give us
and then back to work on the new Cloakroom the next few days 
I have to say Exi, now it's on it's wheels I'm happy. It looks brilliant & can only guess how good it's going to look when finished.
Finishing something like this is actually a sad day in reality because you've finished it, but really the joy is from doing the building. I hope you've got something else in the pipeline ?
Finishing something like this is actually a sad day in reality because you've finished it, but really the joy is from doing the building. I hope you've got something else in the pipeline ?
My next minor project is re doing the Z1b in post #001 of this thread - keeping the overall look but doing it in standard Z1b colours
Looking forward to that thread ................. if I'm still around !!My next minor project is re doing the Z1b in post #001 of this thread - keeping the overall look but doing it in standard Z1b colours
You’ll be long gone, you’re old now! Nearly as old as NoobieLooking forward to that thread ................. if I'm still around !!
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Why did you keep the ABS ring?
There’s no ABS ring on mine, that’s a Superleggera to show they used Black Forks
The red & white fairing gave it away !!
I figured as much !!You’ll be long gone, you’re old now! Nearly as old as Noobie
Today I was going to buy and fit the new door for the renovated Cloackroom or start tidying up for Vaida's impending visit later in the week but then I thought Feck It, I'll play with the bike instead. So called a mate to help roll it off the ramp so I didn't drop it (no brakes yet 
so didn't want to risk it) and I swapped the alloy ramps for my new bike lift from the rear garage. This also gave me the first chance of taking some better pictures with a proper camera now the bike is on it's wheels 
I will download them in a few minutes and post them up but in the mean time here it is on the new lift which gives me much more room to work as it's manoeuvrable 
but then I thought Feck It, I'll play with the bike instead. So called a mate to help roll it off the ramp so I didn't drop it (no brakes yet so didn't want to risk it) and I swapped the alloy ramps for my new bike lift from the rear garage. This also gave me the first chance of taking some better pictures with a proper camera now the bike is on it's wheels I will download them in a few minutes and post them up but in the mean time here it is on the new lift which gives me much more room to work as it's manoeuvrable
So, the wimmin's have gone and I'm back to decorating and fettling the bike. Yesterday I chose the bike and drilled some holes, after which I attacked the cover with a jig saw to join them up. It's a job I've been putting off as I thought it would be a bastid' but after an hour I had the desired remains in front of me.
Today I attacked what was left with a power file and another hour later it is done (apart from a bit of fine fettling, paint stripping and polishing).
I now have a non-wiggly gear change shaft and no clutch push rod mechanism gubbings
and I'm back to decorating and fettling the bike. Yesterday I chose the bike and drilled some holes, after which I attacked the cover with a jig saw to join them up. It's a job I've been putting off as I thought it would be a bastid' but after an hour I had the desired remains in front of me.Today I attacked what was left with a power file and another hour later it is done (apart from a bit of fine fettling, paint stripping and polishing).
I now have a non-wiggly gear change shaft and no clutch push rod mechanism gubbings
Gone?
Had a slight issue with the new 525 offset Front Sprocket that I noticed a few months ago - it was 3mm thinner than a standard one on it's core thickness throwing out my chain alignment. My chain alignment measurements were based on the standard sprocket fitted and allowing the 5/8" offset the new sprocket would give me.
A mate machined up a 3mm spacer today which fits like a glove
Chain alignment is now bang on...
I've measured for the chain on minimum adjustment and it looks like I need 113 links, so a standard 114 link chain might do, but I might order 120 links just to be safe.
A mate machined up a 3mm spacer today which fits like a glove
Chain alignment is now bang on...
I've measured for the chain on minimum adjustment and it looks like I need 113 links, so a standard 114 link chain might do, but I might order 120 links just to be safe.
I sent him the sizes this morning and collected it today… buy a bike, end your frustrationMonths to get a 3mm spacer made? Steady on speed racer
