My first ever bike build!!

[Airwolfie]

- Mount headlight properly DONE!!!
- Find replacement line for clutch DONE!!!
- finish off foot pegs Getting there!!!
- mount indicators FRONT ONES DONE!!
- mount coils DONE!!!
- mount tacho and speedo DONE!!
- recon front caliper/s(not sure if I want to go twin or single yet) Going to scratch that, they don't fit
- mount Boyer ignition DONE!!!
- add fake oil tank for housing electrics DONE!!
- add key starter DONE!!!
- add hi/lo light switch DONE!!!
- add kill switch DONE!!!
- add neutral light DONE!!!
- add spark leadsDONE!!!
-Install Boyer power boxDONE!!!
-Install one way valve on breather DONE!!!
-Bleed clutchDONE!!!
- plug excess petcock holesDONE!!!
- add petcockDONE!!!
- install fuel lineDONE!!!
- add filter podsDONE!!!
- sort out exhausts
- add horn
- paint fenders
-Bleed brakes
- replace tyres
- Find replacement brake line for front brake
- fab steering stop
- add chain
- mount front fender
- fabricate rear fender
- mount rear fender
- mount rear light
- paint and drill rotors
- possibly make spacers for calipers/rotors
- mount number plate
- wire entire bike
- mount rear brake switch
- clean and line gas tankDONE!!!
- paint gas tank
- add oil
- add fuel
- run engine
- tune engine
- get MOT!!

Nothing to show but I managed to clean out the inside of my tank and line it with some Kreem tank liner. Took all day yesterday until the early hours of this morning, but it's done. I may do another coat, as this one seems a tad thin.

No pics as you can't really see inside the tank.

One more off the list!

 

[peanut]

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Nothing to show but I managed to clean out the inside of my tank and line it with some Kreem tank liner. Took all day yesterday until the early hours of this morning, but it's done. I may do another coat, as this one seems a tad thin.

No pics as you can't really see inside the tank.

One more off the list!

whaddyamein no pics ?

We wanna see some pics

good to see you're still making some progress.....

 

[Airwolfie]

whaddyamein no pics ?

We wanna see some pics

good to see you're still making some progress.....

Cos it's on the INSIDE! My camera isn't small enough to get into the filler hole!

Yeah slowly but surely. I also asked my mate to get me some tyres, and I took the head light off to replace the innards and prep for paint. Exhaust and foor pegs are also onthe cards right now.

Getting there....

 

[peanut]

Cos it's on the INSIDE! My camera isn't small enough to get into the filler hole!



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thats no excuse ! I'll send you my boroscope

I'm glad you are not cutting any corners or rushing the build like I did . Its going to give you a lot of satisfaction and pride when its finished.

I'm probably not going to be on for a while.

My old friend Peanut has been slowly deteriorating this past 3x weeks and I think the very last thing that I will be able to give to my little tiger is release from his distress today.

They say that you know when the time comes ...and they are right.

We fed him hourly when he was just a few days old and He's shared every day of my life for nearly 17 years ! thats a quarter of my lifetime!

I can't imagine life without him at the moment ........

 

[Airwolfie]

Oh no! Sooo sorry to hear that mate! My thoughts go out to you, that's a tough nut to crack.......At least he will be better off without the suffering.

 

[Eddie209]

Killer attention to detail my friend. Keep up the good work

 

[Airwolfie]

Thanks Eddie!

 

[Airwolfie]

Nothing off the list, but stuff that had to be done! I suppose I could add it and then cross it off!!

Painted a few bits.

Also got this this week!

A friend of a friend re upholstered the seat for me!! I love it!!

 

[I am Carbon]

Hey Airwolfie, the bits are looking good man!
The seat looks mighty fine too.
When do Ya think the first start is going to be?

 

[jdizon]

Fuck yeah! Killer seat and grips!

 

[Airwolfie]

Hey Airwolfie, the bits are looking good man!
The seat looks mighty fine too.
When do Ya think the first start is going to be?

Thanks Carbon!! Getting my exhaust done hopefully this week, then a friend of mine will help with the wiring up of the elec's, so pretty soon I think! Might even be next weekend, who knows! I'm aiming for end of the month at the latest!

Fuck yeah! Killer seat and grips!

Thanks Johann!!

 

[Airwolfie]

Did the tank today, sanded it down with 80grit, then clearcoated it.

Looks the nuts!

 

[neanderthal]

nice man, as soon as it dries you gotta post pics of it. if not mounted at least resting on the frame. looking forward to seeing it at many angles!

 

[Airwolfie]

Thanks Jake! will probably not be before next weekend though, IF the weather is good! Can't take proper pics in my shed!

 

[I am Carbon]

Airwolfie hows it going Man?
Are You going to leave the tank like that?
I'm looking forward to seeing the exhaust on there.

 

[Airwolfie]

It going great Carbon! Yes I'm leaving the tank as is, going to add a help-me-go-faster-stripe down the middle in orange and white, age it a little and then do a two part clear over it.

 

[I am Carbon]

Well that's cool can't wait to see that

 

[Airwolfie]

I HOPE so! Still not sure, but there is only one way to find out!!!

 

[jdizon]

Looking good man! The tank kind of matches the color of the forks! Perfect.

 

[Airwolfie]

Looking good man! The tank kind of matches the color of the forks! Perfect.

Thanks Johann!

Got a few more off the list!!!

- Mount headlight properly DONE!!!
- Find replacement line for clutch DONE!!!
- finish off foot pegs Getting there!!!
- mount indicators FRONT ONES DONE!!
- mount coils DONE!!!
- mount tacho and speedo DONE!!
- recon front caliper/s(not sure if I want to go twin or single yet) Going to scratch that, they don't fit
- mount Boyer ignition DONE!!!
- add fake oil tank for housing electrics DONE!!
- add key starter DONE!!!
- add hi/lo light switch DONE!!!
- add kill switch DONE!!!
- add neutral light DONE!!!
- add spark leadsDONE!!!
-Install Boyer power boxDONE!!!
-Install one way valve on breather DONE!!!
-Bleed clutchDONE!!!
- plug excess petcock holesDONE!!!
- add petcockDONE!!!
- install fuel lineDONE!!!
- add filter podsDONE!!!
-clean and line gas tankDONE!!!
- fabricate rear fenderDONE!!!
- mount rear fenderDONE!!!
- mount rear lightDONE!!!
- sort out exhausts
- add horn
- paint fenders
-Bleed brakes
- replace tyres
- Find replacement brake line for front brake
- fab steering stop
- add chain
- mount front fender
- paint and drill rotors
- possibly make spacers for calipers/rotors
- mount number plate
- wire entire bike
- mount rear brake switch
- paint gas tank
- add oil
- add fuel
- run engine
- tune engine
- get MOT!!

Only twenty to go!!

Got a fender off a member on the UK forum, cut it up, bent it out to fit, made a bracket
up front, than made some struts out of threaded rod and brass tubing, added some rose type rod ends, and screwed it all together. Still a bit off the tyre, but I want to wait until I get new ones to finalise the fit of them. I also added the rear light!

Some pics

The bolts will be cut shorter and turned about tomorrow