One year on.

dieffe · Post by **dieffe** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:32 am

I'm getting a new shed on Saturday which will be my polishing shed so if you fancy popping round to have a blinging session you are more than welcome. I've even got a kettle in the garage.

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:11 pm

Fantastic!! Lol, and you're well within walking distance (eastham too, by the train station!)

dieffe · Post by **dieffe** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:52 pm

The shed is up and waiting for me to wire some sockets and lights in. I'll do that tomorrow and then it's polishing galore.

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:23 am

Excellent!! Will let you know when I'm back up home, stuck down the fookin midlands even as we speak $:\$

dieffe · Post by **dieffe** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:36 pm

One of the best bits about putting a bike back together is when the stuff comes back from the chromers. It's like Christmas all over again.

I also tried the XJR front wheel in the R1 forks and it fits quite well luckily.

Post by **Stig** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:43 pm

nice. How much did the chroming cost you if you dont mind me asking?
was there a minimum charge and what sort of quality is the finished product close up?

dieffe · Post by **dieffe** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:23 pm

Started putting the bike back together at last.

The shock reservoir is just hooked up out of the way, that would be too uncomfortable to sit on where it is.

Hopefully get the engine in tomorrow, a mate is calling round and between us and the trolley jack we should manage OK.

Andy, if you're free later on that would make three glass backs.

fang · Post by **fang** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:33 pm

Oooh, shiny!

Stig will be jealous!

I used a trolley jack to get the engine back in the FZ, with the help of Lisa as well, trickiest part was balancing the engine on the jack.

dieffe · Post by **dieffe** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:56 pm

Had a look at putting the engine back in today and can't for the life of me remember which way round the top hat things go in the front engine mounts. The diagrams show them as being on the outside of the frame but the bolts are allen bolts which I presume fit inside the holes.
Can anyone enlighten me?

Post by **Stig** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:37 pm

does this help?

dieffe · Post by **dieffe** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:54 pm

Cheers Paul, that helps a lot, the top hats go on the inside with allen bolts.

What were the bolts I got chromed then?

dieffe · Post by **dieffe** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:29 pm

The engine is back in. Loads of headscratching now trying to figure out where everything went. :scratch:

Pitbull · Post by **Pitbull** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:31 pm

Looking very good,

oldskoolexup · Post by **oldskoolexup** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:34 pm

looks great

joe111 · Post by **joe111** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:27 pm

nice so far fella