chrisja2 wrote:Are the wheels staying gold? That workshop looks mighty bare, wheres the 29?

no mate the wheels are going to be powdercoated White, and the CBR is tucked in the corner.

Text me this cadwell date in march will you please.

Thought you would go for the white wheels, will look awesome me thinks......what date in march for cadwell?

Spoke to David the other day and he mentioned something about cadwell at the end of march that you were doing and that he quite fancied....

Well I have been busy today Fontyyy came round and out came the engine, I couldnt believe how much stuff had to come off the engine.

this is whats left...





A very dirty engine!!



and I have a few piles of bits like this around the shed...



now the cleaning starts....and a lot of cleaning I have to do!!

RVF style cleaning

you wont let it lie will you!!!

well thats me £380 out of pocket.

2x full top end rebuild kits
1x AFAM chain and sprocket set
1x Full set of wheel bearings and seals
1x pair of goodridge front brake lines
1x set of EBC sintered brake pads

+ the money I spent on cleaning products yesterday....and the money I still have to spend on powdercoat, plus the money I have to spend on paint......this could be expensive!!

How much is a tub of fairy liquid? Jeeze i thought you would have been broke after your jaunt to Japan? Might nip round for a brew soon mate.

Any time mate...

Been in the shed all day with some Gunk, Citil Bang and a load of toothbrushes..

I dont think it turned out to bad..







How many bikes come out of the factory nowadays with this stamped into the crankcase!!



My Radiator soaking in a big bowl of soapy water



and if I pile it all up the I am not so scared of it....



Powdercoat and paint...



I gave the frame a going over but ran out of degreaser, broke the calipers down as well and puzzled over removing the wheel bearings.

next up is to finish degreasing the frame, start polishing out the scratches in the swingarm and start to clean up the stuff in the scarey pile!!

Good work my friend, was a nice sunny but cold day for it. So new Renthal grips on the list too?