a little bit more progress.
First let me say that I have managed to remove the last part of the exhaust (the tricky part at the rear) without any bolt snapping or removing the swingarm, but the oil leak I have there is as bad as the BP oil leak...

Some pictures, valve covers off

Front


Rear


semi naked front

Unless I knocked off a shim by accident without realising, but there was a loose shim in the middle of the front head.

More work done this evening,


semi naked rear


yuk

engine will be out on Friday, post office is holding a small parcel.... my castle nut

so a little bit more progress was done today, I didn't have my camera with me this morning as I was taking the bike apart (got it after).

One dirty frame





One very dirty swingarm





the engine partly opened up....





A pile of bits, you got to have a picture of that

And some cleaned parts

One clean swingarm






Used some Gunk and a tooth brush...
Rather pleased with the outcome, as I am not building a show bike, that level of cleaning is enough for me.
As you can see from the previous pictures, it's a night and day difference.


That round thing from the back



Whatever you call that

Your not shy are you you do know summers coming dont you? then again the speed your cracking on with this project it'll be finished next week!

It's going at a much faster pace than I had anticipated, I need to order the rear shock and RO front springs (and other bits)....

nice work looks realy clean to me
what shock are you going to use
i am considering one miself but get a little lost as what make to go with
like the nitron sport but wilders technoflex and wp do one for the rvf as wel
only problem with the nitron is i have to order in the uk
keep up the good work summer is coming

surfer 69-b wrote: what shock are you going to use

I'm going to order a Hagon shock, bike is for road use only (commuting) and will never see the track.

I have bought the following off fleebay...
_WR's rearset
_Hagon shock

about to place a big order with RO

WR's...Respect