Well, all engine parts painted and ready for assembly. The last order from boats.net with most of the engine seals has just left... so should be here within days (weeks?). The paint has cured well and the parts look great.
Also completed the assembly of the forks. All went well until I installed the dust seals... and realised boats sent 34F ones - which are smaller and don't fit the fork legs. So had to reuse the old 34L ones, which worked OK - they were still in good condition and should seal all right.
Wrong seals:
Correct seal on the left:
Forks assembled and ready for installation into the newly painted frame.
With the nice black triple clamp, refurbished bolts and small parts... it is looking good:
Swing arm ready to go as well. All bearings and wear parts fit well...
After rooting around with g-clamps to compress the spring, I went to Fulcrum to do the job safely and faster - and without scratching the spring paint. It took him 2 minutes on some electric compressor - doh! Too easy.
Just picked up the new front mud guard as well as new piston rings and gasket kit from the local dealer - first time I own an original mud guard! Always wanted one, never liked the aftermarket Acerbis one...
Next onto the wheels... started with the rear wheel and it went really well. The spokes fit well, and after finding the first correctly angled hole in the rim it becomes easy: Follow the "every fourth hole" logic and the wheel is done in no time. Had a 4mm wobble in it for startes, but after a few adjustments it is now less than 1mm, which is fine!
Home made truing stand does the job...
Now I just got the get the front wheel right - the first attempt went a bit pear shaped, so have another go tomorrow.
Well, it is coming together... fantastic!
