Sorted the oil lines today, yes I know the live lead is near the chain and the battery is near the tyre it's temporary honest! but hey they are on and used the old battery being massive for shaping the oil lines around and a short length of rubber pipe to take up the vibrations they run underneath into the rubber oil lines, as I have read a lot about pipes fracturing etc. 

Seat returned to black so it looks better with the silver paint etc. This winter I will repaint the tins and might even have a go at using leather on the seat!

The box in the background is getting lighter as parts go on the bike! Just waiting on the battery charging so I can turn the engine over and suck that nice new oil into the engine.

getting there

Will have to take a couple of pictures soon! recovered the seat with black vinyl, as I am leaving the paint alone or I will never get on the road this year. Drained the flushing oil out and going to put copper pipes on, but having a bit of a problem with the bending of. Cheap bender broke so got a better one but that seems to flatten the pipe at a 90 deg bend, tried all variations with some odd pipe but no matter how I tried still flattened the bend! I am going to have a go at it using an internal bending spring which should sort it, I need to bend the pipe so that it goes around the battery then under the chassis into the rubber pipe so about 3 90's. I was hoping to spiral one of the pipes but I think I will have run out of pipe practicing! Still there's always this winter! Once they are sorted rear wheel off sort the battery holder and widen the chain/frame clearance. Oh yeah repainted the rear mudguard and the new indicators, having broken one of them! so that is ready for re-mounting.

Work commences

Well, having got the beast started, I can get on with the rest. Lesson one - put the rear mudguard on last! Spent half an hour undoing two bolts to detach the muddy as they were behind the oil tank! As it needed respray I have modified it so that the two bolts are now above the rail. The mudguard paint was not good enough some sanding lines had come through over the months, I have had nothing but trouble with it the tank an oil tank went fine but the muddy has been a pain for what ever reason! So spent Sunday afternoon sat at the front of the garage in the sun sanding it back to smooth! Quite enjoyable and peaceful.
When that is done the rear caliper carrier needs a bit of modifying courtesy of angle grinder and some files!

Behold she started!

Well flippin 'eck as much it has only taken about two weekends of fiddlin re checking and rechecking wiring and everytime could not find any problems so tonight I thought one more check over with the multi-meter then ka boom blat blat blattery blat tune up time tomorrow then I can charge full ahead with sorting the rear end (somewhere along the line I managed to break off an indicator whilst she was covered up) plus change of paint scheme is required. and need a little more clearance on lower frame leg for the chain.

For the record I am one happy old sod tonight!