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Update: Ok so after sorting out the back brake issue and getting all the connected i decided i may aswell hook the front brake up, which wasnt an issue at all until i had the genius idea to spin the front wheel and test them only to notice that the speedo didnt seem to be working, i knew the guage itself was find as i had it apart to sticker the face plates and also to wind her back to a fresh start of 0, and i knew i had assembled everything in the wheel perfectly After becoming very frustrated as to why it wasnt working i decided to pull the front wheel off and apart and realised the little plate that has the two tabs that lock against the wheel didnt seem to be making contact, bent them over enough to what seemed like they were going to work and bingo away it went with the cable inserted to test, so after all that reinstalled the front wheel and brake, spun it up and all seems to be working, Now that i have that all sorted i can put the motor back in which will be tomorrow afternoons job here are some pics of the brake progress and the guages (sorry for the shitty quaility taken with my iphone)

Not really sure how the speedo works on the jog-r but to me it sounds like the speedo gear/sensor could possibly be broken or have an issue?

I recently did my 75 dt400 ones if you can elaborate some more and post a couple of pics

welcome steve from a fellow aussie i recently had an 06 xvs1100 custom that was my dads, wonderful crusing bikes

ok blackhat, i re read what you said after thinking and thinking and realised i should have been putting the hook onto item 18 i feel like such an idiot haha thanks for the help also here is a pic from the other side showing the beautiful yellow paintwork (all done by me i might add)

thanks airhead but the issue is with item 20 like blackhat has said, i have the spring over the shaft (item18) with the hook of the spring onto the bolt (item 21) and the long straight part of the spring resting on the frame when i try and tighten the bolt down to place tension on the spring it seems to pull it tight onto the shaft and not help at all it is confusing the hell out of my as it seems so simple

haha thanks, just used my facebook to join the forum

i made this mistake yesterday and for me it was more out of frustration at something i have struggled with trying to figure out for hours and run over in my mind numerous times, im just glad that Slice was kind enough to point this out and i was able to start on the right path with you guys and gals here

Not sure if its any help but i recently blasted and painted the oil tank on my 75 dt400, it looked to me like it was welded sorry i cant be more help

Hey Sash, excellent job so far, looks very identical to where i am at with my bike, slow and steady wins the race

Very nice bike calum, shame about the bike theives

Thanks mate, thats right, not that im doing it for the money im doing it for the love of motorbikes, well that and any excuse to hide in the shed from the mrs

As im new here im not really sure where to start, im already a fair way into my project as it has gone pretty smoothly so far, As you can see it was in pretty rough shape when i first got it, from what i was told it had been sitting outside for approx 15 years with out moving, only had 17xxxkms on the speedo, didnt even bother trying to start it as i assumed it wouldnt even hint at starting the frame was rusted out in the front section, didnt realise until i had it sandblasted, with wanting to do as much of the work myself as i could i welded some bracing together to hold the frame for when i cut it, here is the results Currently the bike is sitting with the frame powdercoated, engine fully rebuilt bearings, rings gaskets etc and then high performance coated, all chrome parts rechromed including the forks which had to be hard chromed as the pitting in the metal was so bad, replaced and respoked the wheels and had the hubs water blasted which is an amazing process, found some dunlop tyres which are almost identical to the originals, so really its a rolling chassis, i also have all the parts painted to the original colours of yellow black and silver including both the oil and fuel tanks Next on the list is to repair the exhaust as its badly rusted in the j pipe from years of sitting outside with water in it Im currently trying to reassemble the rear brake setup which is causing a bit of hassle as i cant see to figure out how the brak return spring goes, if anyone is able to point my in the right direction of how it goes that would be excellent will post some more details and pictures soon

Just wanted to say hi to all, My names Josh, 25 from brisbane australia Im currently in the process of restoring a 1975 DT400 which was a bit of a bucket when i got it, alot of bad rust in the frame and here and there Ive been into bikes ever since i was a kid as my dad has always riden, much to my mums hate as soon as i was old enough i got my licence and went from there So hello to everyone and i look forward to expanding my knowledge with you guys