scott-lee powles Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 hi,guys, joined last September, but never got around to saying hi, so, better late then never! got this little baby from the USA, only 4700 miles on it and in very nice condition for a 35 year old bike. must have been wrapped in cotton wool, not a spot of rust on her at all. even the nuts and bolts are shiny. slight rip in the seat, but managed to get a seat cover from Canada, which i've fitted myself, not a bad job for my first attempt. started a major clean up last year,pulling all the connectors apart and cleaning with contact spray, amazing amount of white sand was found in some of them, but she did come from Arizona, so no surprise. pulled off the foot-pegs,side stand and chain guard, and bead-blasted and re-sprayed them. also did the same for the exhaust ,which was in remarkable condition,and gave it a healthy coat of ceramic impregnated paint. found all the bits i need on E-bay for this ,no problem at all,most from the states, but surprising how much you can still get in the UK. also, Germany has a lot of bits as well, very handy. haven't managed to much more this year, as i have got Carpul and Cubital tunnel syndrome,which has left me at a bit of a dead end!! hopefully, after the opps im waiting for have been done, i can continue with the bike. she's mot'ed and taxed, and road registered, and ready to get out there, but just needs the stuff putting back on, but am un-able to do so at the moment, having both arms in brace's!!! major bummer. this is a bike i always wanted, but never got around to getting, just not being able to find a good one, so when i saw this one come up, i sold my beloved 20 year old BMW K100rs straight away. Dont regret it for a second, even though it took a year to find a good one of them. The BMW was a good bike ,but just no fun to ride at all, and at the tender age of 45, i just thought, what the hell, mid-life crisis, here i come. wanted to get a TDR 250, but they are like hen's teeth as well, and parts are few and far between for them, which was a shame. had a TDR in 1990, and loved every minute of owning it, even though it tried to kill me every time i got on it!! Any way, hope you like the pictures, will post more later this summer. if the operations go ok, i hope to get her finished by August, just want to re do the swinging arm, and then she will be mint. cheers, scotty.
scott-lee powles Posted June 9, 2012 Author Posted June 9, 2012 finally!!! have bugger all PC skills, ironic really, i have been programming 5 axis CNC lathes, and 4 axis CNC mills for nearly 20 years, but only had a computer for 2 years!! you can teach an old dog new tricks, just dont expect it to happen overnight.
Moderator Airhead Posted June 9, 2012 Moderator Posted June 9, 2012 she's a beaut scott, well done and
scott-lee powles Posted June 9, 2012 Author Posted June 9, 2012 Thanks, guess it just shows the benefit of living in a more sunnier climate. remarkable condition, apart from a bit of sun fading. these photos were taken when it arrived back last November Bought it end of august, purely on 6 photo's from e-bay. was a long 2 months waiting for it to arrive in the country, then get mot'ed and registered, before i finally got to see it in the flesh. well worth it, though. last year or so has seen a lot of the older twin shocks being imported in to the country, have seen some real beauty's, but this is the only single shock 400 that i have seen. Although, the company that imported it, yuniparts, did get a nice 250mx in the same batch. that was just as nice, save for a nasty chrome rack!! good to see these old air cooled strokers coming back, reminds me of simpler times..................happy days.
mike1949 Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 Welcome to the forum Scotty, where about in Chippenham are you? I'm from Tugela Road.
scott-lee powles Posted June 9, 2012 Author Posted June 9, 2012 on the pewsham est,mike. Holland close.
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