Update;

painter phoned today, he's just finishing off the base paint and ordering the vinyl today.

I picked up the machining job yesterday from MSC (or western rebores) in manchester. top bloke,ex bike racer and checks clearances for you too.

so he puts in a head stud after i snapped mine trying to get it off, swapped over the liners to the ones that match the pistons,honed and skimmed them, then checked all my valves (one was bent)

Took the best valves from the spares motor, then recut the valve head and valves.

Then he skimmed the head all for £200.

love the machine oil smell too

here's the skimmed barrel

and the head work

Hmmmmmmmmm bikerporn...

That looks so neat ,,, and expensive

might be expensive, but I don't drink or smoke and that's what I like to spend my money on

very nice Drew looking forward to seeing her finished

OK,finally found this thread again.search didn't work

 

Painter sent some pictures so far and I'm not that convinced on the words yamaha on the side fairing. and I think it needs a racing stripe on the top of the rear cover.

 

let me know what you think guys

 

like this

racing strip on the smaller top cover?

 

not sure on the "yamaha" looks amateur , I think I use "machine" font which looks better. also there's a split in the fairing and the paint isn't flat

 

he's not got the front fairing or tank done yet

this was my original idea

 

taking the rear shock to KAIS suspension tomorrow to get a new spring and a re-valve to my weight. £210

 

then I should be picking up the paint hopefully next week as I have Thursday and Friday off, shock will take a week so it should tie in nicely.

 

just done a re-shim and need 2 x 255mm shims which I've ordered from Wemoto

 

 

just done a re-shim and need 2 x 255mm shims which I've ordered from Wemoto

That's a bloody big shim, whats the valve gear on a ship?

That's a bloody big shim, whats the valve gear on a ship?

thats what they are called 255

 

Just trying to imagine an engine with valve clearances measured in feet?

Admins, kindly delete this post if deemed inappropriate.

Al

 

Edited by DDT: Thank you, I have.

picking up the paint tomorrow and the rear shock's gonna take another week as they will have to send away for a new spring.

 

engine completed now and just need to get it in the frame but need the shock and swing arm installed before I can do that.

 

on the home stretch now

Woohoo!! only been 3 years in the making,

Looking forward to the finished piccies

Looking forward to seeing its transformation from last years Squires meet up, Drewps. :-)

Looking forward to seeing its transformation from last years Squires meet up, Drewps. :-)

yeh Drew make sure you put the side stand down properly, imagine how bad you would have felt if you'd had that paint done last year

picked up the paint from Andys bikes in Ilkeston

 

 

then I've fitted the front fairing, which is all I can do till the rear shock gets done

 

 

looking good, just a bit wary of damaging the paint (which is going to happen, lets face it)

Looking good  mate, Pauls bike couldn't have gone to a better home.Really looking forward to seeing the finished article.

Looking good  mate, Pauls bike couldn't have gone to a better home.Really looking forward to seeing the finished article.

cheers Paul, it is turning out really good.

 

Just hope the engine is done right

Really smart Drew I'd take the nosecone back off for now! Too risky.