NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT

Fantastic work Wiz. Coming along quite nicely.

 

Decals......

 

Did you recover the seat yourself or do you "have a guy" for that as well?

 

Neither in this inst', Pilot, I have got 'a guy' but this one I scored off the 'bay' & it's real leather.

 

We need to talk about SR exhaust systems and "burping" the oil filter. I'll PM you over the weekend.

 

Conversation appreciated, Fitz, I have 'bled' the oil filter.

 

Gotcha; wasn't sure you picked up on that.

 

So when's it going to be ready for the ride to Brisbane?

 

I'm rebuilding the carb, Al, with all new parts, I want it to start effortlessly, then there is a bunch of chroming to be done. How far is it to QLD, 3000 clicks ? Jetstar might be the best option. Wiz.

 

But they're the competition

Scored a job with an Airline but got no bike yet… It’s driving me nuts, 2 months without a bike and I’m going insane

 

Wiz, I wish I had your time to work on bikes (I think).

Beautiful work, as always.

 

beeeutiful!!!great work can't wait t see the finished project...

 

Bling

 

Damm

 

Is that damm good, or damm bad ?

 

that would be damm nice. you have to get some white gloves to put that stuff on with and clean your wrenches

 

That is a lot of shine!

 

Yeh, the old bike is pretty dull without it.

 

Is that the original exhaust that was rechromed?

 

Sure is mook.

 

Wow! That turned out really good.

 

Almost there, need grips, mirrors & the bracket that holds the front hydro' line (chrome guy lost it, but has now found it)

 

Nice,once again.

 

WOW!!! Nice!! Someday I'd like to do that to my XJ. We are building a lift like yours. It is mostly done just need my son to bring it from his place to mine so I can finish it.

 

Have you got ant pictures of your bike lift ?

 

Nice work as usual Wiz

 

Its not finished yet wizard, but I do have some of it assembled bare bone. I should have used counter sunk bolts on the parts that move but couldn't find any in the shop.
My son is a member of the engineer corp in the Canadian Forces at CFB Trenton. We went over to the base shop he works in on a Saturday and built it there. I had to supply my own steel. The stuff they had was to light.
I'll post what I have as soon as I transfer them the the computer.

 

Yeh, I used 10mm s/s c/s bolts on the inside, what sort of winch are you using ? If I was starting again I'd pull out for an electric one. Don't forget it will probably need a little assistance, at the back end, just to get it off the horizontal.

 

Nice work as always wiz!

 

Wiz I'm waiting for when they go on sale. I'll get one then. I need to do more work on it as I said all I have done is put the frame together. Here's a couple pic of what I have got so far.
That's my dog Roxy, aka Killer, checking out the stand. I need to put tabs for tie downs on it and it needs wheels. When I get it home I'll put a front wheel guide/clamp on it. I'm thinking of making it adjustable for different width tires. Also I'm going to put a metal bar from the winch mount down to the bottom angle bar for some added strength. And I'll replace the bolts with some cs ones as soon as I can! We used lock nuts on the bolts.
What type of wheels did you use Wiz? My 73 Suzuki GT750K will be living on the stand for the next year. I figure it will take that long to finish it.

 

The wheels are about 65mm dia, neoprene, with metal hubs, about 150 kg rating, they have a flat plate for welding & they turn through 360*, I had to add a short piece of angle to the outriggers so they could spin unobstructed.

 

OK thanks Wiz. My sons Warrant is also a biker, he belongs to the Cav Veterans Group in Trenton, so he was quite interested on how it works.
So once I get it home I'll do the extras that need to be done. Meanwhile I'll hunt up some wheels.

 

Very nice.....can you post the name of your chrome plater? Chroming was expensive last time I looked.....they were also reluctant to tackle mufflers as it contaminates their tank?

 

Yeh, my guy remarked on the dirty exhaust, but didn't jib.

I will PM you with his contact details. Wiz.

 

FINISHED....

 

well done, looks mint, are you making room for this one ?

 

No, I think I've moved on from the kick start, too much of a PITA.

 

Wow. Fantastic job!

 

impecable.

 

That bike probably hasn't looked that good since beeing packed in a crate 32 years ago....

that is amazing.

 

Well done as always Wiz I'm sure someone will be proud to show that one off for you!!
SS

 

Nice

 

Another fine restoration Wiz... What's next?