My F2 Rebuild

[F2 Paul 876]

Hi All this is what i have been doing over the last few weeks. My plan was this year just to sort out the engine i.e. do the valves and cam-chain and re paint and fit new tyres as this is all i thought i need to do when i put the bike in the shed a while back, so it took a few dry w/e to sort the shed out as i could not get to the bike or have any room to work on it god did i collect some junk.

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 This done i then got the bike out in to the daylight for the first time in a few years.


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I then spent the next few days slowly taken it apart, not too much trouble no broken studs or bolts of my making found a few that others had done, the exhaust clamp had one bolt snapped off and the sump plate had been changed as it was not black so a replacement one and they had snapped of one bolt head thankfully there is a lot of the bolt left so hopefully should get it out with out to much trouble (here

[F2 Paul 876]

Sorry looks like a prob with the photos again, cant seem to be able to post into the text ??.
Will try again if i can work it out ?
Paul

[SteveD CB500K0]

You've not included the actual url in between the [url] tags.

[F2 Paul 876]

Hi Steve i have tryed a few ways but all seem not to work, i would like to put the photos in with the text like i have seen others do but i cant seem to do this, i have a copy of your how to do it but i must not be doing it correct some where. Sorry for this.
Paul

[Yoshi823]

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[F2 Paul 876]

Here are the photos i hope 1st four
1st the shed at the start.
2nd after a w/e clear out.
3rd and 4th the bike out in the sun light at last.

[F2 Paul 876]

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1st The start of the strip down.
2nd The frame showing the rust thankfully most of it is surface stuff.
3rd The engine needs the valves and cam chain sorting and a repaint.
4th Now to start the refurbishment.

[Spitfire]

Scary stuff, at this stage it always makes me wonder if I'll ever get it all back together !

Cheers

Den

[UK Pete]

Thats looking good paul, well done for getting stuck in, the bike looks pretty good condition so hopefully you wont have to spend a fortune on it, saying that when you start on the engine its very hard to know where to draw the line renewing  and reusing bits, thats where allot of the money seems to dissapear
Pete

[F2 Paul 876]

Hi Thanks
I have the paint for the frame any way (cost nothing)and a lot of the other things i need , i had to get some Gunk for

[Bryanj]

Check valve stem to guide play, especially on exhaust side, as thats the BIG wear bug with F2/3

[F2 Paul 876]

Thanks i will make shaw they are ok thanks for the pointer.

[F2 Paul 876]

Just a quick up date, aim on Hols this week so have plans to get as much done as i can.Today i stripped the paint of the frame, next i shall sand the rust of the frame then paint it as the weather looks good for the rest of the week i should have this done by Sat i hope ??.
When i tried to take the main stand of i had a bit of a fight with it, could only get the pivot a small way out, so out came the anglegrinder and job done,looks like i had the same problem years ago as the part number is ticked in my parts book a look at the other bike and yes new pivot fitted.
More when i get it done.

[Spitfire]

Making me feel guilty here as I should be painting up the rest of my F2 parts, did a load last year, but this fine weather has kinda snuck up on me !

Cheers

en

[F2 Paul 876]

Hi not a lot done today, got the undercoat on the frame 2 large cans used. This could be the most paint thats been on the frame by the small amount i took of with paint stripper, and there is still the black to go hope to get this done by late Saturday.
The swinging arm is next striped it, now to de-rust it then paint.
The main stand is started a lot of rust on this should take me about a hour to sort it then paint.
The fumes are not as bad(or good) as the old paint and paint stripper used to be, our them where the days, only now have to watch out for spray that gets blown back over me as now my specks get covered only need them for reading and close work now did not have this prob last time i did a bike up in the last century>
Till next time