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Yoshi823:
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Nice to see a clean double disc setup...but there's a lower mount bolt missing from the pivot bracket on the left fork leg...just in case you didn't realise.
z1100r:
Yes, thanks for noticing, but half the bolts are missing, I left them out to measure them so I could order stainless replacements. They have since arrived and all is sorted now.
My second new swinger has arrived from the states friday and I have done everything now ready for the frame, swinger, and stands to go to powder coat. Just a lovely assembly job of all new or refurbed parts to do when it comes back - with mostly stainless nuts and bolts.
Oh shit forgot the petrol tank and clock cases...hmm still undecided wether to get another or fix a few small dings and paint my original. The original is spotless inside but every other I've seen so far on ebay has significant rust inside. Going for a bath to think about it....! :D
captaindonutbikes:
selling my tank. no rust problems.
had the dent pulled and the badge mounts filled but they are still there.
currently in black, new cap and duel fuel tap which has one hole threaded if you just wanted to run one.
Pm me if interested.
z1100r:
I am loving doing this bike..!! I owe it alot..its seen me through the kids...its done all my long trips...its been my work hack....I've fell off it twice, its got my old race engine...it means something to me. I have 15 bikes and only 5 mean anything to me. My old z1100r, cb500, moto guzzi 250, my first RD500, and my 350 YPVS. The rest I bought as investments, I have about 7 or 8 RD500's which seem to have gone ballistic cash wise so i'm going to flog one of those and fund the rebuild of the 5 I want to keep.
Something else I forgot was the switxh gear, done that tonight on the polisher, I just polished both switch gears and master cylinder to mirror finish...they look superb....just got to get some new high turn back bars from somewhere now and jobs a good un.
Refuse to take frame for powder until the rest is done. I want the fun of rebuilding with all new or equivalent parts.
Now whats all this stuff about oil coolers...I have a Yoshimura oil filter adaptor for mine and was thinking of using it with a z1100r oil cooler that i have. The Z oil cooler is a neat effort and will fit really easy with a couple of brackets....I must make and weld on the brackets before frame goes to powder so whats the beef with oil coolers that I have picked up on here in a few threads.
UK Pete:
Hi Its great to see your getting stuck in, 15 bikes is alot, i also have afew, and to be honest it has got a bit out of control
I am sticking an oil cooler on my cafe build, it does more good than harm, eventually some air cooled bikes were getting them as standard as a means of keeping the temperature down, the only thing i have to consider when i fit mine is do i use a thermostat or not for when the engine is cold and needs to reach its operating temp, that is the only thing iam not sure of, my gpz,s have oil coolers but no thermostat
Pete
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