CharlieGreger wrote:

MEZO wrote:What`s a Euromilhões

Is that a European hooker with plenty of cash in her purse?

Mezo.

something like this i would imagine

That`s my dream bird, as long as that wedge she`s holding on to "firmly" doesn't belong to me.

Mezo.

I was outbid in the last five minutes of the auction......

Do yourself a favour; get ezsniper....never loose or forget to bid again.

http://www.ezsniper.com

When you sign up for the free trial use me as your referee...." actionmanmelb "

Hi everyone!



Charlie, I have a full Chesterfield sticker set, based on the 1989 Belgarda Dakar rides.
If you decide to go on the red/white way, the set is available from me.
The bike will look like this:

https://picasaweb.google.com/1070398113 ... 0004200770

The superten in the background is mine, but the front bike has the same decoration.
I'm gonna change the start number :)


cheers

Zoli
a.k.a Gustafsson

from Hungary

Gustafsson wrote:Hi everyone!

Charlie, I have a full Chesterfield sticker set, based on the 1989 Belgarda Dakar rides.
If you decide to go on the red/white way, the set is available from me.
cheers
Zoli
a.k.a Gustafsson

from Hungary

Hey Gustav

I would be forever in your debt if I could get a set of Decals from you.!!!!
My bike is going to look similar to what you have. The idea for my bike rebuild is to base it on the dakar bikes, but will not be a complete replica. The Start number will be different and the plate/sticker it goes on will also look a little different. I am busy uploding photos from my recent work and will post them here shortly.

Right then, where was I....???? Ah yes, still working on the front end bits. Actually i have done a fair bit since i last posted. Sorry chaps, work is keeping me busy and away from the important things in life

I took a week off work to have a break and to get a few hours in on the bike, This deal of only having one day a week to work on her is bloody annoying, so i say fuck it, I am off on a holiday, see you when i get back! So off i went and managed to do a bit of painting and work on the motor a little. Here are the pics i remembered to take.
getting ready to spray the yokes

after a shot of paint or three, i gave them a quick wet sand before spraying the clear coat.

The silver paint applied to the swing arm, shock linkage, exhaust cover, and a touch of yellow to the front disk covers and the oil tank. The next day i sprayed the clear coat and added the Michelin stickers to the swing arm. Oh and the crash bars and tank bracket with a coat of matt black

With yet more good weather and time on my hands for a change, i managed to do spray my pearl undercoat on the first coat of white. I forgot to take a pic of the pearl coat... sorry! It has a silver-ish look to it, and i was worried that it would look crap with the white over it. I have never sprayed a bike like i am doing now. I have always done a rough patch job or used a spray can with dodgy results. But seeing the results of some of the bikes done in here, i have decided to do it properly.
I am sure that a pro would be able to do it much better than i can, but my budget doesnt allow for that sort of thing.

So out comes the spraygun and compressor and away i go. I hung the bits on the frame once they were touch dry just to keep them out of the way. I bumped a side panel off the bench and had to respray it


I know the balloon looks odd, but it does the trick. Just blow up the balloon inside the tank neck till it comes out the top a bit and tie it off. Seals the tank perfectly Just remember to take it out once the paint is touch dry. I left the first one in the neck and came out to have a look a few hours later and it had fallen into the tank Luckily it hadnt fallen all the way in.

Once i had done the white I was trying to get an idea of what she is going to look like with a bit of body art... so i got out my box of stickers, and....

and...

Again, i forgot to take photos. I get so caught up in what i am doing, that by the time i remember to take photos i have done a bit more than i think i have.....
anyways, I had the front forks fitted with progressive springs and gave the rear spring a coat of silver. I then bolted the swing arm on and the front forks in to get a rolling chassis to make a bit of space in the garage.





with a bit of space in the garage, i pulled out the red paint and gave her a first coat.


once the red coat was applied, i had a go at spraying the engine covers silver. Thanks for the idea Geoff




I had a go at spraying the starter motor, but just couldnt get it perfect. How you do it Geoff is a sheer mystery

After a third coat of red, i had to have a look see what it looks like on the bike...



the inside surface of the fairings is going to be white when i am done painting. I wasnt sure if you would be able to see the inside, but as it turns out you can.

Then the kid came out to have a look and decided to help out. what it might look like with the motor in.

The fork boots arrived on friday afternoon, half an hour later, they were on


And the saga continues..... My motor has started to be disassembled. The head, pistons and barrells are off at the engineers to have new valves and a hone. My seat is being recovered. It is going to be red on the top and have black side walls with white "YAMAHA" text. And i have at last found a place in town that does steel braided hoses. I am having a set done for the front and one for the back
I am struggling to get the clutch housing nut off. I made a tool to hold the basket, but still no luck. Any ideas on how to get that nut off with half the motor stripped already?? Would a pneumatic tool do the job or would that be too risky??

Any ideas on how to get that nut off with half the motor stripped already??

You have a compressor for the spray gun. Do you also have an air impact (rattle) gun?
One of these will get it off in a jiffy.

I have thought of that but wasn't sure if all that rattling will do any harm on the inside????? I cant see how it would, I guess i am just being cautious.