Tonight I have been fitting the new chain and sprocket (haven’t cut the chain down yet!. Also fitted my exhausts, new exhaust guard, rear brake setup and front higher (got my carbon back from being re lacquered, looks so much better than the faded battered stuff I started with!
Bit more done, sorted the chain, fitted rear wheel and hugger and torqued everything up. Finished replacing all the water hose jubilee clips too and torqued front axle up.
Just what i was waiting for a few photos of the rear wheel, the colour match looks spot on and with the matt finish
Looking superb. Q: Could I get a similar level of finish from cleaning items rather than zinc-plating? Your swingarm, rear axle and nuts look brand new(!)
Imho, no. Once the plating has deteriorated, I don't think you'll get the finish back without re-plating, replacing with new oem or with stainless/titanium. I went down the route of stainless and titanium, as the oem fasteners are notoriously soft and stainless and titanium can always be polished to as-new - not correct for a restored bike though...
On that basis, when restoring my 99MY 748 this winter should I be replacing the original nuts & bolts or replacing with stainless which is what I was going to do?
Your choice. Depends if you’re going for absolutely correct and original. Not sure about stainless but I think you can get coloured titanium fasteners, so maybe gold-coloured titanium is the answer??
Definately go the stainless/titanium route for all fixings if and where possible. Less hassle all round...
Are those my old wheels ? They look the bollocks, great refurb Messer the whole bike superb. Still got quite a few bits left, may re-post later.
Just realized I missed that thread! Great work Messer, I recognize former Bad-Yeti's '98 we discussed about in an older thread at the time he was selling it; glad you got it and are doing that work, looks good! Looking forward to the completed bike and watching the first start up video
Had a bit of time in the garage tonight and fitted up my freshly painted lovely panels and new seat pad. Starting to take shape and starting to look like it should !
