Really looks great. And its finished! I'll look out for the new pics for the next time you've finished it. LOL.
You have some real patience and skill there fella Have a look at what it looks like with clip ons, as I think the belly pan and clip ons make the bike look so much more cafe racer that street fighter and fit the look
I have been putting a few miles on the bike, and bedding it in… it really is a nice bike to ride! one of the things I have found difficult is the gear change. the distance between the footrest and the lever is a little too short for me. I checked on line but I couldn’t see any longer alternatives, so I decided to make one. I cut the profile out of some 10mm plate with a jigsaw, and TIG welded the parts together… then I filled it to shape, it took a while but it was strangely satisfying! finally I drilled the holes, and found an Olite bush the right size for the pivot. much better now!
the bike is going well! although i did run out of petrol the other day... looks like the reserve light does not work! Worst part was my wife was on the back... I made a couple if risers yesterday as I wanted the handlebars a bit higher...I could probably bought them for a few pounds but where is the fun in that! made on my old milling machine which dates from the early 30's... no CNC here although i have now gone digital!
Well... My new project arrives on Tuesday... bought unseen apart from a few poor photos, and its a none runner. taken a bit of a risk on this one... Watch this space!
My new project has arrived! It’s a 1999 M900. It has 9,000 miles on it. It was delivered by a courier from the North who I will definitely use again, he was brilliant! https://srcoupland.com/ I bought the bike sight unseen, save for a few pictures. It’s a none runner at the moment so who knows, but I bought it on that basis. I will attempt to start it over the next few days. When it arrived it was exactly as described, and I was very happy, especially after I sprayed the whole bike with gunk a couple of times and let it soak in for a few hours. Then a good jet wash and it has come up pretty well! It spins over OK, and I have checked the compression and that is all good. Not sure what I will do with this one yet… it’s almost too good as it is for a full restoration, so I will get it running and then make a decision from there. It also has an interesting registration number that will appeal I guess to someone with say a new Ducati V4 as that is still an L 90 degree configuration! Once I decide what I am doing, I will probably start a new thread…
Well there were a few electrical faults... one was a very poor earth, and someone had transposed the wires on the coils! I often see this... in trying to find the fault, you introduce another fault, and then go around in circles! Also, the HT leads were not very firm in the plug caps, relying on the rubber boot to hold it in. there was evidence of arcing... It runs and sounds OK! the clutch is noisy, and the stack height is low, so I have ordered some plates, and some cam belts as although these look brand new its stood for a long time. I have cleaned the carbs, but they were already VERY clean like someone had already been in there. One of the mixture screws was solid, and badly mashed up, but I managed to get it out ok and will order a couple. New battery on order as well!
Well the blue Monster didn't last long... it was too good to restore, and I didn't fancy chopping it about. I thought long and hard on what I wanted... and decided I wanted to build a scrambles type bike, and a good basis for that was another multistrada. So here she is. 2003... 16k miles, and runs sweet as anything! I will be selling parts off that I know I wont use over the forthcoming weeks, and then pop it to the back of the garage until I start it in earnest in the Autumn. its stripped of all the parts that that I will be selling on... and I have cut the rear of the frame off so there is no going back now! As an aside, I used some cutting discs a mate gave me... its the first time I have had a disc shatter on me... so glad I had a full grinding mask on me! They went straight in the bin!
I’ll read this with interest, new thread or are you continuing on this thread? Lad at work some time back had a large disc shatter on him, his face is heavily scarred down one side. I hadn’t seen him for a while truly shocked to see how damaged he was despite the best endeavours of the surgeons.
