OK so the bike has been with me for a week now, and after the initial euphoria I took off the rose coloured glasses and had a closer look.
Well, the bike is definitely original.... apart from most NIS screws in the engine being replaced with SS socket heads. The tank is also original, and has a couple of small dents and a few chips which have been touched up with the wrong colour!
I don't think the handlebars are stock, so I'll look for some which have a higher "rise", close to stock.
The sump pan drain plug is definitely NOT stock! Needed A 24mm socket to undo, then found it was a long bolt with an extra nut screwed onto it to ensure it didn't go too far into the oil pan! Sheesh!
It was weeping a tad, so fixed that until I get a replacement pan.
Other than that, the bike runs very well indeed!
More pics soon!
Well, the bike is definitely original.... apart from most NIS screws in the engine being replaced with SS socket heads. The tank is also original, and has a couple of small dents and a few chips which have been touched up with the wrong colour!
I don't think the handlebars are stock, so I'll look for some which have a higher "rise", close to stock.
The sump pan drain plug is definitely NOT stock! Needed A 24mm socket to undo, then found it was a long bolt with an extra nut screwed onto it to ensure it didn't go too far into the oil pan! Sheesh!
It was weeping a tad, so fixed that until I get a replacement pan.Other than that, the bike runs very well indeed!
More pics soon!
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