Mattycoops Resto project

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mattycoops43
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Have a little pile of bits to fit now, Rear disc, Rear brake fluid reservoir, Red bar ends and a black top yoke. Planning to take all the controls off and give them a tidy up so the bars look good. I'll post some pics when I get round to this.

Also need to take the powder coat off where the sub frame meets the frame as I forgot it earths through the join and the tacho has gone funny since refitting everything.
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Quite a bit done today, but not particularly photogenic. I fitted a new rear disc, rear fluid reservoir (mine had to be hacked to get one of the screws out), Loosened off the subframe bolts, swivelled it down a bit and cleaned off some powdercoat so it earths to the frame, Oil and filter change, fixed the tacho which had stopped working. (the two weeks in bits under a cover had allowed the earth connections on the back of the dials to corrode), and fitted a late model top yoke which is black, mainly because mine was in awful condition and really let the bike down looking at it while I was riding, along with some shiny anodised bar ends to go with the Honda grips. (not missing the heated grips AT all).

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That's kinda it for now, plan is to ride it and enjoy the sunshine till the winter, then it will be completely stripped, engine rebuilt (it's blowing a little bit of oil) and various other bits powder coated.
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Thats yokes done 148mph at Rockingham!!!
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bigtwinthing wrote:Thats yokes done 148mph at Rockingham!!!
Was it on a Blue bike before you got it then BTT??? :lol:
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Kev L wrote:
bigtwinthing wrote:Thats yokes done 148mph at Rockingham!!!
Was it on a Blue bike before you got it then BTT??? :lol:
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Mine did an indicated 155 but I don't know what that is in real world?
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mattycoops43 wrote:Mine did an indicated 155 but I don't know what that is in real world?
148 was by a proper laser thingy, My mates Busa did 191mph, A Blackbird with a pillion 163, it was a great day.We had a trip up to the Triumph factory too. Good day out all round.
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