bloody hell - sub zero temps mean nada trips to garage.
have finished tank so at least that is done. moving on to front brake repair, replace and repaint, then jump into the engine (or try and find a cheap mechanic to do it for me).
Hit -2 & snow yesterday so absolutely no chance of me taking the other bike out although today was 'warmer' and clear skies at about 3 degrees. have abandoned all hope of riding again until spring whenever the hell that is is the godforsaken hellhole they call England.
found a couple of cool headlight brackets so may start getting the old one off in readiness for eventual new lights.
less said about the cricket the better.
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Sunday, 14 November 2010
November 14th 2010
Some progress - tank is now 3/4's done. Started polishing and cleaning the final bits of paint off. I'm planning to leave it a bit rough to add to the feel of the bike. Images posted below.
Still one side to do plus a final wash of the inside to complete. Then hopefully on to other items.
Still one side to do plus a final wash of the inside to complete. Then hopefully on to other items.
Sunday, 31 October 2010
Oct 31st - Halloween and Boss's Birthday Pt 1
Still suffering from to many other non fun things to have completed further work. Tank is 3/4's done and I should have that finished soon. Then on to brakes,sparks and oil.
Took the boy child to the National Motor Cycle museum when I was up at the in-laws last week. Some images below including a namesake ? (see other posts), didn't know Chris W. had a motorcycling pedigree but there you go. Some nice images of the original Triumph engines and you can see how much Kawasaki lifted the design from these original brit bikes.
Couldn't resist including the oil containers as a reminder as to why the old brit companies are no longer with us (Mr Bloors fine rebirth of Triumph excluded of course.) A Barry Sheene Norton, Vincent and a few other nice bikes below.
Great museum, recomended for a visit but avoid the cafe with it's truly horrible coffee.
Deep autumn here although I was able to get the TL out last week for a good spin but I suspect it may be some time before the next one as the weather is pretty grim.
Took the boy child to the National Motor Cycle museum when I was up at the in-laws last week. Some images below including a namesake ? (see other posts), didn't know Chris W. had a motorcycling pedigree but there you go. Some nice images of the original Triumph engines and you can see how much Kawasaki lifted the design from these original brit bikes.
Couldn't resist including the oil containers as a reminder as to why the old brit companies are no longer with us (Mr Bloors fine rebirth of Triumph excluded of course.) A Barry Sheene Norton, Vincent and a few other nice bikes below.
Great museum, recomended for a visit but avoid the cafe with it's truly horrible coffee.
Deep autumn here although I was able to get the TL out last week for a good spin but I suspect it may be some time before the next one as the weather is pretty grim.
Sunday, 26 September 2010
Sept 26th 2010
Depression kicks in.... bloody cold and or raining. No work as am snowed under with other stuff. A few days off from work coming up so hopefully a chance to push forward with the tank stuff and to start looking at a few other things.
Webber pulls a 3rd and Hamilton (dickhead) out - but Alonzo looks to be in amazing form. Tight in the F1 and I hate to admit it...really interesting close to the season as opposed to MotoGp which has been limp all year.
Webber pulls a 3rd and Hamilton (dickhead) out - but Alonzo looks to be in amazing form. Tight in the F1 and I hate to admit it...really interesting close to the season as opposed to MotoGp which has been limp all year.
Sunday, 5 September 2010
Sept 4th 2010
More tank stuff - mostly complete. Pretty impressive results as 95% of the exisiting rust has been removed via two solutions left overnight across the weekends just gone. Shall try to strip the rest of the paint of next week and get the tank completely back to bare metal.
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