up beat

The nice new ohlins is in position, but not without drama and a little bit of blood.
All in all though, it looks good and it looks right. Bearing in mind I don't know what I'm talking about! I am feeling up-beat and a bit more confident the bike will be ready for the 18th feb.

Now I gotta go and get on with it!
more photos and words when I'm not in the workshop over the coming weekend!

patience.

After spending Saturday morning with Darren, welding in the shock mount and sorting out a sub frame, we realised the hose from the gas bottle was in the wrong place.The hose where it joins to the shock was at the wrong angle. Not wanting to risk loosening the connection and loosing pressure, we halted proceedings until the following Thursday while I consulted Steve Jordan to make certain, as none of us were, that we could do the job ourselves.

So in the meantime, the FZ has been piled in the corner while I get on with sorting the XJR ready to be sold. She looks the business now! and is ready to go. I shall miss the old bus and am rather emotional about letting her go.

The FZ should keep my mind off the XJR.

While the XJR has been taking up all the room in the shed, the FZ has been scrutinised and we have decided the refine the design of the shock mounts and the sub frame, so maybe having the hose hold things up has been a blessing in disguise.

With almost all components in my possession now, I am hoping to get things together swiftly.Whether that is the case or not will have to be seen.