got caried away.... (now finished)
 

was only gonna do a slight strip down and clean but ended stripping down to a bare frame:sing::sing:

most things are now degeased just gotta do a front calipers and clean and service engine ,thought it would be better to do belts and valves as its out ,only done 4000 miles ago but might as well do them, never done a duke engine before so am a bit concered about what i will find.....frame /subframe are of to mate tomorow to be powder coated black and wheels and headlight housing hopefully next weekish.

Going to change shock as its a bit corroded and its a sachs unit:puzzled: thought it should have been showa

apart from some deep gauges on swingarm where a previous owner previous owner didnt know how to adjust chain it is ok chain and sprockets are new but cacked in lube ,good clean and its a did gold 520 pitch chain is that what its supposed to be????

will post any new pics when frame is back and will post one of swingarm bit concerned about this but should be ok.....

Simon

[Edited on 16-4-2006 by HUNT749]

[Edited on 16-4-2006 by HUNT749]

know how your feeling, went to clean mine, and ended up with it hanging from the rafters!!!!
not going to much further, as the list of bits is quite long already, and I dont fancy sleeping in the garage this time of year!!!!!

My 748 is in the garage cleaner and tricker than the day it was built. But my daily ride the Numptystrada is disgusting.

Mine is on it's way to looking like a bike again, black frame looks sooooo swweeeeet:D

wasnt to sure at first but this persuaded me....

I'll post some pics soon

(Going to change shock as its a bit corroded and its a sachs unit thought it should have been showa)


Think the 748e came with a Sachs, mine did, got a Showa off ebay for it.


Chris.:burn:

ooooooh that's one DIRTY swingarm mate... or maybe i'm a fussy sod when it comes to being cleaned :)

I had the black frame on my last 916, looks pretty nice actually, but only if you have black wheels.... funny enough... i have black wheels at the moment i'm trying to get ride of ;)

:)

but swing arm is all nice and clean now.....:cool:
i want black wheels but my front has got a chip on it so would need painting anyway... pic was taking before anything got cleaned...

Simon

my 748bp
 

Finally got it back together as I have got time off as it's Easter. Very chuffed with the end result, could do with a new shock and fasteners coz they are corroded but they can wait till they appear on ebay for a REAL price!!

Thanks to DAVE996 for the pic's as mine went AWOL - they saved me NO END of hastle and time! Cheers

Thanks M1KEYP for sending me a fairing screw as I had to drill one out - CHEERS!

Probably not to everyones taste - but that life!

Cheers Simon

and another
 

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[Edited on 15-4-2006 by HUNT749]

lovely looking bike mate, spookily your number plate is only 3 out from mine:sing:

Cheers m8 - totally forgot to wipe plate on pic. Spooky numbers are so close!!

But it's spring now..?(rode back from Nelly's to London last Sunday down the M1 through hail, sleet & snow. Wearing summer gloves.) When your fingers go black and puffy and start to smell like rotten onions is that frostbite and is that bad? - 24hrs later I was drying the notes from my wallet on the radiator. Wife says I'm always looking at new ways to burn money.

Very nice. How long does it take to strip a bike down so that you can send the frame / wheels off to be painted black ?

Is it a job a relative noob should tackle ?

My missus would kill me,if our kitchen was like that hunt,how do you get away with it ?,is she a biker as well ?

:puzzled:

[Edited on 17-4-2006 by Simon Reed]

It was my first atempt at something like this but i looked at all the other threads about this and took notes about the probs they had and how to get round them but had no probs in the end everything came undone fairly easy and you will find a haynes manual is fairly helpfull as well oh and pics do help especially when putting the wiring looms back in the same place etc....

Other than that just be patient and have some space to work as well as laying all parts somewhere so they dont get damaged ..

Frame was stove enamled satin black got done for free as a favour and wheels and clutch cover where powdercoated in satin black cost me £50 and £5 to have tyres refitted and balanced +cost of servicing motor as it was out...+anything else you want to do when its stripped ie cleaning and bling bling


simon

[Edited on 17-4-2006 by HUNT749]

Thats not a kitchen thats my garage:lol::lol::lol:

Simon