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[Rattler]

Originally posted by paynep
Just a few bits left to add to mine too.......

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.pa.../600Frame2.JPG

Oh, and check out http://www.desmodueracer.com

A few mins work and she'll be sorted I reckon.

[Nattyboy]

Looking good kev..surprising how 'right' the 9** fairing looks on it !!

Keep up the good work mate !!

Cheers
Nat

[skidlids]

thanks Nat would like to get the seat unit sorted soon, I feel a Supermono one wouldn't look out of place, but the budget will dictate a cheap option.
What do people think of that 916 style one to fit the SS range on German Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...2775 840&rd=1

[antonye]

Kev, I originally ordered one of these but he sent the wrong one, so I've now got a standard look one.

He's the same buy that owns/runs http://www.ricambi-weiss.de/ and quite a few of us now have stuff off him.

[skidlids]

its not a bad price and is just in line with my budget which is hopefully attached.
The final figure allows for the most exspensive shock option, just in case.
Rev counter may also work out cheaper if I can fit a 916 one, could always cut this cost out by reverting to the original mechanical one.
And this doesn't include selling many of the surplus parts , which would include full fairing, seat panels, clocks, mastercylinders, foot rests, original engine, etc

[Monty]

Well done Kev, you're proving-as I thought you would-that it CAN be done on a budget, with a bit of thought.....................

John

[Iconic944ss]

Interesting reading, that little spreadsheet Kev!

Good work - youve picked up some good bits at bargain prices but, in the interest of fairness, I think you need to put some values against the items that are currently zero - even if its just what you think they are worth now.

Thought I'd point it out in a friendly way first

Frank

[skidlids]

Frank the Exhaust hanger was given to me at Kempton Auto Jumble so it cost me nowt and if I didn't have it I would make one at work. As for the Front Diablo the bike did come with tyres and I have done a deal on them with a mate for some other bike bits that have a value pf £40, about the same value as a used front Pirelli Diablo.
As it is I now have a pile of standard SS bits that will grow futher when I sort the race seat , shock and remove rear light indicators etc. And in that Pile is the original engine and carbs, full fairing, headlight, clocks, bars, standard can etc.
As for the Braided hoses, its debateable if you need to change all 3 maybe just the brake hose, normally I make up the lines myself and each line usually costs me just under £10. I did go and get some -3 hose and fittings to make the clutch line and as in the post about 1/3 the way down the page you will see I was given 100% discount so I could have done just the brake hose for £0, I also have 3 unused Red coated aeroquip hoses at home that cost me £10 from Newark autojumble that I could have used, so on top of the figures you see there is not a lot that should be added. Even the original engine may be a cheap fix which again could have made the project a couple of hundred pound cheaper. But as the M600 enginge came along at the right time with the right price tag having just been fully serviced I took the easy route due to time constraints.
Hopefully the final price for the shock will come in at the bottom end of the price range.
And to be honest the fairing is priced at more than it cost me but at a price I have paid for others.

[Iconic944ss]

Good result!

I think its great that you are following the 'spirit' of the series Kev, along with gaining the knowledge to be able to tackle/fix just about anything at any time if needs be.

I'd just love to know where you get al the time from - do you have a tardis hidden away

[skidlids]

I wish I had a Tardis, I would have liked to have popped up to Newark Auto-Jumble on Sunday but the Boxhill meeting took priority.
A lot of this Easter break was given over to working on the 600, with several bits getting made and modified from Thursday evening onwards.
It is now ready to ride on a track and with a bit of lockwiring and a couple of more brackets it could go racing. But ideally I would like to improve the shock setup, seat unit and front fork setup before racing it. Still got a few weeks to go so it should be sorted in time.