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What a team effort ...and well done guys! ... Thats a definate one off ya have now Tony

F'ken cool!!

So... what did Vic say when she saw it???

around her laughing she said 'it looks pretty'
and yes Richo - huge team effort.... KSRC is cool mmmk!

ty wrote:there's a least one rattle to track down

Well I didn't find anything loose or rattling - but I did find my swingarm nut missing
So maybe the rattle I heard was it coming loose.
Dunno exactly when that happened - but that was a shock.

A couple of trips out to Bunnings and then SuperCheap trying to find a nut that fit, and it's all good and torqued up proper (phew).

Surprise surprise - I wasn't able to wait even another month for some further changes.

I was in the city for an appointment during the week, and picked these up from MCAS...

At $20 a pair I thought I'd give them a go - no they're not LEDs. I didn't want to spend that much yet.

I'm of two minds about the results. I like the look at the front, but I think the rear needs longer stems.
They also blink faster than normal now - but some of that is due to me disabling/breaking the buzzer, not just the indicators.

Original front...

New front...


Original rear...

New rear...


As you can see they don't work so well on the back.
I'll give them some time and see what I think.
I wouldn't be surprised if they don't pass rego, but we'll see in a month or so.

The reason I actually got to do anything today (ie got permission), was that I'd finally gotten a new speedo cable that had to be fitted, and I really needed to fit the new cush drives that I forgot to bring with me last week when Dave#3 and I were putting it all back together.

So the speedo cable is fitted now.
And so are the new cush drives. Here's a couple of pics of old vs. new...


The old had been that bad since I got it around 2007 (2006? can't remember), and my mechanic had never seen any so screwed. That was about a year ago and he didn't have any spares in stock, and I never got around to ordering them until recently.
Who knows if it'll make a difference - but should be safer at least.

mate someone really needs to donate you a renthal bar!!!!

gumby190 has his old z750 bars for me - but I haven't been able to catch up with him yet.
Renthals are too expensive - I'd have to go a couple of months without spending anything to think they'd be worth it

Stereo wrote:You will probably have to get new needles that are adjustable for the carbie. (I doubt you can get a dynojet needle, but who knows)

I almost forgot to mention this....

When Dave and I were putting it back together, guess what he found out?
The carb needle is adjustable!!! or at least looks to be.
It has a C-clip, C-ring, whatever, and multiple notches in the needle for the clip.

So someday I'll try putting the pod back on and playing with the needle height.

These came in the mail today... $24 on ebay, free postage from 'begoniasale' (HongKong)
And the upholsterer finished the seat too!

So I'll be doing some more on her tomorrow in preparation for Sunday's premiere
Then I just have to finally pick the bars up from gumby190, may have to make a special run down to see him sometime soon...

Haha! That's awesome!!

All the recent new bits are on

Firstly the seat...


Pretty happy with it - definitely much better than the old one Cost $70 to re-upholster ($50 for 2nd hand seat with no rust)
A little bit of the stitching on the right seems to be pulling/stretching, so I may need to take it back. But I'll see how it goes.

Then the mirrors...


Dunno if it's the norm for bar-ends but they were a bit of a bitch to get tight in the bar AND in the right position - but I got there. Was a little complicated by the fact that the left bar was a bit squished - it had obviously had a little drop (before I got it) - so I had to spend a bit of time making it round again so the bar-end would go in.
I haven't ridden with them yet - will see how they go tomorrow

Lastly I did a bit more on the indicators. Mike-s posted about Supercheap now selling LED relays and indicators for bikes - so I went and had a look. Bought a relay cos the clear shorty indicators I put on a few weeks ago flashed pretty quick, and none too bright. Also bought one set of their indicators as they're long stem and the ones I had were too short to work well at the back.
Wasn't until I got them home last weekend that I realised I was an idiot - should've checked what relay I needed. Supercheap only sell the 3-pin, but the postie needed a 2-pin
Found a 2-pin online from https://www.slipstreamperformance.com.au and ordered it, only to find out when I got it that it's a 6V! Seems to work ok though - all indicators (including new LEDS at the back) now flash at a reasonable rate, at least with the engine off (bub's asleep so I couldn't start her up).
Back end now looks like this...


Now some full-on shots as she comes together. Cosmetically all that's really left is new bars...




I'll see the PITS mob tomorrow

Sorry I wont be there tomorrow Tony, I am sure you will turn quite a few heads

That's cool - I'll be out again sometime

Anyone know if the 6V relay is going to be a problem? Have I wasted another $40?