first ride out

had a fun ride out . all legal , gave me a huge smile with each gear change , pulls like a train, not very refined but a whole lot off fun , bring on next spring

well after a break i can  now say i have a full motorcycle licence with no restrictions.

NEEDS TO BE ENJOYED

Well  the bike is almost finished, and it will soon be time to ride it , the only problem is i dont hold a full bike licence , i have booked my theory test and will book my CBT in the next few days . i have already got stuck into interactive dvd lessons and hazard perceptions situations and am doing very well  . bring it on .

The subtle changes continue

finally got the right size springs on that seat , real retro now . 

cant wait to ride it

when i got this bike it had one standard clock (green and red ) ammeter and a white faced speedo , i have now replaced the ammeter to mach the speedo

close up of that ....

A few photos of how she looks right now

so the old girl is getting there , a few adjustments to do with the seat and sort out the number plate and its time to test ride and shake down .

here is a better shot of that seat , the prings that cam ewith the seat are too long for the bike , i have shorter ones now this will make it far better on the eye

i just loev the way this engine polishes and shines with very little effort

another shot of the shinny bits

just needs the plate fitted now

almost but not quite

well the bike is almost what i want it to look like , a few more hours needed to sort out the seat and i think that will do until its shake down .all in all this has been a very enjoyable project.

the bike sounds awsome on idle and a monster when blasted . dont think my neighbours are that pleased about the sound but i love it !.

SUBTLE ADDITIONS

i have replaced the bulky indicators with a smaller set and added some more small decals, really starting to look the part now , just the solo saddle to mount now then possibly replace those handlebars .

the electrics were next to sort out , this bike needs to be running to have the head lamp on . hence the slighly blurry photo. 

the rear end looks neat with the indicators taken back a bit ... am looking forward to cleaning the old girl and giving her a coat of polish this weekend