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October 1st 2000
October 13th 2000
October 29th 2000

October 1st 2000

Well some of the parts I've ordered have arrived which I'll list below.   I'm still waiting for my
frame to come back from the powdercoaters, so I'll give them a buzz in the week to double check.

Unfortunatley the exhaust system I ordered is unavailable till December as it's not ready for
production as yet, it's a White Brothers "R-Series" system with Titanium headpipe.

This is the IMS 3.4Gall tank, which should last a fair
bit longer than the standard one.  Least I hope it
does otherwise I'm gutted ;-)

Above you can see the new mudguards I got, the rear one is the "Enduro" model which has the
light built in.  This is because I'm making the bike road legal, hence it requires lights.  The plastic
is made by UFO but I purchased it all from White Brothers.

Here are the side panels that screw to the fuel tank,
the bodywork didn't cost that much which is why
I thought I'd replace all of it.

I also got the WB "Enduro" sump guard which has side
fins to protect certain parts of the bike.  I wasn't going
to get this but it was a good price so I figured -
What the Hell. ;-)

I brought one of those billet throttle tubes as well, the
plastic one on mine seems to bind so I fancied trying one
of these instead.

Hopefully I will get the frame back soon and I can start bolting the bike back together, stay tuned
for further developments ;-)

October 13th 2000

Well still waiting for my frame to return, unfortunatly they are rearranging their workshop at the moment so there is long delays on any small jobs (my frame for example).  I'm not too bothered as I'm still waiting for parts so no real urgency on it yet.

I recieved some more parts from White Brothers recently which can be seen below.

Oops I lied ;-) the speedo is actually from M&P.  It's a nice small unit and reads up to about 180mph so more than enough for a Scrambler :-)

Above you can see the other bodywork parts.  On the left are the Numberboards and on the right are the Fork Guards.

Here you can see the Head Bearings.  I figured seeing as I was getting new yokes and the frame is apart, I may as well fit new bearings to save doing it at a later date.

Above you can see the Frame Guards and Rear Caliper Guard, both are made by Works Connection and sold through White Brothers.  The standard ones looked a bit rough so figured it's worth the wedge to make it look a bit better.  The rear brake reservoir is also protected by these guards unlike the standard one.

Here are the Devol Radiator Guards, I got these to help save the rad from damage.  They bolt to the frame so on impact the rad doesn't take the all the force.

This is the Devol rear disc guard to replace the standard plastic one.   Should be able to sustain a few knocks etc ;-)

Here are the replacement chain rollers from WB (nah really!! :)  These also have ball bearing in them so will run a lot smoother than the original ones (which are shagged anyway)!

Sorted!  Got a stand as well for the bike as it doesn't have one as standard.  This bolts to the swingarm so you have to make the necessary holes for the bolts.

This is the rear mud guard, it was only cheap so decided to get one anyway :-)

Hmm looks like that's all we got time for until the frame's back - stay tuned. :-)

October 29th 2000

Cool ;-) I got my frame back on Friday so I've taken some pictures of it.   Thanks goto Mark & Julian at Oakhaven Engineering in Dartford for an excellent job.  You can see it below.

The picture quality could be better but I had to up the gamma to compensate for the low light, this makes
the pictures look a bit dotted.  I left screws in all of the threads so they wouldn't get gummed up, and masked/blocked
up any holes that I didn't want filled.

I've replaced the headbearings today, and also stuck one of the new chain rollers onto the rear subframe.
I'll start putting it together over the week as I will need to replace a few bolts along the way which are suffering
from corrosion.

Here you can see the subframe and the small chain
roller mounted on the bottom rail.