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General Category => Maintenance => Topic started by: roverfj1200 on October 20, 2013, 02:27:32 AM

Title: Time to freshin up
Post by: roverfj1200 on October 20, 2013, 02:27:32 AM
After my last outing on the bike a few things came to light. First the bike had a few problems electrically and the bike had a lot of krud and stuff that had built up over the 75000 miles it has travelled.

So yesterday I took to the tools and started to fix that issue. With my order in for parts and a to do list I set out to fix the wrongs I have done.

First was to remove the fairing and fix the head light adjuster and find the fault in the starter button.

(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss204/roverfj1200/IMG_20131020_093930.jpg) (http://s576.photobucket.com/user/roverfj1200/media/IMG_20131020_093930.jpg.html)

After testing and retesting and tracing wires and so on the starter switch started to work. As I have no idea what I have fixed the temp wiring will stay in place for a quick swing over if it fails again. Fitted the head light I bought off Rendog many moons a go.

And then the slippery down hill move of polishing...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHH.

(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss204/roverfj1200/IMG_20131020_103600.jpg) (http://s576.photobucket.com/user/roverfj1200/media/IMG_20131020_103600.jpg.html)
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss204/roverfj1200/IMG_20131020_122042.jpg) (http://s576.photobucket.com/user/roverfj1200/media/IMG_20131020_122042.jpg.html)
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss204/roverfj1200/IMG_20131020_142935.jpg) (http://s576.photobucket.com/user/roverfj1200/media/IMG_20131020_142935.jpg.html)

Problem here is each piece you polish makes something else look shit.

(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss204/roverfj1200/IMG_20131020_152505.jpg) (http://s576.photobucket.com/user/roverfj1200/media/IMG_20131020_152505.jpg.html)

(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss204/roverfj1200/IMG_20131020_112909.jpg) (http://s576.photobucket.com/user/roverfj1200/media/IMG_20131020_112909.jpg.html)

So I wasted 2 days and barely touched the surface. GOD help me.

And only half polished these parts.

Anyway thats where I'm at right now......

Cheers

Title: Re: Time to freshin up
Post by: ken65 on October 20, 2013, 02:33:18 AM
gday rover, is it a freshen up or will it become a resto?
Title: Re: Time to freshin up
Post by: The General on October 21, 2013, 06:17:40 AM
Mate, I just realised you`re a.....(choke)..closet ambulance lover!....Your extra penance is 3 frail headers & 4 exorcist clamps!
Keep Polishing!   :diablo:
Title: Re: Time to freshin up
Post by: oz.fj on October 21, 2013, 02:33:31 PM
Coming along nicely Rover :good2:
Bout time you showed the old girl some love :lol:

Darran