So close...

Well, a few bits and bobs (oil filter, bulbs, lever, sidestand spring) and it's pretty much done. A good clean and polish next.

At the end of the tunnel

There was light...
Now just to sort the horn and the other useful fripperies.

Mojo!

A good evening. First off I shaped the exhaust hanger I'd made to allow the silencer a better sitting position. Use of the blowtorch and some pipe for leverage left me with two nice curves.
A bit of scotchbriting later and it was on the bike along with the strap I made to replace the gaudy tinfoil thing that ebay turned up.
Then it was a case of on with the new stainless steel chain snails, courtesy of Hessler Rallye Team from Germany. Also got the new Renthal chain fitted, and the run is perfect. Phew!
A bit of a conundrum; kevlar Renthal grips that compliment the olde English white paint (LHS) or Biltwell Kung Fu's that suit the style of the bike and go more with the saddle? Thoughts anyone?

Lamp

Made some headlamp brackets for #3. Still need some tweaking, but I'm pleased with how it's coming together.

A weekend wasted

Is never a wasted weekend. Or at least that's how the saying goes.

The original plan was that I was taking the g/f up to Lake Windermere for her to compete in a swimming race. Her race was postponed due to algae, so I was set then to head over to Spalding for the Kustom Kulture weekend, until the bends and tube from OJZ arrived. With the weather looking promising I set to doing a job I'd been putting off for a while; making the exhaust system for the DR.

2 days later, and I've got a finished system. Chuffed.

One off the list

Trying to do the little things that still need doing and take an unequal amount of time.

Tonight was fitting the median of the recommended jets and needles to the FCR carb for the DR for base settings.

Gestation

He'd had it for some time, but today the seat for the DR returned from Steve at Lucky7moto and very nice it is too.

He will see my business again. Great job Steve. Cheers. I suppose I had better get on with the bike now.

Coming together

Busy day today. After finishing off the frame brackets yesterday and painting the frame it was assembly time. First off swingarm, shock (with new spring), forks and wheels

Then add the bodywork to see how it sits

Then get the engine in

Then have a feeling of satisfaction

Just waiting on some spacers for the wheels, and exhaust flanges so I can build the exhaust system. After that it's all pretty easy.

Sparkle

With many thanks to Scarlett Rickard I now have a beautiful sidepanel painted up for SB#3. She took my idea of the number 11 with mexican skulls inside and turned it into this-

Changes

Still need top coat. Prefer it to the brown.

Mule

My order from OJZ Engineering turned up today, and as always the Ténéré got loaded up and hauled things home. Can't wait to start making the system for the DR.

Teasing

Not all panels are cut and buffed, but I wanted to get an idea of how it sat together. Pretty sure I'll repaint the brown sections once the bike is run in, I'm just not happy with the candy. Anyway, it was good to get a feel for it.

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