Posted 25 January 2010 - 12:13 am
Great job ! Well done ! Was it easier than you anticipated ? You seem to be very proficient in sorting out the problems etc, top spannerman
Don't forget to take the photos Kris.........whilst the bike's still nice n clean

Does lean a lot

save the verdict on my spannering skills until the bike has an MOT and a few miles on her

assembling stuff is easy especailly when you have a manual and a working version as a reference

problem solving is all about your approach to it, isolate drill down to component then work your way back up and along til its fixed, the kind of thing i do in my job all the time (IT bod - Oracle DBA, sysadmin etc) so i guess i'm lucky there
engine internals and suspension setup still does my head in, where as others (eg ChrisG) seem to have picked that up easy
once this is finished i need to have the GFs bandit apart again as that still has fecked carbs
then its XTZ pannier frame builds and welding em with me neighbour, hopefully i'll learn that skill
then i gotta play gearboxes,diffs,suspension & turbos on the scooby as thats in need of TLC
the more jobs i tick off the list the longer the list gets....
ps. Highland Park 12yo is on special in Toscos at the mo
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My TDM :
Black 1991 850 MK1, 160k+ miles(ish, best guess really, gave up trying to keep count after 3rd set of clocks and 3rd engine), PilotRoad2 tyres, custom stubby exhaust system, bluespot calipers & goodridge braided hoses with dunlopads, maxton forks, Ohlins shock, kedo handguards, stainless TDM grill, Scottoiler with lubetube & dual nozzle thingy, Givi Wingrack2 with E45 & 2xE36s, renntec crash bars, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider2, Optimate IIIsp, Bagster tank cover, anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led spotlights, heated grips, new braided lines and rear caliper that actually has bleed nipples
Silver-ish 2003 900, 70k miles, PilotRoad3 front tyre (new@65k) & PR2 rear(new at 69k), Renthal 755 bars with KTM handguards, oxford unheated grips, power commander 3usb, scorpion titanium exhausts, standard screen with vario winglet thingy, stainless grill, oem centre stand, bagster tank cover, givi monokey topplate mounted on grabrail with V46 topbox, Givi PL pannier rails with E21s, crash bungs, mirror extender thingys, Halfords Advanced Laser Blue brillance bulbs, 21w led spotlights, touring scottoiler with leehenty dual nozzle, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider3 Urban, winter style anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led brake light strip, replacement heated grips
current rides : TDM850 3vd/mk1=tourer&scratcher, TRX850=weekend twisty toy, 2003 TDM900=commuter, 2005 TDM900=unmolested. Gone but not forgotton : XTZ750=overland touring toy, GS500e, GS125
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