Winter project 2021

I think by the end of this I could have waited a bit longer for an RnineT. But it wouldn't have the same history. Once the bike is finished we're ordering stickers for the panniers/topbox for the countries that my parents have taken this bike too.

Still working away on the bike. Just getting frustrated by the petrol tank, turns out the black paint will show up every day imperfection so I had to strip it back and fill it in again today.

I've been slowly cleaning the vapour blasted parts I got back too, and then I've new bearings for the gearbox, unfortunatly the input drive gear looks like it needs replacing, they're quite pitted.

Next week I'm hoping to get the bike parts Lacquered and then assemble a rolling frame.

Called over to a friends house yesterday to get a hand with the gearbox.

Using his Hydraulic press and a set of bearing pullers made everything so much easier so rebuilding the gearbox, the input shaft gear was partially worn, it probally was good for another 30,000km but since I was at the gearbox, it was worth redoing at the same time as the bearings as I don't want to really be taking the gearbox apart again unless I have too. It was quite pitted.

Replaced all the bearings as seals, and then hopefully tomorrow I'll rebuild the forks and Start work on the engine over the weekend.

Had to wait on new drain bolts to arrive as turns out I didn't have any, so that put a hold on the fork rebuild.

bit of advice for anyone doing a full nut and bolt rebuild.

Take the time and label everything and do up a spreadsheet of all the bolts!

I have a box of parts from the powder coaters and have to google what some of the parts are.

Thankfully yeah! hoping to be finished by the end of the month. waiting on some engine parts to arrive this week and hopefully drop the engine in by the end of the week. After that its the electrics.

I'm looking at a denali soundbomb for the horn so I've to look into the wiring for that as it needs 30 amps, so I'll have to run a relay which isn't complicated, just didn't want to install one

had to move garage yesterday, so put some of the bits onto the bike to make it easier to just move it as a whole.

Unfortunatly I don't have the engine or gearbox finished at the moment, a thread on the flywheel went. Its away at the moment being welded up and retapped.

The S fairing is kept safely in my apartment, I'm not putting it on until I've the headlight fitted and ready to go. So probally next week

I'm just glad its not a single disc like some of the other models.

Handy thing is the front and rear discs and pads are all the same.

Also you should see the top yoke. Terrible design!!!!

This is now slowly turnign into an Easter project too.

Moved Garage due to the previous being nearly set on fire, so now in a much smaller unit.

The engine and Gearbox are now in the frame. I'm just on the electronics side of the bike and have to redo the clearcoat on the parts as I wasn't happy with the results.

A good friend of mine has an R45 at the moment, but he has the power kit in it so basically a R64.

It was really just the electrics in them that was shoddy, I've chucked the entire loom out and I've either made the electrics more or less reliable. I know during the summer