Jennifer's Makeover

[rustybronco]

I started repairing your seat pan while at work yesterday. the damaged area's were sanded down with 400 and three coats of Epoxy primer laid over the damaged areas. I'll leave it sit for 3~4 days, block it down and wet sand the complete seat bottom. I'll try to arrange a bit of booth time towards the end of the week so I can spot in the damaged areas and re-clear it once again. this time the booth better be cleaned or I'll have some words with the manager! (helps a bit when it was his computer I just worked on)

see, you did more than you thought you did!

[Flyboy]

Hi Dale
eish, still a ways to go, but I must admit it feels and looks good, hanging bits back on againit is quite creepy how all your work over a year and a half creeps up on you and blidsides you against the side of the head.
I have had all the parts in a milk crate and the smaller ones in labled coffee cans, I have been using the box your bits came in for the parts done and that just need to be hung back on the bike, yesterday I looked and the milk crate was nearly empty and the fedex box full, so I guess I must be half way there.
Of course the little odds and sods and tidying up and tweaking will take as long as refurbishing all the bits has.

Ons sal nog daar uitkom ou friend, ons sal nog daar uitkom.

[psyguy]

good work flyboy!

hope this helps with fitting your new fusebox:




i dont quite remember but i dont think i needed to drill any new holes... and i bet your new fusebox is similar to this one

[psyguy]

R1 038.00
R2 500.00

Interesting way of denoting money value...

[Flyboy]

Hi Psy, yep I think that the electrical panel is going to end up being something just like you have there, thanks for the pic, I think it may be slightly larger, but not by much, a few millimeters each way is all.
If I have to drill another hole, so be it, not the end of the world.
I like where you put your relay, where did you move your ignitor to, on mine in stock layout, the ignitor sits where you have your relay.

[psyguy]

i posted the pic because i though your panel would be exactly the same as mine but apparently not?? my rr is under the battery box. factory placement.

[Matchless]

Still at it, just been busy with the family things over Christmas and all, and of course, no one open to go shopping for stuff during the hols.
Paid R1 038.00 for the four of them, I nearly had a gedoente, right there, but I guess they need to be done, and they ain't getting done again as long as I own the bike, so I guess a grand for 30 years service is justifiable.
The braided ones, they wanted over R2 500.00 for, so I passed on them.

I cannot recall the price I was quoted here a few years back, but it was about R290.00 each excluding VAT. Once my budget has recovered after the festive season I will do some bargaining with them!

[Flyboy]

Yes, Psy my R/R is also under the battery box, I am talking about the ignition ignitor.

Andre, see what they say, I will shop around a bit here as well, and if I can get them cheaper here, I have no problem having them done and popping them in the mail down to you.

[Matchless]

Andre, see what they say, I will shop around a bit here as well, and if I can get them cheaper here, I have no problem having them done and popping them in the mail down to you.

Stan,
Thanks, I think I will have them done here, its not worth the bother, but now I have some bargaining power!
I just tell them that the people from up North who are down here every festive season are much cheaper!

[psyguy]

oh, of course, i completely forgot about the ignitor - you're right thats where it WAS, but the new Dyna S ignition i bought sorted that out - no more big black box on that panel...

[Redneck]

Hey Psyguy, that fuse box, is it a blade type? And if so do you have a part name so I can look it up. I like the look of that one and it beats using glass fuses.

Paul

[psyguy]

yup blade type - the ONLY aftermarket fuse holder you can buy in stores in NZ, lol...

"Narva" brand

i'll see if i can google some images

[psyguy]

http://www.narva.com.au/products/browse/boxes

[Flyboy]

Ok, another Sunday come and gone and a bit more work completed on Jennifer.
Took the new brake pipes, that had the unions fitted the wrong way, and got them to remake them, which they did, no questions asked, so i fitted them today, the fit is perfect.






got the brackets done and fitted


And, no, I did not hide any dirty old hardware behind the triple clamp trim, even painted the splitter and fitted new bolt.


I think I will need a new one of these though, unless I only fill it half way.


Got the rear fender mounted

[Flyboy]

Mounted my new blade type fuse box, had to drill new holes, but no big deal, fits perfectly.




The sad state of my ignition ignitor, 30 years worth of grime.




Cleaned it all up, and resprayed the housing, will reassemble next weekend and fit to the bike.

Fitted the tail light, all nice and white again, after repainting, it was faded a dark yellow.




And with the lense, it was full fo scratches and general wear and tear, sanded and polished it up, I think it came out pretty nice, better than new...






Then I went back to the box of completed parts to look for something else.....that is when my blood ran cold...........sittting right there on top of everything was........




I locked up the garage and went back inside to drink beer