Managed to get a bit more done to the ol' girl recently...
I decided against stripping down the heads for vapour blasting - keep the budget down....
see how we go next year and if im looking for another project over the winter that'll be it
so for the meantime it was get the engine as spanky clean as possible, and throw a small amount of masking tape at it...
Came out altright i reckon...
clutch side was a right PITA to get the casing off though...
two clutch tools later - broke the first one
- and the rather large air compressor in work - job was a good'un
got a hand from a friend getting the frame back on the motor
couldnt resist a quick look outside...
I was a little dubious about how the yellow hoop would go with the red frame - I like the little history/colour story from the 888 so thought i'd adopt it for the rebuild - but i think it turned out quite well... compliments the shock quite well....
started putting the front end together and found the brake lines were tricky to get all lined up...
the mounting on the top yoke was a little off.. i remember it being a tight fit the first time i had the calipers and master off the bike....
lowering the yokes sorted it - BUT being the adjustable Showas, this was the furthes away from the bars i could get them to allow for the brake lines....
