Well, nearly 6 weeks have passed since the last posting with very little to show for not very much work on the Monster. The ZX9R passed MOT but riding it only a few miles I realised that I needed to adjust the footrest position rearward and downward (standard original position was simply horrible and with my arthritic joints downright dangerous to ride) so I made up some rear sets out of 10mm plate.
Then to get the ZX9R back in the garage I realised that I would need to strip completely a partial S4 I bought about 18 months ago (no tank, seat, wheels, exhausts etc - I am not sure what possessed me). This took far too long as about 30% of all fasteners were corroded in place.
The next realisation was that the S4 engine was too heavy for me to move on my own so needed a stand so it could be moved about.
A cheap e bay special engine stand was acquired but this needed adapter plates to fit the engine to the stand, these were cut from a scrap piece of 100mm x 100mm x 5mm steel fence post.
betta fish turning white.