Japan Meets Britain

e3steve · Post by **e3steve** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:44 pm

Vince Lupo wrote:And how else am I gonna hit 130mph?!
;)

Vince, tow it behind your Cayman; I'm sure the good lady would oblige you by driving the car!
You may wish to rear-set the pegs first......☺

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:42 pm

e3steve wrote:You may wish to rear-set the pegs first......☺

Nope - no rearsets for me. I like the two footpeg positions, particularly on a long trip. And, in the very off-chance that I'll be carrying a passenger!

Road testing has been postponed until Monday - sprockets won't be here until Friday :(

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:20 am

Got all the parts in except for.....the sprockets! They were 'supposed' to show up yesterday, but didn't, which rather bums me out. I'll have to call them on Monday to find out what's going on.

So we're now armed with Amal 260's, 270's, 280's and 300's, Tsubaki 520 chain, two boxes of NGK D8HA's, and hopefully some nice weather next week (and hopefully some sprockets). The spare side cover is going to the powder coater and hopefully it will work out. The welder had trouble welding up that cover, as oil kept leeching out of it, and I think it might still have some pinholes. We'll see what the powder coater says when I bring it in.

Hopefully this coming week will tie up all the loose ends, once and for all.

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:52 pm

Everything showed up today, and we should be road testing either Thursday or Friday. Supposed to be sunny and 70 on Friday, so that might be the best day.

Here's the new side cover (pinholes and all!). I'm going to the powder coater tomorrow and we'll see what they say.

jensen · Post by **jensen** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 3:52 am

Hi Vince,

Knowing you "once and for all" isn't something I expect !!
Welder did a good job. nice work, but I like to see the back side of it.

Jensen

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:42 am

jensen wrote:Hi Vince,

Welder did a good job. nice work, but I like to see the back side of it.

Jensen

Here you go....

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 2:50 am

Amazing the things you can get done when you can't sleep....

Well I just finished sanding the JB Weld on that new side cover. The powder coater suggested using JB Weld to fix those pinholes, and it seems to have done the trick. The bad news is that I'm going to have to get everything else powder coated (left cover, both starter motor covers) to match, which I wasn't planning on doing. Hmm...maybe this time in a nice sparkly chartreuse???

Today is also the big road test day, and the weather is supposed to be sunny and in the 70's. New 520 chain, 32 tooth rear sprocket to start things off, new front 15 tooth 520 sprocket, new collection of jets, and hopefully we should nail it today.

Hopefully by the end of next week the bike should be all buttoned up - let's hope!