progress :)

[Simondo]

on my way to getting my bike roadworthy again

won a radiator and fan off ebay for a grand total of £20 although its a cbr400rr radiator.. same engine on my bike but different fittings.. wel see

my dad and i did the front mudguard which had snapped at the front.. its now good as new with a fibreglass matting underneith, a nice white finish.. looks odd as the rest of the bike is red but it will look awesome when the whole bike is white..

new front wheel and tyre arrived today and iv fitted it to the bike.. although i wont know if its any good or not til i go out and ride it.. iv checked that its balanced properly, and all seems well.

other than that iv glued the back plastics which had snapped at the tag that connects it to the frame, after the glues set im going to set about sanding, primering and spraying it white

cant wait til the radiator arrives and i can get it on and be away again

[Lee]

bust plastics are best fixed with fibre glass or araldite as both "give" a bit. super glue is brittle and can crack and snap. looking forward to seeing you out on your bike again

[gipsykev]

what i do is pop rivet an ali plate on the underside and use seam sealer to bond it all together strong and flexable again

[Simondo]

cheers lee il look forward to being out again.. and about the glue.. its a 2 part resin.. then after than wel fibre glass the underneith.. its a bit tricky tho cos its an aukward shaped bit but im sure wel manage
never thought aboud doing that kev

[gipsykev]

Apr 15, 2011 21:27:13 GMT Simondo said:

cheers lee il look forward to being out again.. and about the glue.. its a 2 part resin.. then after than wel fibre glass the underneith.. its a bit tricky tho cos its an aukward shaped bit but im sure wel manage
never thought aboud doing that kev
and abb i have absolutely no clue about what you just said XD

my last 600 i repaired like that , you could stand on the mudgaurd and it was as flexable as new the pa seam sealer combined with the ali and pop riveted made a stronger job than what the original mudgaurd was

[Simondo]

well if you see me at pitstop when im back on the road come over and have a look at the handywork my dads done a really impressive job, mostly did the mudguard i just helped sand and spray it

[abb]

Will do - I'll even stand you a tea

[gipsykev]

Apr 15, 2011 21:37:23 GMT Simondo said:

well if you see me at pitstop when im back on the road come over and have a look at the handywork my dads done a really impressive job, mostly did the mudguard i just helped sand and spray it

im sure it will be on the money