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Title: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 16 April 2013, 11:15:58 pm

Hi been lurking in the background for a while,so thought i would say hello.
my bike is a 2001 fzs 600 in silver its had a hard life so currently totally stripped for a load of work.
Cheers
Thomas

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: stevierst on 17 April 2013, 04:49:59 am

Greetings Thomas, and welcome to the foc-ers site. Its good to hear that your rebuilding your ride just in time for the summer.
Good luck with it bud!:D

Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: Chris on 17 April 2013, 10:09:41 am

Hey,
 
Welcome to the forum! Sounds like a good project, get some pics up of the progress so far  8)
 
Got any plans to mod it as you put it all back together or is it going back as OEM as possible?
 
All the best with it,
 
Chris

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 11:50:39 am

Started out like this
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/ahy6ute9.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 11:51:30 am

To this
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/apujy8yg.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: brian2649 on 09 April 2014, 11:52:32 am

Welcome to the forum mate. Good luck with the re-build!

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 11:52:58 am

Engine out
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/uvu6y2us.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 11:54:28 am

Oops where did I put that Haynes manual lol
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/hedu3upe.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 11:55:44 am

More stripping
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/huga5y4e.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 11:57:31 am

Rub a dub dub
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/yjude3u3.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 11:58:12 am

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/y8etubyp.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 11:58:48 am

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/bynune6e.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 11:59:27 am

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/numu9yhy.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:00:44 pm

Base coat in BMW artic silver
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/ydu2ygyg.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:01:38 pm

Decals applied
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/maqegynu.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:02:27 pm

Lacquer time
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/u2y2yjej.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:03:33 pm

Engine painted
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/a7uta9u3.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:05:23 pm

On to wheels
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/apu4a2ab.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:07:03 pm

Gloss black
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/du9upaqa.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:08:49 pm

Engine casings
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/aqu7u5e4.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:09:48 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/qudu4y2a.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:13:17 pm

Plastic welding learnt via YouTube

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/ymezapev.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:14:15 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/naty6u5e.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:15:00 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/6ytury6u.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:15:43 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/u5uqy5en.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:16:24 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/yjyzu5e2.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:16:58 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/uruju5yj.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:17:32 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/y9ezu9e3.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:19:31 pm

rear hugger
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/haba4e8y.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:20:27 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/2uqe3aju.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:21:11 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/6yhabyga.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:21:55 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/8e6a3enu.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:24:47 pm

Table of parts(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/u9uma3um.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:26:20 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/apudejur.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:27:11 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/te6ynu6a.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:27:52 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/uqerazy6.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:30:38 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/semypa8y.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:31:31 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/gupe8yze.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:32:54 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/ta7aqyvu.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:34:13 pm

Brake calliper
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/umu4y8at.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:34:52 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/sabyqebe.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:35:53 pm

I decided to do these silver
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/aqa9ubug.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:36:44 pm

I think they look good
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/9anadype.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:37:39 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/7uqamajy.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:38:40 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/ta4u5u4a.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: Andy FZS on 09 April 2014, 12:38:50 pm

Somebody has too much time on their hands......buuuut it does look good, well done. I look forward to seeing the final pictures.
Andy

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:39:31 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/8u4evy7y.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:40:53 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/y8esazet.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:41:58 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/manyza6y.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:43:07 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/8e7e9ana.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:44:23 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/a9ateged.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:45:19 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/be9ysa5a.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:46:53 pm

Last photo was bad sorry
All finished
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/yvahumy7.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:47:27 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/utydu6eq.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:47:57 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/a5aba6yr.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:48:33 pm

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/09/du8ysere.jpg)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: dazza on 09 April 2014, 12:49:40 pm

Fantastic job there, really impressed. :thumbup

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 09 April 2014, 12:51:47 pm

Thanks dazza really happy with it has been moted and 3000 miles put on her since.

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: unfazed on 09 April 2014, 11:31:32 pm

Welcome and you have just changed the saying "a picture tells a thousands words" to "pictures tell thousands of words"  :lol
Nice work, post some more as your rebuild. :)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: slimwilly on 10 April 2014, 06:28:56 am

Good job there mate,,hope it lasts well.


I do like the artwork on the enginne casing of the sunset :)

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: mark on 10 April 2014, 07:51:39 am

Cracking job don't suppose u wanna do mine in the faster red colour  :lol

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: Dave48 on 10 April 2014, 10:25:49 am

Now you can reap the rewards of your restoration & enjoy riding! :lol

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: Chris on 10 April 2014, 10:54:02 am

Looks stunning  8)

Chris

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: stevierst on 10 April 2014, 01:12:15 pm

Every credit to you there Thomas, that's some damn good work!! You've got a hell of a lot more patience than me.

Title: Re: Hello from norn iron
Post by: y82ugp on 29 April 2014, 09:51:02 am

Thanks lads really enjoyed the rebuild now time to put another 40k on her.