03-09-20, 11:51 AM
oooooop`s....missed a bit there between the fins... :lol
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steam powered boxeye ?
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03-09-20, 12:05 PM
Lookin' good Mr.Red. Have to agree, satin will look the business. :thumbup
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
03-09-20, 12:20 PM
cheers MR ROBBO....yes,satin is what it needs,had a look on ebay and it appears they only do matt or gloss :\ ...i`ll give it a couple of days to dry and see what it looks like, iam happy with the lower casings in matt but the cylinder and head just dont look right, looking at my boxeye it looks satin on the block and gloss on the covers which is what i was going to do....probably end up doing the whole lot in gloss, might make the front of the engine easier to clean...
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a bit more tinkering on the "engine lifting beam mk1"...added a bit more height to it and spot welded all round, will seam weld when i have a new mask, bloody thing packed up half way through the job :grumble
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mmmmmm...matt paint is now fully dry but i`am not happy with it :\ ......far too matt :rolleyes and rough to the touch so will attract all the crap from the front wheel and be a pain to clean, so i nave bought the same paint in gloss and re-painted it...bit too glossy now :rolleyes .
see what its like when its dry,which looking at it now will take a few days...
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08-09-20, 01:11 PM
Happy Birthday for yesterday Mr.Red.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
09-09-20, 08:16 AM
cheers mr ROBBO...another year older :rolleyes .
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05-04-21, 09:19 PM
apologies for not updating this post, i have been a carer for my elderly dementia suffering mother for the last 4 years and last august her condition reached a point where i could no longer help. tough times but to cut a long story short mums now in a home getting the care she deserves and my life is nearly back to normal ...sometimes things are more important than fazers and you have to do what you can to help...
not touched the fazers for something like 6 months so over the last few weeks with the help of a few weeks on Furlough i have managed to do the engine swap, the lifting arm worked really well and made the job easy single handed, bikes all up and running and passed its MOT on Saturday with no advisories, just needs taxing and test ride to make sure everything is working as it should and then its time to do some proper miles 
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05-04-21, 11:07 PM
Quote: apologies for not updating this post, i have been a carer for my elderly dementia suffering mother for the last 4 years and last august her condition reached a point where i could no longer help. tough times but to cut a long story short mums now in a home getting the care she deserves and my life is nearly back to normal ...sometimes things are more important than fazers and you have to do what you can to help...Been there, done that. I'm sure you've made the right decision. 24/7 care. First time I visited my mum in the home, she'd had a blue rinse from the visiting hairdresser Be good to see you back on the bike.
06-04-21, 06:51 AM
HI Mtread, yes she is in the right place, the decision was made harder because 7/8 years ago i promised her that i would never put her in a home. so i had to break my promise but mum did get an extra 4 years living in her own home...
looking forward to getting back on the bike, the MOT run on Saturday was only about 2.5 miles. i planned a longer ride yesterday but the weather put a stop to that, will tax it tonight and perhaps sneak out one evening this week  ...be good to meet up again, think the last time we met was the "David Silver run " a great day...that was 29 september 2018 :eek ...bloody virus....
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Mate sorry to hear about your mother, I went through some of that with a close relative many years ago. I was always the person they called when in the confused state, slowly but surely it reached a point where I couldn't reach them any longer and a home was the only option. Utterly sole destroying.
 Glad you got the bike all sorted and back on the road.
Later
06-04-21, 09:16 AM
Enjoyed reading the whole story from beginning through your discoveries,trials and tribulations of furlough & lockdown. Also the really difficult decision you had to make regarding your Mum.
Now get out and reap the rewards of your hard work knowing you have done a proper job. I retaxed the Tracer from 1st April but didn't ridetil thenextdayas weather here was very cold wind on the 1st. Did a short 12 miles then followed up Saturday when wife & I did 55milesaround Worcestershire countryside in Spring sunshine. Sogood for our mental well being & reminderwhywe all ride!
Hi Mr.Red. So sorry to hear that you had to make the decision you didn’t want to have to make. That must have been tough.
On a lighter note. Glad you’ve got the Fazer sorted, and that your invention did the business :thumbup [size=78%]. Hopefully see you out for a ride soon. I may even have the mighty thou back on the road, when the powder coaters have finished messing me about.[/size]
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
06-04-21, 10:11 AM
Quote: ..be good to meet up again, think the last time we met was the "David Silver run " a great day...that was 29 september 2018 ...bloody virus.... Indeed. The famous 'Red Arrows' lofo ride, where we all flew off in different directions,, but ended up at the same destination :lol Be good to ride together.
06-04-21, 06:39 PM
cheers everyone for the kind comments :thumbup ... there`s something special about this forum , i could of just picked up the story of my fazer and not mentioned the reason for the long delay in getting the job finished, but it felt rude not to explain, i have been on here a long time and have had loads of help when needed , met a few of you and had some great days out...so a big :thumbup to FOCU...
was planning on a proper test ride tonight but it started snowing on the way home so gave that idea up, got a few piccies of the lifting arm in action but phone playing up and cant post them, will try later... Mtread..."red arrows" :lol [size=78%] classic LOFO ride out, nearly as good as the first SAMMY MILLAR can you believe that was 2014, great day when we got there the following year [/size] :thumbup
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10-04-21, 02:54 PM
not managed a test ride yet as weather not been too good this week, looks brighter tomorrow so fingers crossed i`ll be able to get out on at least a 50 mile run. will check fluid levels and tyre pressures this evening in readyness...
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10-04-21, 07:42 PM
Ride safe Mr. Red :thumbup
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
Cheers Mr Robbo...yes indeed "ride safe" not been on any bike since last September so taking it easy this morning, had a couple of laps of my home town, stopped to check levels,nuts,bolts etc and then went a bit further and clocked 49.4 miles by the time i got home. bike ran well,no knocks rattles or smoke,gears change REALLY smoothly and engine pulls cleanly right through the rev range, the only negative i noticed was a slight lumpy tick over which iam sure will be solved with a carb balance and TPS check. happy with this mornings test ride which included some of my favourite local roads including the A4155 Marlow to Henley on Thames , a nice twisty A road that follows the course of the Thames always puts a smile on my face, the Fazer easily passing traffic when needed, A 9 mile stretch of road that`s easy to achieve a 60 mph average.
good to get the 600 back on the road and running as good as it ever has...great bikes these 600`s and a keeper :thumbup Next ride weather permitting will be Thursday as i have the day off. forecast looks good so thinking of a run down to Portsdown, looking forward to that but this afternoon will be spent checking the Fazer over, every nut and bolt i disturbed during the engine swap will be checked, better to be safe than sorry
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11-04-21, 04:05 PM
Lookin’ good Mr.Red. You must be really pleased with the finished product after all your efforts. Glad the shake down run went ok :thumbup
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
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