2 Strokes Down Under

Yep, bodywork is the most noticeable difference but there's a lot of small things as well. I'll have to check the workshop manual I have that is for both models, but off the top of my head, forks, front wheel (possibly rear as well) sizes, rear sub-frame, wiring loom and instrument cluster (the MK 1...

Here is a link to my Flickr page with all the pics so far, sorted into what I hope are logical sets.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hosewa/

These are all low res, if you are after any in better res let me know and I can send them direct.

Cheers

So, this it how it all looks as of now. It has gone together quite well and all painted up I'm pretty happy with the results. It rolls around OK and it was nice to get it out into the sunshine for the first time in a long time when I took these pics a while back! Still a stack of work to do though, ...

More wiring pics.

Had a week off from work this week and finally got the main chassis wiring sorted. I've not done the heatshrink yet as I want to wait until it is all up and running before I do that and I would like to double check the location of the tie points and make sure the relocated regulator is nor getting t...

In position, it's a real bastard to try to capture in pics.

The T pipe

The fitment of the new radiator proved to be a bit easier than I had first thought, in some ways at least. As you can see from the pics the clearance is a bit of an issue, but I can still get the full travel out of the front forks without hitting the rad so that has to be a good thing. I trimmed mos...

First fit-up of the new bits.

The new front end. Why, well partly cosmetic, partly performance. Having a newer front end updates the overall look of the bike a bit and I suspect I might get slightly better performance out of the brakes. More importantly though, these forks have a very good reputation of being of good quality out...

Fully assembled after painting.

Assembled before painting.

Seat pip pin.

The relocation and packaging of a lot of the ancillaries (battery, ECU, CDI, shock can) came to a large degree from the shock can not fitting in the original location. There is not a lot of clearance for it as standard, wedged between the airbox, the top shock mount and the original battery location...

A few things that I modified. I figure I can top up the oil tank after each session when I top up fuel (I never run with a full tank anyway) so looked at options for a smaller oil tank. In the end I hacked up the stock one and tried my hand at plastic welding. It is a bit rough and ready and not the...