ClassicMotorcycleMechanicsJune2020

(Jacob Rumans) #1
12/Above.13/Some of Tim’s
handywork,abunch of shiny restored
parts ready to go back on.14/Above.
15/The chassis starting to come
together now.16/Everything was
pressure washed before being hand
cleaned. It wasalong process.17/The
radiator fins were straightened with a
flat-bladed screwdriver,then the fan
disassembled and painted/cleaned.

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Simple solutions:Invest inawire wheel for cleaning/polishing.


Constantly walking outofthe shedand
jumping inmypoolwas thenormal routine
overXmas,butIstill enjoyed my time on
the RZVproject and I’m gladwearelucky
enoughtohaveapool,particularly whenit
is 43ºC outsideand 50ºCin theshed...
With all of thechassis parts done,
including thebrake rotors (discsin
Pommie speak), it wastime to tackle the
nightmare we had been avoiding–the
spaghettiwiring loom.
It had 35 years of crazed Japanese
modificationstoitand wasahugejob.Ti m
spentagood few days solid on it, getting
it back to exactly whatthe OEM wiring
diagram shows, including thecorrect
routing of it,which is crucial on these
overly complicatedbikes. The lights,dash
and controls were completely strippedand
cleaned, thenfittedand the wheels
arrived, looking great,thanks to Phil G,so
new bearings wentinand the discs on,
ready to be fittedatalater stage.

Allup, the bloody chassis endedupa
three-weekjob,but the effortwas worthit.
Most ofit won’t be visible,but it isniceto
know everything was done properly.
Wecrackedabeer attheend andgot
Chappyround to check it out. He bought
meacase of Mid Strengthbeer, but I’ll
get himbackfor that another time...
Wesatthe chassis asideand used the
main benchtobuild the engine, which as
you willsee nexttime wasahuge job, but
went smoothly! Cheers!cmm

18/Above.19/Thelights and sub-frame
fitted. Came up mint.20/Dashand
fairing bracket on, sticker/decal on
ignition switch.21/Rotors/discs were
repainted with heatproof rattle can.

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Nextissuewemeasurethepistonsand
machine them to fit, Aussie style,then
finish the engine off...

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