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Effing huge one by the look of it...

Thanks mate, much appreciated.

This will be a trick bike with a 500 in it now Paddy. Looking forward to the updates and glad to see you're back.

Thanks Ethan. I've been following your post and yours is coming along well. Great to see your son helping as well.

Yeah, don't worry, I'll work it out myself.

Hey MickyC, if it doesn't peeve you or the manufacturer off could you answer a couple of questions about the starter? Does it have a clutch, does it have a step down box and what is the gear ratio? I live on flat ground and a own a heap of pushstart blokes and have a spare motor at home and want...

Is that a 125?

And here they are (straight from China no doubt) and all fitted up. They seem to work well and, as Teazer says, should stop the carbs from getting any resonant vibration that will cause frothing.

Yes PJ, they were around $8 Australian delivered for the four, pretty good value. I just got home from the airport and they were sitting there waiting, so I'll fit them up tomorrow and see how they look.

I've got four of these ordered, should be at home by now. I'm lucky as I'm sitting in Malpenso airport in Italy waiting for my flight, so I don't have that six week stay like you do, but I am sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for the BOTM to be decided.

I've got a Chicago Pneumatic impact wrench running on continuous 105psi and a Milwaukee battery powered impact wrench and the Milwaukee shits on the CP, so much so that I haven't used the air one in a couple of years.

Thanks Phillip, I have ordered some little damper blocks to minimise the transmitted vibration, unfortunately I have to go away again next week, but only for the week, so I can fit them up when I get home. Good luck on the BOTM mate, I've voted already.

Lining up the screw slots was just lucky lol. I wasn't too happy with the carbies and air filters hanging off the rubber manifolds so I made up a small adapter which clamps onto the frame. This has a couple of studs threaded into it that go through the clamping slots on each carbie. I think it...

+1 on the MightyVac, great tool.

You're doing a great job, and you have a TIG welder - weld it up yourself. I'm sure you could manage it fine.

Tonight I set the points and adjusted the ignition timing, then adjusted the tappets and fitted the covers up. Last night I made up the throttle cable and fitted it all up, which is the last of the cables to be done. Next I need to make up the number plate mounting bracket and rear light, and...

When you install the sleeves you need a light press on the top of them to ensure that they don't pop back out while cooling, looks like that's what happened to yours. Alternatively you can fabricate a jig that holds them in place, but don't put too much weight on it.

Thanks Phillip, I was going to build an electronic ignition with infrared LED's and light dependent resistors instead of points but I really like the idea of seeing the points arcing at night-time. If they become a PITA I will probably go that way, but we'll see how it goes.

I rewired the alternator cables and bolted up the alternator cover, and then fitted up the countershaft cover and installed the gear lever and left hand side footrest bracket. The next thing to do will be to set the tappet adjustments and then fit the two covers. I will then be able to install...