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Thanks for dropping by, this blogger is about my up's and down's, tear's and laughter that my interests can bring as I go about them in my own fashion..

This Blogger started through my fishing, and I enjoyed many a happy day enjoying everything that comes along with that, but times change, job changes, and wanting to do different things was to see the fishing gear making way for Motorcycles, and that is how you find me...
Hope you enjoy the Blog.

Nick.


All the best

Nick.

Wednesday 23 December 2020

 Its been a busy time indeed..

A break in the wet stuff gave me a chance to seal the screw holes in the roof, just in time..

Not my doing, before you ask, so thats cured the damp patches in the back, still some more work to do in the back, as I found a few more scattered around the arches and floor, but I'll get there with them.

Also for the van, some new wheels and tyres.. I've had a soft spot for the banded steelies look for some time, and finally found a set local to me, and at the right price, so they are awaiting some attention, thinking of painting them a different colour with a contrast stripe before fitting...


Looking forward to getting these on, then back to the ZXR and the list of to-do's on the wall, but first..


Merry Christmas to everyone, yes its a weird time, but, we're all this together, so lets beat it.

Stay safe and have a great new year! 

  

Thursday 17 December 2020

The weather has been awful, so any chance of sealing the holes in the van roof have been patched with a few layers of Duck tape, need a dry couple of hours to do a proper job..

The seals are on order for the brakes, so with a few hours spare, brightening up the garage a little was on the as and when list, which seems to be never ending at the moment..

Found a few litres of good old emulsion, thinned it down and after a couple of coats, job done.

There's more storage on its way, so will free up some space, also a plan for getting the wheels and tyres on a rack.

Its all coming together nicely, and although 2020 has been up and down, I'm still enjoying this project, and 2021 should see some track time, as well as being able to work away on the bike as I like..



Did the whole wall in the end, once the bike is back on its wheels some matting is going down, and some repairs to the guttering is in order as well, more jobs... lol.


Stay safe everyone. 

Sunday 13 December 2020

I've been busy getting a few more bits for the garage, little bags of nuts and bolts, plus a few oils and sundries that might be needed.

The postman has been bringing a few packages in the last week or so, the garage does look good thou, and there is a lot of bits that have been collected over the last few weeks, all neatly stored ready to go.

The planned new race bodywork has been put to one side for the time being, and the fairings that came off the bike will be repaired and repainted, the colours will be staying Green and Black, nice and simple, but that s a way off at the moment.

Once the seals for the calipers have arrived, I'll be stripping them down, a quick look at them has all the pistons moving about the same rate, but think its better to have a really good look while I have the time, hopefully later this week..

But, I do have a leaky roof on the van that needs attention first...

Stay safe everyone.