Progress Part II

I had a sudden rush of inspiration to get on with the RGV and finished some of the work. Taking the tail off I've extended the wiring for the indicators and tail light. I now need a new battery strap as the old one has broken - might get a custom one. The kick stand switch is mounted and wired in. Fixing the subframe has proven to be a pain in the @ss as it was kinked off to the left - not a lot but enough so that it was noticable. Looking at the subframe I believe they've welded up one side with a piece that is too long so....out came the grinder....

And let the steel gluing commence with fanciful fireworks....

And some more...

And it's fixed......better than a bought one except the fitting holes for the tail section don't quite line up...oh well it wasn't meant to be easy.

Dan cut the pipes and welded on the mounts for the cans, all sweet until it was time to rechrome the ends. For the $500 quoted I could nearly get a set of Tyga stainless steel chambers so I've sprayed the ends and they'll do for now. Cut some custom gaskets for the cans and mounted up they look alright to me but see how they go once the engine is running.

The rear shock mounting was another issue but I've cut a bit of the undertray to allow the reservoir hose to sit in there and the reservoir hose to be mountable on the side of the subframe.

What's left to be done:

• Subframe re-aligned - Done
• Rear shock reservoir mount - Done
• Chain
• Power valves timed
• Refit exhausts and gaskets - Done
• Side stand switch and wiring - Done
• Extend rear wiring - Done
• Shift linkage machined
• Mirror mount gaskets
• Key re-cut for ignition