Hurricane Irma vs me

I lost the fight but not the battle. We evacuated, just as well house is without power and there was some storm damage to our community. All is good, no flooding and intend to get back to it as soon as I return to the garage and Lecky is restored.

The rest of the Bodywork, Tank and exhaust off!

     Well, between work commitments and my favorite hobby of spending time with my gorgeous wife, the KZ650 has been a little neglected. Today we spent some quality time together, stripped the rest of the bodywork off, repaired it too, so if side panels need to go back on then they will be perfect. The tail unit will be sanded and primed then get a joyous union with eBay.

     The indicators are trash, and am looking to clean up the frame, cutting and grinding all unnecessary hangers off. Now - here is a quandary, do I retain the original exhaust or go for a Delvic and sell the twin pipes for putting the cash back into the build.

 

     The rear brake master is out, as it the hose, all brake hoses are being replaced. I should have all the brakes serviced and assembled like new in a couple of weeks.

     It does appear that the bike has been apart before, an age ago, the mis-match of  fasteners and i have discovered that zip ties of various sizes and manufacture were used in Kawasaki production... ;-)

     So my list of things to buy, although vast, is being prioritized, so my list topper at the moment are the brakes, once they are done then a bike lift is next up, so the wheels and suspension can come out.

     I now also have to clean and maybe shape the tank, will leave the shaping until later in the build. But it really does need a good service and re-sealing.

     To order list:

               1.     Front and Rear braided brake hoses - probably eBay .

               2.     Caliper paint - Black.

               3.     Bike lift or bike stand, probably from Harbor Freight, i already have a jack from them, and it seems pretty robust. That or i will be scanning craigslist for some workshop goodies.

     Oh, i did kick the motor over, has good compression, so that is good news indeed, the lever, true style did catch my shin too!

     Well, until my next installment, cheers.