So how do you get paint off of motorcycle plastics? After my efforts with the LC tailpiece earlier this year,…
just over 100 miles into the running in period, and the weather turned a little colder, and my clocks began…
Inspection of the internals shows that mostly, the wiring is OK, if a little bit stiff and brittle with age.The…
The wait for engine parts, and for a wheel to be sent off, skimmed, and returned, provides opportunity for another…
After a disappointing first run of the bike, it is apparent that there is a problem with the bike running…
Not wanting to pay £100 for a genuine Yamaha OEM throttle cable, I did as so many others do, bought…
Lets have a look at what I have as options.The donor bike came with a pair of RD400E/F (2R8-00) carbs,…
While not strictly part of “The Project” build, I thought this might be interesting to document. Having purchased a pair…
While hunting out other items in the box of donor bike parts, I noticed that the top end bolts were…
It has been a 30 year mystery to me, why every LC engine I have ever had come my way…
The 4L2 exhausts I bought from an ebay seller, arrived without baffles. No problem I thought, I have plenty of…
I want a headlamp which looks original, and doesn’t need a little black triangle on the glass to be legal…
While waiting for various parts to arrive in the post, I thought to overcome a small problem that I’m sure…
The headlamp is a horror show. Somehow, i had convinced myself that it was original, but the plastic housing, while…
Here are the left and right switchgear from the donor bike. Straight away we can see that I am missing…