Custom HEL brake lines now fitted, front and back.

The replacement discs arrived, made by Comet, probably Chinese, but they had some decent reviews, and at £79 each, same price as a used and possibly worn out OEM R6 disc. One change, I swapped the Gold spots for Blue spots, as the gold spots colour didn't look right with the gold of the wheel/disc. ...

Looks angry just sitting still. What engine is going in this one? GPz750... Another cock up by me..Came to fit the Gold spot calipers, only to find they didn't fit with the discs in place. Odd as the front end is from a 2003-4 R6.. After further checking, it seems I had bought discs from a 05 R6.. ...

On both wheels at last

Finally got tyres on the R6 wheels, front wheel went in, but the rear will have to wait as the cush rubbers I bought aren't the correct ones. At least I fitted the aftermarket stainless pillion grab handles. I wasn't going to bother fitting those, but pushing my other Z650B backwards up a slight inc...

Brake side rear set done, now needs to be hard anodised, but that can wait..

The colour looks similar the the Hodna CBX1000 red I used on mine..

No, I run tubeless tyres, there is sealant between the inner rim edge the the alloy centre.

Those wheels were originally made for my Supertwins drag bike, by a mate of mine... they got recycled and went on my 650/1170..

That looks like a really nice job on the wheel. Have you seen the mod where they drill out the rivett at the root of each of the spokes and put a bolt and locknut through there? It may have been for the Heskeths' i dont know but mine which is the same wheel as yours was done before i got it. Defina...

My local coating specialist did a great job on the Astralite wheel, colour matching from a section of an old wheel..

Fitted the paintwork to the bike for the first time, looks ok, but all is not good. The 2K clear coat on the tank is still 'soft' after a month. Clearly there was a problem with the hardener in the last special rattle can I used. I'm told the clear coat will eventually harden even without any harden...

I decided to make the rearsets, which have to be quite a way back to clear the kickstand. I already had some homemade leftover levers, so just had to make their mounting brackets. Threaded tabs had been welded to the frame to mount these brackets before it was powder coated. I bought a used but imma...

Fitted the tank badges and new filler cap, so that's the paintwork done thankfully. Not polished it yet as the 2K clear still seems a bit soft, so will leave that until the bike is finished.

I managed to fix the decal crease by using cloth dipped in hot water, then pressed down hard on the decal - was surprised it worked. That done, the bodywork was given another three coats of 2K clear. I'll wait a few days, then cut it back with 3000 grade wet n dry, followed by cutting polish and the...

The decals arrived, so guided by a few Youtube vids, I prepped the paint with 1500 grade wet n dry to give a key for the decals to 'stick' to the paint, then used plenty of soapy water to slide the pinstripes into the right place.. or close enough. Bit stressful but went ok, except for one problem o...