Plus one on Mikey's plating - his zinc work almost makes chrome redundant - easy to talk to as well

Building wheels is not too hard - but it is easy to get in a tangle. I used to build hundreds of custom cycle wheels it's pretty much the same. There is no magic or black art - they are either right or wrong. Correct spoke length and getting the first spoke right is the key. After that its painting ...

Many thanks Will - I have got them 'just in case' My original set are untested and the idiot light displays are poor. It seemed like a good opportunity.

IMG_4769.JPG Happy with that - two stainless rims laced, tension'ed, trued and ready to go. Snuck them through under the radar at work! Day off tomorrow so fit the tyres and tubes and take the weight off the stand. Carbs stripped, ultrasonically cleaned, jetted rebuilt and polished (to a reasonable...

Rear wheel built thanks to Adrian H - just going to start on the front and with a fair wind she might be on her rubber tomorrow!

Weird - the pics are displaying 90' out until you click on them.

I'm with you all the way on the therapeutic qualities of wheel building. Built my rear wheel tonight courtesy of AdrianH and his rear hub.

Enjoyed watching this thread - it seems to be cracking on at a fair pace. Loving the in house garage shots.

In no particular order but I have used all of these guys and they seem to be very good.

https://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk/
http://www.namrick.co.uk/
http://www.inoxbolt.co.uk/zen/

I will have the clocks please - many thanks

Please could you send me pics on the clocks and idiot lights. I will pm you details

Its the newest bike I've ever owned. 30 years younger than me.

Sorry Jon Ive just re-read this - is this pic of the Z your bike? The reason that I ask is the exhausts - I'm talking to Roy from OS with a view to have a set of 4-2 made up on my Z1000.

quite fancy one

Buy mine - cant believe I'm saying this but I have too many bikes.

I've got the rather lardy 1978 KL250 Trail bike which isn't! Unless your Sammy Miller who tested it in this review http://www.2smoto.com/distu.asp?id=667 from Motorcycle Review Magazine 1978 and thought that it was. But I guess everything was a bit shit in Black and White (Z's being the exception of...

Thanks Philippe - all done - I started from scratch today and got it sorted with the advice from yourself and Paul. I have put an update on the project thread.

Good day today - been struggling a bit with the electrics but thanks to some help and advice from forum members it's job done! - Many thanks Philippe and Paul - I was going around in circles for an hour or so today so I started from scratch at the battery and followed the starter motor wiring throug...

Many thanks Philipe -

Black to the LT terminal on one side of the starter solenoid - check
Black / Yellow to convenient Frame Earth - check
White to + pole Connected to Contact switch - I'm not too sure about that one - sorry could you elaborate for me.