Author Topic: The restoration of CJ (Read 23914 times)

Fat Rat · « **Reply #120 on:** June 27, 2019, 21:28:54 »

Not much to report, work is still stopping play and this weekend the Campsite is busy.

But....I did take delivery of a replacement front Mudguard and rear Master Cylinder

Oh, and a Swingarm tool. Another bloody spider tried to attack me today

Mr Nick · « **Reply #121 on:** June 27, 2019, 22:51:35 »

You be careful now: we can't afford to lose you to a random spider attack....

oslin · « **Reply #122 on:** June 28, 2019, 09:12:21 »

years ago I was in the habit of getting hold of them and putting them out of the window that is until one started cutting through my skin turning it septic, they just get flattened now.

Fat Rat · « **Reply #123 on:** June 28, 2019, 09:18:15 »

Dragonlady used to carefully gather them up, being extra careful not to harm them. Then she would throw them out of the upstairs window

Fat Rat · « **Reply #124 on:** June 29, 2019, 17:12:29 »

I managed to get an hour in the Man Cave this afternoon, so I started stripping the rear end in readiness to take the Swingarm and Suspension linkages apart.

I don't want to give the impression that I am a big scaredy pants but..... Each time I go back to the bike it is covered in cobwebs, I am sure I will come face to face with the big daddy of the spider world at some stage through this project. When I took the rear mudguard off, I thought this was it (it wasn't)

A thorough clean and then I took an air line to it (I then had to sweep the Man Cave). The Silencers have their own garden going on.

MartinW · « **Reply #125 on:** June 29, 2019, 18:01:30 »

TLPower · « **Reply #126 on:** June 29, 2019, 19:04:48 »

f*ck, f*ck, f*ckity, f*ck.

Tuck your trousers into your socks and your sleeves into your gloves.

Then buy some Napalm.

kwackboy · « **Reply #127 on:** June 30, 2019, 08:06:26 »

.

Gassoon · « **Reply #128 on:** June 30, 2019, 09:40:14 »

What in hell's name has been living in there?

TLPower · « **Reply #129 on:** June 30, 2019, 11:29:09 »

Osama was in there just before he was captured. The spiders forced him out.

True dat.

oslin · « **Reply #130 on:** June 30, 2019, 11:39:25 »

I do not think I have seen any infestation quite as bad as that, I don't know about spiders ? that looks more like a mouse ? but who knows

MartinW · « **Reply #131 on:** June 30, 2019, 12:25:16 »

Silver Framed bikes are properly insulated .....

Barbel Mick · « **Reply #132 on:** June 30, 2019, 15:25:56 »

Quote from: oslin on June 30, 2019, 11:39:25

I do not think I have seen any infestation quite as bad as that, I don't know about spiders ? that looks more like a mouse ? but who knows

MartinW · « **Reply #133 on:** June 30, 2019, 16:25:27 »

pichulec · « **Reply #134 on:** June 30, 2019, 18:30:18 »

Fitz Blitz · « **Reply #135 on:** July 01, 2019, 20:24:39 »

Gosh! There are a lot of things living in that motorcycle.

It sat in my back garden for years and a big bush had grown up beside it. When I decided to move it, first I had to cut the bush way back. Some of the branches were growing through the bike. I was very careful with my secateurs so as not to scratch it though.

Fat Rat · « **Reply #136 on:** August 03, 2019, 19:12:55 »

OK, let's get this show back on the road. I wanted the sub frame off so it can be blasted and powder coated. Also, I wanted to flush out any Spider eggs (there were quite a few).

It also makes it easier to get to everything I need to.

mr_diver · « **Reply #137 on:** August 04, 2019, 07:19:04 »

That's quite a lot of crap on the swing arm for 18k.
Just cleaned mine 20k since the last strip down of the swingarm and it wasn't as dirty as that.
And you know that I have a phobia of cleaning my bikes.

Fat Rat · « **Reply #138 on:** August 04, 2019, 07:26:20 »

I think it is fair to say that CJ wasn't a fan of cleaning his bike.

mr_diver · « **Reply #139 on:** August 04, 2019, 07:38:11 »

I've seen the bike in person, but now that I've switch on the PC and had a look at those pics on the big screen... it gets worse.

Never mind, you'll have it all done by the end of August in order flog it to one of us at the Meet.