Managed to make some more progress on the assembly. Got the footrest hangers in place and left overnight. The actual footrests themselves will be left until pretty much the end for fear of knocking them off. The brake and gear change lever had to be fitted behind the hangers and are a worry.
Then the exhausts - these lined up quite nicely straight off which was pleasing as the silencers and collector were all glued up by eye before painting. The downpipes each had three ejector pin marks to deal with along with their longditudinal seams prior to painting. They have spent a week or two on numbered croc clips so that I knew what order they went in.
Next it was onto the bracketry and plumbing for the radiator and oil cooler, so after another overnight wait, today I have added these parts.
So disappointing when you only notice an ejector pin mark after its too late.....
Lastly, I got the front-end fitted. This had already been built up and the brakes and anti-dive units plumbed in.
Pretty much all the other parts can now be fitted, but the whole thing is pretty fragile. I have been working on the tank and panels, but we'll save those for the big reveal. Back to work for a few days now, but its looking like I might even finish on time. Fingers crossed.
Thanks as always for looking in.
Nick
