it's really difficult

To resist the temptation to take the bike for a bit of a spin but I have managed. Just as well as there seems to be a lot of traffic cops on the road this Easter Weekend.

I'll just have to be patient and wait until a week on Wednesday which was the first day I could get a day off work and get a MOT booked.

Yesterday and today I spent painting the rear mudguard. That's finished apart from under sealing it with the waxoyl I did the front one with. So, I'll give it a few days before fitting the light and getting that wired up.

I've also been round all the fasteners, tightening and making sure everything is torqued up. I even put a bit of wax polish on the paintwork although it's not the best paint job in the world. (more likely to be the worst!!)

ready at last

The bike's not finished, but as I've arranged a day's holiday and booked a MOT, I can look forward to getting myself back on the road.
Even if it is still a week away!

checking, checking, checking

I've checked the wheel alignment, taken the battery out and put it on the optimate to charge it up, refitted the LePera seat and checked the brakes.

Tomorrow I'll re-fit the battery and adjust the headlight. Then I can spend a couple of hours checking fasteners and then all should be OK for the MOT. So, as soon as I can arrange a day off work I'll get a test booked then it's fingers crossed. I'm probably worry a bit more than is necessary about the bike failing the MOT but even if it does it won't be on anything serious that I can put right.

I'm also going to start painting the rear mudguard and wiring up the side mount number plate bracket. I will order a standard size number plate as the one I've got is smaller than the bracket and doesn't look right when it is fitted. The seat brackets are all ready for fitting and the plate that the ignition and indicator relays are fitted to should bolt straight on the the new mudguard.

Once I've got the MOT I can get that all fitted. Then I can think about wiring in the new headlight.

broooom ...

It was really good to hear the engine running again.

I thought I had screwed things up for another few weeks when I stupidly put the wrong green spacer into the connector. It was a bugger to get out and pulled out half the pins with it. I was thinking I would need to buy another connector and finish it next week. I did manage to get it finished and as it was the female side the green bit wasn't quite so important as it would have been for the other connector.

I fitted the tank. filled it up with fuel and the bike started almost first time.

All I need to do now is check a few things like the wheel and headlight alignment, tighten a few fasteners and get a MOT booked!