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Few more pictures of the shock after the refurb and also the receipt detailing the work done in the rebuild

Picked the rear shock up, was quite the transformation compared to when i started work on it For a recap few pictures of the various stages of the refurb

Just spent another £800 ish on parts Think that works out at about 1300 dollars in the usa Should make some real good progress in coming weeks though £360 on the rear shock rebuild, going to pick it up from the guy later he sent me a few teaser pictures it looks real nice £100 on a set of blue...

Made some more small progress fitted a set of progrip fork boots in blue, decent fit too my forks measured in at 42mm tops, 62mm bottoms and 330mm in length The progrip boots were listed as 42mm tops, 45/60mm bottoms and 350 maximum length But the actual resting size of the boots was more like 40mm top, 60mm bottom and...

Hi all few more small bits of progress recently, fitted front brake caliper still waiting on the piston's for it but the rest of it is done seals, bleeder etc

Thanks for the comment ace, i know what you mean i have seen some truly stunning bikes on here, i think a lot of it is like you say down to cash flow, tools and space But the problem i see is a lot of these restoration's are done with intention of selling for a profit or to have a...

Cheers for the replies lads glad to hear your thoughts As for your question max it's like pete said the shock body is steel and unscrews from the top it will only be zinc plated on the outside Also cheers aceofspades glad to hear you like the colours Few more pictures of the ongoing work, managed to find the time...

Moving on with the thread made some more good progress recently Rear brake torque arm fitted a new nos special bearing (notice the old original bearing i pushed out it was just the outer shell with no inner bit whatsoever lol) and the two dust seals to go with it, £30 just for the little bearing and seals ouch Fitted...

Fair point mate, the problem being i have full UFO kit fenders, rear side panel's and the new clarke all being a very shiney high gloss finish But for some strange reason UFO don't make the radiator shrouds for the 86-87 yz250 So the only thing that will match up to the plastic's i already have, is the yam oem...

UFO only makes shrouds for the 125, so if your saying they don't fit then i won't bother buying them, thanks for the reply though Given your reply i am guessing you don't like my project, which is fine, your entitled to your opinion I just don't like to follow the crowd, i like to be different, i don't want...

Hi macol, the original ones have been painted blue They are in real rough shape and are cracked and chipped If you check out my rebuild thread in this section, you will see why only new will do Ive spent an insanely high amount of money on this project, probably to much The engine alone has had roughly $2000+ spent...

Thanks for the offer bro very kind of you but i have already sourced a set in europe for 180 euro's I am just seeing if i can find a set a little bit cheaper first as the RRP is around 80 euro's I can get the dc plastics version for around 110 euro's but at that price i might...

Hi all made a few small bits of progress recently, got an aftermarket ignition coil that fits perfectly,saved myself £50 on the yamaha oem price of a coil The new top yoke centre nut arrived, so that's been fitted, and also test fitted the apico kill switch i bought, it fits perfectly and again a massive saving over oem costing...

Cheers mate you can do

Still needed anyone got a set ?