Progress report

[B6mick]

No she’s not nearly finished it’s a bit of a mock up dummy run, and we had a bit of a bummer day yesterday, we as in me, totally stuffed no 3 inlet rubber carb holder.
I’ve kinda got wishful thinking that I’ll get a replacement part before Friday, but the reality is I’m gonna be missing the Vietnam Vets, Stone run and Bike show.
I need the bike running for Monday to get the bike around to the engineer to make the fork brace come guard mount.

But it is looking much better than before that’s for sure. Not a show winner yet, but enough to make a few heads turn for another look.

[B6mick]

  Got the replacement carb holder inlet rubber, good old Keith at Vic wreckers saved the day......

  But yep there is aways a butt, they sent me the wrong carb jet kit
I require a stage 3, and they sent a stage 2

 

So yep I'm back infront of the puter feeling pretty damn pissed off, good news, well if ya can call it good news, well we are in the middle of a huged assed drought, its gonna rain saturday, when the run and show I was going to be going to. hmmm still don't make me feel any betta....... *#*#  *#*#  *#*# another 3 weeks to get the right jet kit *#*# need more 

[B6mick]

IT LIVES

Yes after priming the carbs project REX finally lives, in fact it fired really easy and idled real nice after just a couple of minutes, sounds sweet too.

[aussiebandit]

I hope you can make the Rally bloke, maybe you should pack a cushion.

[B6mick]

Its all finished, today I fitted up the long overdue fork brace come guard mounting bracket, just need to get some 25mmx 100mm Alum angle to make a finishing cover for it.
It was nice to ride with a front guard, and not have to worry bout the cops.

Been for a short ride, I mean short after 10min the hernias are starting to kick like hell. And even after just a couple of corners I could feel a very positive effect to the REXS handling.
So combined with the work Krooztune did on the front forks, the REX has transformed from a bike that I was not totally pleased with, to now one of my all time favorites, just behind the B6.

Of course nothing is ever really finished, cause, with a whole lot of alli plate left over, a set of rearsets is halfway made, as I type this.
Your right I just carn't help myself.

[B6mick]

Ooophs, lastest update,,,,,,
Just got back from a 3 hr pre operation ride.........
Did I write on my last post, one of my favorite motorcycles just behind the B6.
Wow its neck and neck now. It handles,,,,,,,, the pig of pigs sure as cockatoo pooh, handles bloody great, and is so well behaved even in the roughest corners, where you point it, it goes. Add to that tractor factor of the engine now the buggers getting the right air fuel mixtures. Why the hell Kawasaki didn't fit a fork brace on its stock REXs has got me beat.

[mademiriam]

  on the project! Must feel great to feel all that planing and work paying off. Now just imagine the post op rides!

[B6mick]

And at last the fork brace, still not 100% finished, but the working parts done, now just to make a pretty cover.....