Join the Dots

A short post this one, but highlighting my point in a recent post about this project being a lot like war – long periods of boredom, in my case typically waiting for parts to arrive. The little sucker pictured is a thin rubber gasket that sits between the oil pump and the crankcase. It costs … Read more

So last time I was lurching from stall to stall in the rebuild process, but I neglected to mention one additional thing which had happened during this time – I found a potential track bike, once again in Victoria (the same place I sourced the engine from for the rebuild). Having another FZR600 as a … Read more

There is an old adage that war is long periods of boredom, punctuated by moments of sheer terror, and in that sense, this rebuild has become a war. In my last post, several weeks ago, I mentioned that I was filling time while waiting for the one final part I needed to arrive so I … Read more

This is a short post, as it represents a time where I was largely just twiddling my thumbs waiting for the one final (I hoped) oil seal to arrive before I could start the motor rebuild. Given that I had sorted, as much as I was going to, the parts that would be visible to … Read more

The big day had arrived. All gaskets, seals and other minor parts had arrived. All the necessary gasket glue and goo substances were ready. The Haynes manual was ready to go. A plethora of zip-lock bags quivered in anticipation of their imminent opening. And finally, at the heart of it all, the one incorrect part, … Read more