playing with ergonomics
Finding the right ergonomics can be quite tricky, I figured out. The purpose of the whole thing I’m doing here, is not to create a bike that just looks good in a showroom or on photos. I gonna ride this thing.
front calibers ready for painting
Looks pretty much like I’ve finished all the super dirty jobs, with the preparation of the front calibers. It’s very satisfying to see almost 40 years old doggy components in a new shine.
doing small steps with the xs
but at least in the right direction
XS750 – engine is back in
at least most of it
my first bike – a Yamaha TZR250
This post is kind of nostalgic. While I was sorting out my stuff after the relocation I found some old photos of my first bike. I really loved it. It was a Yamaha TZR250 2MA. I bought this tiny beast back
baking VHT paint
Using the kitchen oven for baking VHT paint doesn’t sound too healthy to me. So I had to find an other solution. My first thought was to get an adjustable heat gun and warm the pieces up with that. Worked
xs750 engine part 3
Cylinder and head in a fresh black. It was not that easy to buy the VHT paint in Europe.
cylinder and head freshly blasted
crime scene
Getting the head prepared for glass particle blasting.
clutch holding tool for yamaha xs750
I made this little clutch holding tool, after searching the internet for solutions to get the clutch out of the engine. Not exactly happy with it. I should have used some more of those metal plates. The single one has left