Been watching the progress of stripping down and rebuilding a basket case XJR.

So I kind of made my own. I need to lower it slightly to get it under the screen but that should do the trick ?...

(Pads have been pushed back to stop rust patches on the discs whilst stored over winter. Hence the block of wood behind the brake lever)....

  I've been obsessively cleaning the cases over the past few days and bought a set of dental picks to clean out the nooks and crannies. I even got them through the dishwasher on a high temperatu...

Yamabond gasket on the facings and it all went together nicely. I do have a query/issue though - I'll go to the main board for some answers - the crank feels tight in the cases. It turns OK but certa...

Pesky balancer shaft seal replaced, breather hose swapped to an upgraded one with a valve in it and oil changed....

And everytime I travel on it, I take a small container of tar with me to fill in the potholes. You can see it's years and years of labour of love! I just like to think I can help out the poor incompe...

Time to get back on the CG125 restoration!...

The good news is that as the crank shaft nut and the cam gears were tightened the crank has loosened up very slightly easing my mind on that score as well. New Morgo oil pump and oil pressure valve f...