GB IOM

[manxie]

Hi fella`s. Although the GB isn`t a project I thought I`d put it in this section since I want / need to do a few jobs on it before the test?
I think I know what the parking light situation is. I filled my new battery with acid tonight and fitted it to the bike. The lights are on all the time, hence no need for a light switch on the right hand switchgear. There is NO front parking light but when the ignition switch is turned to "P" and keys removed, the rear light is illuminated....this all makes sense as you are supposed to park pointing the same way as the traffic flows.  My mates little VFR400 is the same. Everything else worked including the side stand light.
The tank is now off, heading to the bodyshop probably Friday 

[mthee]

Good luck with her! What was the estimate for the repaint? Should I fetch a chair first!?

[manxie]

Good luck with her! What was the estimate for the repaint? Should I fetch a chair first!?

He never said   

[CrazyFrog]

He never said   

Gulp 

[manxie]

  I`m worse with electrics than I am with mechanic`s (give me a leaking pipe any day )

I`m messing with the headlight at the moment but WTF`s going on now?? The right front indicator is lit all the time?? only with the ignition on. It`s not lit bright but it`s lit?  It flashes normally when indicating right...any ideas? Cheers

[manxie]

I`m worse with electrics than I am with mechanic`s (give me a leaking pipe any day )

I`m messing with the headlight at the moment but WTF`s going on now?? The right front indicator is lit all the time?? only with the ignition on. It`s not lit bright but it`s lit?  It flashes normally when indicating right...any ideas? Cheers

Electrics......easy!! They are both supposed to be lit with it being a US model....duhhhh..... and the bulb had gone in the other indicator   

[manxie]

  paint for my tank has still not arrived  £70-00 for half a litre so I hope it turns up soon  Just waiting for that, then I think it`s ready for its test?

[mthee]

Sticking with the original colour, or going with something else?

[manxie]

Hi Matt. Yeah, keeping it original if I can. The boys took the colour code of it and found a colour swatch, greeny blue they called it?  In the book it looked ok but putting the swatch to the bike, it was a mile out. I did question the colour name.... greeny blue just didn`t sound right  Honda call it (to my knowledge) Black Green Pearl, which makes more sense as although they look black, in the sun there`s also green present.  So I`ve emailed the paint supplier to see when my paint will arrive, should have been here last Thursday 

[mthee]

Black Green Pearl sounds pretty cool 😎

[manxie]

Paint still not arrived for tank  when I emailed the company they said the payment hadn`t gone through, they tried it again and this time it did .... it took two weeks for them to tell me  I`m beginning to wonder if this little bike`s jinxed  On a more positive note, I sold the crate it came in for £50 today (paint virtually paid for) result 

[timbo]

Nice one 

[manxie]

Looks like my tank is ready for collection, the boys have done me proud     

I`ll find out tomorrow the cost, I do know they were working on it until 11.45 tonight ..... gulp   

[Moto63]

Looking mighty fine mate, bet ya itching to get it back together eh....oh and take it for a spin in that gorgeous Manx sunshine
Cheers..Michael

[mthee]

Lovely job! Hope they leave you enough for a pint or two!