After a good old clean, time to check the bearings, the needle rollers run smoothly in both the pivot end and the wheel end. Seems like these must have been replaced in the past. repacked with grease. Ball bearings are also ok, rinsed out with parafin then lithium grease squirted in as the pivot end the bearings as they werent sealed bearings.
A bit more sprucing up, cleaned the splines in the hub, lithium grease applied liberally and re-attatched along with skimmed disc. Then put away in the box ready for the next task.I'm doing this because i'm waiting for some spare cylinder head bolts, a replacement lower engine mounting bolt from CSML.com , a dutch parts supplier of mainly Honda parts ( real honda), cheaper in some ways to a french site a can't remember the name of , eg cylinder head bolt 6 euro or 8 euro from french)....didnt realise though it would take 3 weeks to deliver though. There are so many other things to get on with I don't really mind. next check and clean rear susp linkages.
Future things to think of : fireblade forks to be overhauled, have to order new springs..do i do it myself (have to buy a fork spring compressor) or send it away?....order a set of tyres?...which ones....source spare wheels........do i build up the rolling chassis ...
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