Another 3XV project

[yanw]

Black with that bodywork

[AndyYam]

I'm in the Red corner!

[SouthCoastRich]

Black (as a balance for the racing plate)

[bulldogboy]

Defo red.

[thump566]

Lost the gear lever end en route to the Loomies ride out couple of weeks back - Tip of the Day - Carry a 4mm Allen key and a couple of elastic bands in the tool kit for a temp get-you-home fix, lasted fine for the 70 mile run home and didn't miss a gear shift once !

Measured up for a replacement following morning and it was finished by 0800 the following day - one-off design 
 
The following images show the temp fix, replacement part and then fitted to the bike. Done about 50 miles with it today, all good 

[bulldogboy]

  nice fix

[thump566]

Whilst admiring the R Wossner pistons from the order organised by Jim, Many Thanks again Jim  , I noticed that the pistons differ slightly from the worn ones fitted when I bought the bike.

Given that the bike came from an importer with no UK owner up-to that point, and from the state of the rear tyre, I wonder if it had seen an amount of track time and hence the differing pistons that were fitted. Could these be SP pistons or possibly just a later R piston perhaps?

[Warwick]

Left is an oe R/RS piston.

[thump566]

Left is an oe R/RS piston.

Many Thanks 

[Allspeed]

They look std pistons R the wossners are not exactly the same.

[thump566]

They look std pistons R the wossners are not exactly the same.

Many Thanks 

[AndyYam]

Hi Thump,

A great read. I'm about to start my import project so some really useful info there that will most likely save me a great deal of stress, time and money so thanks in advance!

Are the chain sliders still available? That looks like a consumable that I'l likely need.

This aged well! 

Approaching 4 years now and the total spend is 3x the purchase price.