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This project is already taking shape, the bike is running and now has fresh oil and a new filter. Some of the parts I’ve ordered have started turning up and the first to arrive is this shiny new speedometer courtesy of eBay.
The bike as it started.
I recently started working at a supermarket in the next town over and have been commuting to and from work on the FZR, this wouldn’t be a problem except for the fact that the FZR doesn’t like short journeys; it starts leaking oil and eating spark plugs. It quickly became apparent that I need something else to commute on, and being the cheapskate that I am I decided to take on a CAT C bike – for those who don’t know, CAT C in the UK refers to a category of insurance write-offs. In this case the bike has been vandalised and set fire to. With a bit of luck this shouldn’t take too long to convert into a useable commuter.