KZQ wrote: That's quite a project Yaegunp. How long did it take you to get to this point? Did you have some time of deadline for the registration or was it just a goal of yours?
Congratulations!
Bill
Bill, just off the top of my head I would have said 2 years plus. I looked up when I joined KZ1300.com and it was 15 months ago, add a few months to that, so I would say 18 months give or take.
When I started I had never worked on an engine before so lots of the time I was reading and re-reading and then re-reading again.
My rego is due on the 2nd December and the bike having a permanent sidecar creates all sorts of issues with our motor transport authority if registration lapses. Mechanics, engineers and the MTA all have issues with sidecars sadly. When I first tried to register it in my state of NSW I was meant to have an engineers certificate. The first question the engineer asked was 'What sort of steel is the leading-link made from?' Well I purchased the unit with the sidecar attached and the gentleman who owned it before me had passed away, so I was never gunna be able to answer that question. I would have thought that with the money they charge they should be able to tell me the answer to that question. Turned out I somehow managed to slip through the system without ever having to get an engineers certificate and I don't want to have to face that scenario in my lifetime.
I have a lot more tools than I used to have, this is a good thing of course but it does hit the back pocket having to buy special equipment for the restoration process. I think I'll have to start another one so that I can get good use from the tools.