Hello Everyone,

Just signed up on here. Hope to pick up a few hints, tips and general info. As well as inputting when I can. I live in UK (Penzance, Cornwall....THE best part :mrgreen ), have a second home in the Philippines and currently working on an oil exploration crew in Angola, Africa. I am a mechanic by trade, but have only just ventured into MX and Enduro bikes.

Few pics or my WR400 6 months ago when I just bought it:

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/Surfbugger/bikes/PB190082.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/Surfbugger/bikes/PB190079.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/Surfbugger/bikes/PB190077.jpg

And just about nearly finished the rebuild:

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/Surfbugger/P5290138.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/Surfbugger/P6010141.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/Surfbugger/P6010142.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/Surfbugger/P6040139.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/Surfbugger/P6040141.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/Surfbugger/P6040142.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/Surfbugger/P6040143.jpg

Had a few problems along the way. Someone had fitted KTM wheels to it, and they are slightly different spacing, so the brakes never really ran true to the disc's. 5mm Spacers made for the front caliper carrier, and the rear is still at the machine shop getting a disc adapter made.

Also wired it from scratch and added a battery, I'm not good with electrics but muddled through it. Hope to finish it when I get home in August, and want to take my full bike test on it. 28 years old, I should have done it sooner.....:rolleyes

:welcome

Welcome to the YFN community !!!

The project looks like it is coming along nicely.

Welcome to the forum, the bile looks great, I love the dual headlight before you changed it. :lol

:welcome looks great! good luck on your test!

Thanks for all the welcoming replies guys.

R1Lover, Yes the twin headlight had to go. It looked terrible and is not road legal in England.

SoCalRider, I'm gonna need some luck on the test. Riding a bike is not probs, but the examiner following and watching puts me off no end. I done my CBT, and by the end I had real bad arm pump, coz I was so uptight....lol

Well,

It's been a while but a couple of things to report....:mrgreen

Passed my full unrestricted motorcycle test :hooray

also, been busy in the garage, and finished my Yamaha moto project:

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/Surfbugger/bikes/P8250157.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/Surfbugger/bikes/P8250162.jpg

Spent ages trying to get the KTM moto wheels to fit.....never again. Still, it's a blast on the back country roads.....:mrgreen

Bike looks nice, but the tires are street? I am sure there was a purpose. Looks nice anyway