Classic Suzuki Thumpers

The First Start

Matt — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:30:52 +0000

Today we heard her for the first time, lovely.

It was a bit of a struggle, i’ll admit….

The smoke around the engine is just excess paint etc burning away.

Notice the blond moment at the beginning….[slight miss-calculation of which position the kill switch was in..]

Getting The Big Bits On

Matt — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:29:02 +0000

It’s been quite a while now! As projects go, this one is fairly easy going, although nearly finished now
Today we managed to get the electrics finished, get the tank and side panels on and assembled the headlight.

Adding The Handlebars

Matt — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:00:13 +0000

Today we decided to assemble some of the front end. We basically painted the handlebars, cleaned the levers, and began to rebuild a front headlight.

Parts that i still need:

Front mudgaurd (white)
Clocks (tacho and speedo) [maybe]
Seat cover
Mirrors
Shiny bit’s and peices!

My New Exhaust

Matt — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:59:52 +0000

Today i managed to swoop up an S and S exhaust from eBay. It was a long bidding battle! I’m now very emtpy walleted, but happy i managed to win it.

Sorry to those also bidding!

Now to fit it!

I also managed to win a set of indicators last week

And a couple of months ago i won a new gear change lever and headlight glass. I’m finally making some progress!

Parts that i still need:

Front mudgaurd (white)
Clocks (tacho and speedo) [maybe]
Seat cover
Mirrors

Adding The Shocks

Matt — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:57:01 +0000

Today me and my dad finally got around to fitting the Shock Absorbers we found at the Classic Bike Show in Stafford. We also managed to get the air box on, began polishing the front forks, and painted a few brackets.

Adding The Electrics And Yokes

Matt — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:35:23 +0000

Today we routed the electics and attached the yokes.

Putting The Engine Back In The Frame

Matt — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:00:49 +0000

She will be a completely standard DR400S, with the exception of the SP400 engine (which I painted myself).

I got the frame and swing arm back last Sunday. The job was £60 and worth every penny. Me and my dad put the engine in and started to assemble the electronics.

I still need to get a few parts, shocks, front mudguard etc, so I’ll be searching around at the next classic bike show. I want the bike to look at good as possible, so ill have as many new parts as i can find.

I think i’m going to get the wheels rebuilt with stainless spokes so that they look nice and shiny. I need to get the petrol tank repaired and repainted aswell as it has a dent in it.

My baby so far…

Parts that i still need:

Front mudgaurd (white)
Clocks (tacho and speedo)
Seat cover
Rear indicator
Heat sheild for front of exhaust (downpipe)
English spec headlight glass
Rear shocks
Mirrors

Parts Arrived!

Matt — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:51:05 +0000

Its been a while since my last post, so this is whats happened.

I ordered my parts and after a month! I finally received them. There was no tank, the side pannels were black (i ordered white) and the front mudguard was silver! I was not that amused, especially after such a long wait. It turns out that the tank, pannels and white mudgaurd are no longer possible to obtain! So, i sent the mudguard back and kept the black side parts.

So, things to do:

Have tank restored
Get frame and swing arm painted
Get the bike back togther!

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Parts that i still need:

Front mudgaurd (white)
Clocks (tacho and speedo)
Seat cover
Rear indicator
Heat sheild for front of exhaust (downpipe)
English spec headlight glass
Rear shocks
Mirrors

We will get there eventually

Parts Ordered

Matt — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:45:01 +0000

On saturday (yesterday) i ordered a few parts from CMSNL.com . Ive ordered the side pannels in white, a new steering lock, the headlight rim/ring/ring mounting. I couldn’t get the glass in english spec. Also on the way is a new rubber band to hold my battery in! And a new tank in white. I worked out that it was cheaper to buy a new tank than to have mine restored….+ ill have a spare. Finally, ive ordered a new front mudguard. I enquired and they sent me a new part number.

The site was very easy to use, so ill let you know how i get on with them. So far so good.

Note: I need a new rear left indicator, mirrors, clocks (speedo and tacho), rear shocks, seat cover and headlight glass in english spec.

Hoping to get the indicator, shocks and mirrors from the classic mechanics show coming up. More info on that on the discussion board, under ‘Events’.

Parts So Far

Matt — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:40:38 +0000

So far ive brought:

Rear mudgaurd
Headlight cowl
Air filter
Rear footpegs
Dash and igniton

Note: I need a new rear left indicator and possibly side pannels, rear shocks and a front mudgaurd, heat sheilds for exhaust, seat cover, headlight glass/rim.