Previously unloved SP3

econti

My vote is for to put it together, take it for a good ride, then decide if you sell or keep. That's a long time and a lot of effort to not experience the results. Who knows, once it's back together and riding you might find that it's now worth keeping.

If you did sell in bits I don't think it would be worth all that much unfortunately, comparing to a complete running riding one. Also unfortunately my mrs would probably beat me to death if I entertained the idea of buying it.

Stick with it, embrace the suck, ride it hard, then decide.

Jafa

The thing is together, not far off rideable. I had the valve clearances checked a long time ago, and despite the bike being sold as "recently serviced" the clearances were all miles out of spec. It needs the brakes sorting out, a clutch, obviously the fuel pump / level sensor sorting out, some other wiring repairs, the swingarm re-anodising, a set of belts, and a set of tyres. Maybe a few other little things, and then hopefully the engine doesn't spread itself all over the driveway. Then inspection, which I'm not looking forward to, and registration. Unless I sell it to overseas.

Jafa

900SL wroteShould we meet up at McDonald's again.... 😂👍📖

Might be a plan, after China virus is over.

desmophil

Interesting threat as I am just about to go through a similar journey, though I am hoping for a much better starting point, well at least it runs / is rideable.

If you break yours, I am after a plaque / top yoke and probably other spare bits (brake discs) for my upcoming SP3, so please keep me posted.

thanks
philippe

Jafa

Hi Philippe. Hope your project goes better than mine. When you get it start a thread up for it in here so we can help you out.

I won't be selling mine in parts, only as a complete bike.

desmophil

Jafa wroteHi Philippe. Hope your project goes better than mine. When you get it start a thread up for it in here so we can help you out. I won't be selling mine in parts, only as a complete bike.

As much as it would make my day if I ended up with a yoke, I prefer to hear this.
Those special bikes are to be preserved and as many suggested, once you have it right, it would be a shame to not enjoy it yourself.

Immediate jobs on mine will be full service, brake discs, painting wheels, spaghetti exhausts, painting the black part of the bottom fairings (red at the moment) and looking at cleaning cases, refurbishing side covers and maybe the rads, changing some of the rubber hoses and of course if there are bad surprises along the way, hopefully a lot less than yours. That glue to seal the tank looked very nasty. :-( It can only get better from then on, stick with it!

All the best

rodericb

Did you get this bike from the place in QLD, which is also where someone else on another forum (local to you - I'm on it too) got a black 900SS from?

900SL

September 2010 when we arranged that😂..

Jafa

rodericb wroteDid you get this bike from the place in QLD, which is also where someone else on another forum (local to you - I'm on it too) got a black 900SS from?

The place is in Coffs Harbour not QLD, but yes the black 900SS, my 900SS, and the 851 all came form this outfit. My 900SS came over west at the same time as the black one, and all was fine ( apart from the dodgy paperwork, dodgy for both 900's ). The 851 came around 18 months later, again with dodgy paperwork. It took me a long time and a lot of back and forward and general pissing around to get correct paperwork ( not from old mate in Coffs Harbour!! ) for both my bikes so I could get them registered correctly.

I know the bloke with the black 900SS and have seen the bike several times years ago, and his other bikes too. He's a top bloke, but I haven't seen him for years, lost contact as we both worked away.

Jafa

900SL wroteSeptember 2010 when we arranged that😂..

Time for the 10 year anniversary meet then 😎

900SL

These pair in lock down for way too long Andrew..

Jafa

So I eventually got the tank cleaned up, wax and grease remover softened the mess enough that i could scrape it off with a plastic scraper.

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This is why I had to get that out, so I could get the fuel level sensor out.....

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Both level wires broken, both power wires for the pump broken insulation and shorting together. All because no one though to sit the tank on blocks when they've taken it off previously....

I was sure I'd bought a new level switch a while back, the newer short stubby style with the later version plug ( the only style level switch available these days ), but can't find it anywhere, and it's not correct anyway. So I've ground and filed away the resin on the existing unit to expose enough decent wiring to graft on some new wires

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Then Mike in the electronics workshop at work unpicked the crimped sections on the 4 pins that go into the plug, and recrimped new wires into them, and soldered and heat-shrinked the wires onto the level sensor.

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Now all I need to do it redo the resin around the cable and get it back to shape, put some sleeving over the cables ( I have the correct size sleeving ready to go ) and fit the pins back into the plug.

***** Does anyone know where I can get the right angled rubber boot that goes over this?****

Then I'll get a new o-ring that goes under the big nut that screws the whole thing onto the bottom of the tank because the current one will probably leak......

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While the crimpers are out, once I unravelled the 3/4 of a turn of rooted electrical tape "mostly" covering the joints, you find this nice example of the standard of workmanship of the previous owners. I suppose at least the quality here matches the quality all over the rest of the bike....... Anyway, these 2 are the power feed ( red ) to the fuse box that is just in front of the tail light, and the brown goes out to something I can't remember.

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So I've unpicked those wires out of the crimp lugs too, sourced new correct size and colour wires, and once I've cleaned the green fungus out of the lug on the left, can recrimp them with new wires and put them back into the fuse box and the 4 way plug on the other end, and hopefully there won't be any electrical fires...........

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Over and out for tonight

Jafa

Why are the pictures so massive? How do I get them down to the normal size so they fit on the screen properly?

marvin

Jafa wroteWhy are the pictures so massive? How do I get them down to the normal size so they fit on the screen properly?

They need to be resized. I download my photo's from my phone to my computer. Iused to use PhotoShop but that no longer works unless I pay a monthly fee so I have Paint on my computer. I open them with Paint, click on resize, click on pixels. ( It will show me how many pixels they are)(usually 2500-3500 pixles or larger). I change the largest one to around 1500 pixles, click resize. I then save them as a JPG on my Desktop. Go to the Forum where I want to put the pictures, click on manage attachments. A window appears where I can attach the pics by clicking on open. Then submit

There is probably an easier way but not being a computer geek it's the only way I iknow how to do it.

Jafa

marvin wroteThey need to be resized. I download my photo's from my phone to my computer. Iused to use PhotoShop but that no longer works unless I pay a monthly fee so I have Paint on my computer. I open them with Paint, click on resize, click on pixels. ( It will show me how many pixels they are)(usually 2500-3500 pixles or larger). I change the largest one to around 1500 pixles, click resize. I then save them as a JPG on my Desktop. Go to the Forum where I want to put the pictures, click on manage attachments. A window appears where I can attach the pics by clicking on open. Then submit There is probably an easier way but not being a computer geek it's the only way I iknow how to do it.

Thank you good Sir, I'm not computer geek either 😉

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