The Honda temperature sender in the cylinder head unfortunately works in reverse to the one needed by the temperature gauge i bought. So I got a 25mm coolant adapter, for some reason the seller specified the internal diameter so i had to machine it down a bit and while i was at it i decided to lighten it a bit too.

I might still alter the hose arrangement as the filler will foul the fairing and i'd rather not have to cut out hole for it.

Fitted crash bungs and finished race dash

I shortened the bolts on the crash bungs, they were way too long.  The bungs stick out a long way and i was planning to shorten them on the lathe, but have changed my mind for the moment.  These crash bungs add 1/2 kg of weight to the bike!

I  rubber mounted the dash and trimmed it up so it doesn't rub on the screen.

Altered lock-stocks and fitted new clutch cable

I finally got round to altering the lock stops for more clearence, now i can move the bike round without having to drag it or roll it back/forwards a hundred times.  When I swap the forks out I plan to take the lower yoke out and weld the new lock-stops to the yoke, that should increase their strength.

I'll have to take this back off when i fit the new CCT

Rear mudguard clearence

I was too lazy to take the mudguard off the bike, so just used the  dremel on it while it was still on the bike, only burnt a little bit of rubber.

Race battery

I'm pretty sure that's a full 2kg lighter than the current battery in the bike.  I'll double check at the weekend.

I've also had another think about the weight/power issue and don't think it's such a worry. The Alu TZ250 tank was 2.6kg.  I don't need anything that big so should easily be able save 3kg if I make an aluminium tank and fibreglass cover.  Besides this bike is 3X as power full as my MZ, it has proper suspension with adjusters to twiddle and learn and I wont have ridden a bike for 3 years by the time i get on track.  Being bang on the power/weight limit is the least of my issues.

UPDATE

I've weighed the old battery, this new one is almost 2.4kg lighter.

Expensive week

The bikes getting close to being finished so i've bought the last few bits i need to get to the dyno.  My airfilter still hasn't turned up, but my UK spec CDI should arrive tomorrow.

Parts arrived so far:

• Lightweight race battery (well model airplane battery)
• Coolant sensor adapter (turns out the sender for my new gauge works in reverse to the honda item in the cylinder head.)
• Clutch cable
• Crash bungs
• Replacement neutral switch (mine doest seem to work)
• Rubber mounts for the dash and the silencer

Some thing else has occurred to me, i need figure out how to mount my lap-timer now i've nearly finished the dash... whoops.

169kg?

I weighed the bike again, without the fairings/battery so i've taken a bit of a guess.  I reckon it's going to weigh about 166-169kg so i'll need 91-93bhp. I'm not convinced it'll kick out that much, maybe more like 89bhp?

The tank alone is 5.5kg so i might have to make one out of aluminium and use the fireblade cover.

Didn't get much else done, I swapped the fuel tap to an F3 and now have a working tap.  The electrics are as good as done, we just need to start the bike and prove it's all 100% before it gets wrapped up.  I've just ordered a few more bits like an airfilter, clutch cable, manual CCT... so if it arrives in time, I should be starting up the bike next weekend.

Still working on the ram air

Been busy with a few other things but i'm still making slow progress on the bike.  I've got a little further with the ram air tube, i'm still trying to figure out how i'll make the mould and end up with the final duct smooth on the inside.

My dad's been working on the wiring loom and electrics, fuel pump, connectors etc, which apart from the ram air is the last big job.  It's looking good, much better than i'd manage.  I'll take some pics when he is done.