New addition to the family

[Davey Crocket]

Thats pretty good Mario, I'd be more than happy with that, your frame tabs should be easy peassy after that.

[monaro308]

Thanks Davey,the frame has a bottom tab welded to it but its just a piece metal that was welded on at some stage.
I'll have to sit the engine back in and check how much room there is.
Will also need to chase a pic of what the tabs looks like (rough idea of the bottom one going by that pic)
but want to know inboard specs...etc
Cheers...Mario

[frostype400]

That battery box is a ripper Mario I do work on vulcans etc etc but wouldn't think of cutting them up to make things.

[monaro308]

Lol...its ok Michael,the heater was sitting in the back yard for ages and on the next hard rubbish day i pulled it apart for the sheet of gal and left over bits of 1.2mm 1.6mm metal ;)just the right thickness specified on the CAD drawings.
I'm bad like that as i "know" i could make use of it later on...as i just did 
cheers...mario

[BAHNZY]

Mario,
My 1980 PE250 still has the brackets installed. Your welcome to borrow the bike at any time to pattern off.
I do need to drag it out at some point and repair the side stand attachment. I have been ratting through all the bits and pieces for you  and found whats left of the rear muffler.

Rod

[monaro308]

Rod,i'll tee up a day/night with you and i'll bring my camera and take some measurements and go from there.
Thanks  again.....Mario

[monaro308]

Have any of you PE owners bought seatcovers from the US and had any fitment issues?
Can't remember if i read on here about the shape of the US seats to ours....something like that.
Just browsing DC's PE250T seat covers and the front of the seat in the pic "looks" narrower to the square..ish PE look.
Could be me as i'm about to splurge on the full plastics kit and maybe the seat cover since our $ is $1.01
Genuine sidecovers and front guard still available NOS.....but at $80.00 each for the covers and $130+ for the front guard,rear guard...dream on  i don't want this bike sitting in the lounge room like my RM125C.
 
cheers Mario

[frostype400]

I have bought them from that sme bike and had no issues the right shape and size and they are NZ based.

I suspect that dc would get them from some one else any way probably vintage suzuki thanks Michael.

[monaro308]

Thanks Michael,i've seen the NZ ones.
I've had no problems whatsoever with the DC and V/suzuki covers.
May just get the plastics kit off DC and the cover off the NZ supplier.
My PE175D has a yanky seatcover from the previous owner and the fit is wrong.
Probably ordered the wrong model...who knows
Thanks again...mario

[frostype400]

Perhaps wrong model Mario ceet made aftermarket covers for a while like the one on your 175 I have got two of the nz ones on seats one is stock one is gripper down the centre both fitted fine.

I think I will have some black outs made up they look good on the yellow guards I have got a box of nos pe guards in my room sidecovers and front guards but I want some headlights and rear guards and a tank don't think it will happen some how though.

I have been trying to get a collection of pe400 nos stuff for my 1982 pe400 but it is pretty hard and not alot of stuff around atleast you can get the bolts and other small parts.

I have a few pe's now though with the cracked rims.

[monaro308]

After having had enough of sugar soaping the walls....i'm back on the PE 
This frame whilst in very good knick had the battery,rear indicators,and rear brake light switch bracket all cut off and  ground back.
I made up the indicator tangs trying to copy the original look.


With the help of Bahnzy (thanks Rod)letting me measure his PE's battery brackets and once again "trying" to copy the original look,i got it done 



Next job on the to do list is the brake switch and one of the broken engine mounts.


Till next time......
cheers Mario

P.S....Rod,i found that RM muffler hanger for your RM125F
I'll drop it around sometime this week.

[lukeb1961]

just a few little things to fix.

ffs - all right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads... !!

looking good 

[DR]

Mario, you'll need to roughen up the weld, add a little spatter and stick on a few 5mm long bits of mig wire for that factory fresh look

how did you strip the paint off the frame btw? doesn't look blasted but it is super clean

[monaro308]

Hi Doc,yeah the Suzuki welds continued on this frame and i keep looking back if someone has gone over them but they are the original ones  :
As for my ones,i try and get that bead going and half way through my hand moves and stuffs it up and go over it.I actually get worse the more i do it.
One day i need to make a frame holder that rotates at all angles as i sometimes make a contortionist look normal.
As for the frame,i used the non recommended heat gun and scraper/wire brush method.
An hour here and there and i'm nearly done as most blasters are closed.
I said to myself..this is a rider and i'll just paint it,but i get carried away.
At the moment every hour its....wash walls - work on PE - patch walls - work on Monaro - wash another wall - sand wall - vacuum - work on PE etc etc
I'm looking foward to going back to work at this rate
Just welded a new bottom mount a few minutes ago and need to do the brake switch bracket and the frames good to go.....hmmm paint or powdercoat,paint or powdercoat
Back to work ---------------->

[trailietrash]

I vote for the...... powdercoat 

and I hope the whiskas and fruit salad are'nt because of a lack of sugar soap cleaning