. . . How about some pics of the 'strom laid out in a million bits to pacify us
Give me a chance - I've only just washed 3 months worth dirt off of it
Garage is too full at the moment to even start a strip down. Eldest son has promised to find a temporary home for his 1200GS over most of the winter, so that'll give me some space, and next door has offered some space for the Alp when I do the Strom, and the Strom when I do the Alp
Been noticing a few difference between this model Alp and the '91 version I had previously, aside from the obvious fairing changes and twin front discs.
The twin CDI's have gone and been replaced with a single unit that looks a lot like the ones on the later Africa Twins. This is a good thing
The bike was manufactured in Spain and not in Japan, going by the VIN plate. My experience with Deauvilles that were made in Spain makes me think that this might not be a good thing
. Heres hoping I'm wrong - 1st impressions suggest I might be very wrong
Took some tools to the Alp last night, just to get a feel for how well or not it had been looked after. The little plugs that cover the brake pad pins are, as anyone that has owned any Honda of this vintage will know, a real pain to take out if they haven't been lubed properly. They have all been lubed properly
. And the brake pad pins all rotate freely as well
.
Copiuos amounts of easit have been sprayed about in as many places as I can see, to , well, ease the strip down when it starts
I was wrong about the front tyre - it's not the original from 1998. It was made in 2004, so its only 14 years old
. The rear is slightly younger - it was made in 2010
. The air filter is the original though, as are the spark plugs.
List of required bits so far :-
Air Filter
F & R brake pipes and probably master cylinder seal and piston kits
F & R tyres and inner tubes
Seat cover
I'm sure the list will grow, such is the nature of this type of resurrection
Steve T