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@Jung
Ok so the 18v battery powered grinder is now my new favourite tool....those frigging things are scarily effective. They cut through hardened 12mm bolts like butter.
Bit more work on the budget GSXR stupid bike conversion today. Had to grind the heads off the security bolts on the ignition switch with a die grinder. Fortunately the remaining thread got so hot it killed the red loctite and they came out with mole grips.
Cut down the posts and then faced them on the mill before drilling and tapping the holes for M6 bolts to hold the new clock mounts. Measured and drilled the yoke for the protaper flat bar mounts. Had to shorten the captive mounting bolts for the yoke and cut another fucking half inch of M12 x 1.75 thread which was a complete cock. All looks square and works now though!
Dremeled the fuck out of the plastic shite that surrounds the clocks and made up two ally brackets to sandwich the mounts on the converted ignition switch pillars.
Still to do:
Fit the longer throttle and clutch cables. Measure and cut new brake lines and fit. Mount ignition key in the right hand air intake though the frame and solder all the wires I cut because I coudn't be arsed to remove the airbox to get to the connector.
Install new fork seal - thanks Amazon for sending me the wrong bloody size.
Drill out the rivets and cut at least 4 inches out of the end can. It's Ti so should make for an amusing show on the bandsaw.
Buy a Simpson Super Bandit.
Wheelie. Lots.