I thought I'd post up a some pics as I've made a bit of progress on my MC21 project in the last few weeks and I have a few questions from you guys who've done this all before.
This is going to be a road bike primarily, used only for the occasional ride to a cafe in the hills when the weather's nice and I don't have any dirt racing or motard rides on. I want it to be as strong as it can be, with a focus on mid range power, good handling and strong brakes. I also want it to look good, but I'll be doing the cosmetic stuff last.
I purchased it on ebay in a bit of a gamble, (sight unseen) six months ago, and I was pretty lucky as it turned out to be a straight bike that had just been a bit neglected in terms of basic maintenance.
Since it was delivered, I've done the following:
- stripped and rebuilt front brakes. Removed caliper pistons and cleaned calipers internally, replaced fluid, new HH pads and bled, (many times....).
- removed triple clamps, cleaned and regreased headstem bearings, refitted and adjusted.
- stripped and serviced forks, new seals and oil
- replaced broken clutch lever
- changed trans oil
- cleaned and oiled air filter. The airbox lid was already hacked open - very ugly. If anyone has a stock airbox lid that I can drill neatly, please let me know.
- replaced rear tyre
- new battery

