all grounds need to be bare metal, no paint, no rust bare metal new,old, bare metal and sealed after, silicone, paint anything to keep the moisture at bay Bare metal to the frame or engine...engine assumes you have a good ground to the frame somewhere and to the battery negative terminal, frame and engine

New digiplex.



Bike is running very well now.

Stripped bike down today and got busy with a few tasks still on the list.



Changed out coolant for Evans waterless coolant (works well) and will ditch overflow tank once I'm positive I don't need it anymore.
Replaced oil pressure switch with one from a TDi Disco. (Thanks Derek)
Replaced clutch and rear brake lines with braided lines. I was also going to do the front brake lines but the set I bought came from a 750 Paso and are too long for the 906 as they foul on the radiator.
I took the clutch cover off to inspect the bearing on the slave cylinder. I had replaced the original with one from a 900SS and used a rollerskate wheel bearing with modified mushroom pin. After 7500km's it looks like it did the day I put it in and spins freely...works a treat




Then I took it out the front and degreased the f#<k out of it and gave it a good bath while the fairings were removed. This is the cleanest it's ever been so I thought I'd better take a snap of it coz I don't think it'll ever be this clean again




A couple of things still left on the wish list like floating discs but basically finished now.

one must love your all red wiring
Do invest $30 in crimping pliers for non insulated terminals and some heat shrinking tube. Those plastic insulated terminals are usually only squashed and if you wiggle a wire it will come loose which also indicates the quality of the electrical connection

If you think you`re done you can start replacing rusty bolts, polish the instrument cluster cover...

... and I thought you might be colour blind
What do you want to solder ?

The relay on the right of the bike has its wires soldered to the spade fittings but I used all my solder on them so the one on the left has its fittings crimped. I was going to drip some solder down the neck of the spade fittings that are crimped so as to make sure they don't come loose. I'll do that before I add some heat shrink tubing.

...went for a thrash to show it off while it's clean!

At the local garden centre....




It's running real good and sounds awesome with the Cobra F1's...beer time

Very shiny well done. However, the 3 little girls in the picture were clearly unimpressed

Upload some of those scenic poses for next years calender

New seat

looking good. Now you`re only missing the side reflectors to put on those small plates hanging from the rear inner fender.

New brakes from metalgear (eBay) Went with stainless steel rotors as the rusty look wasn't working for me! Also got a set of sintered pads so now stopping in the rain won't be such a hit n miss affair. The quality is very good. The discs are nice and fat and heavy and not warped, which is always a good thing





Also replaced the rear sprocket with 41 tooth from 40 tooth while wheel was off. This was meant to be done 8000kms ago when I did front sprocket and chain, but they sent the wrong sprocket. The rear wasn't that bad anyway.


Finally got the lower legs of the front brake lines in braided hose. I had bought a set from a 750 but the lower legs are longer than the 906 as it doesn't have a radiator to get in the way. Got some shorter ones made from the next suburb and hooked them up.

Made a garage stand from some timber I had lying around so I could get the front wheel off the ground. It's a couple of mm's lower in height than the underside of the frame when on rear paddock stand. When I lower the paddock stand the bike pivots on the stand and the front comes up. Works mint and cost nothing except for a few screws it's all screwed together and is pretty solid.