Well the head is off (the bike) and being repaired as I speak.
What a pain that was to get off, no one told me that 4 of the head bolts would hit the frame work and I would have to sit back have a cup of tea and a little think. In the end I lifted the bolts out of the head as far as I could and cable tied them together allowing enough clearance to slide the head out sideways. The carbies had to come off to but that's another story.
As you can see the valve on the left is not in good shape compared to its partner on the right.
Some news of a different kind today...I found out the ferry I want to take across the Spencer Gulf in South Australia is for one reason or another out of action.
The usual ferry was due for maintenance or something and the company running the ferry were to hire another but the company who owned the hire ferry re-negged or something and so there is currently no ferry at all for the crossing. Apparently it will be up and running again in late October of this year..........Ill have to keep an eye on that one.
Bought a book that I have wanted to read for a while the other day too. Ted Simon's - Jupiters Travels.....Im not that far into yet so Ill let you know what its like. It has to be good they are still printing it after it was first published in 1979.
So not much else happening until the bike is fixed. Just more planning, pondering and general potting around cleaning up other bits of the bike Ive removed.
Still keen as mustard though, and cant wait till its under way.
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