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This thing is the same, it has the EI box hidden in/under the birds nest of wiring under the tank. If and when I get around to rewiring the thing I don’t think I can get rid of either, which is rather frustrating.

You might be right, never ridden this bike or any other K100. I do kind of enjoy doing this sort of thing though, and I’m learning a lot as I do so. This is the first bike I’ve ever done anything significant to. If I hate the end result I’ll just flog it . These things are by no means good looking bikes but I do find them interesting.

I'll also get all of the new steel bits power coated at some point. I'll get the frame done too next winter.

Managed to connect up the new clock, all the wiring will go under the tank. It looks like a birds nest but next winter I will rewire the whole thing and replace lots of the bulky original stuff with a Mo Unit Blue.

The new lithium battery will go in front of the ECU and the other electrical stuff can go either partly in front of the battery and /or under the ECU.

The stupid ECU doesn't quite fit between the frame bars so I need to mount it high enough so it will fit. I can then use the space under it for the battery connections and some other electrical bits like the indicator resistors etc. The original ECU supports had AV mounts so I guess I should do so again, although the whole thing will be mounted upside down. I made up a plate which will hold the ECU over the new tray with enough space under it to accommodate the other electrical bits. The seat will be mounted higher than the original so I have a plate each side to infiltrate the gap between the frame and the underside of the seat.

Finished work a bit early today so had a while to think about how to accommodate the big ugly ECU that I cannot get rid of, and the battery, the original used to live in a big box on top of the gearbox housing. The plan is to try to tuck them away under the seat position. The ECU box is the aluminium thing resting on the back of the frame in the two photos above. I made up a tray that hooks onto some existing frame fixings at the front and screws to the underside of the bar which supports the back of the seat.

I can’t help noticing something different about your roads …. ….the nice even smooth surface without potholes or gravel and sand all over the place… more than 10m2 of tarmac without a hole in it could become a tourist attraction for us Brits

The EUC the guy is sitting on reputedly will do 78mph, tho I have my doubts...and you'd have to be certifiably insane to try it, and 300nm claimed peak torque. A new one is 4.5K. It's currently the most powerful one available but give it a month and something will supersede it.

Just for you Busa ... https://www.facebook.com/reel/902932269230730

I have a railway line on the other side of a field behind my house. I tried to do my normal dog walk up the track beside the field and over the railway bridge a few days ago but lots of police/ambulance/fire engines up there so went a different way. Turns out some poor soul decided to end it all by jumping onto the tracks in front of a train. Walked up there today and lots of people have left flowers on the path over the bridge. I cannot imagine what circumstances would make someone take their own life and I that way. Made me very thankful for my life and family, and even the work things which have been weighing on my mind a bit recently. Sorry to be morose but every so often you have to think how lucky you are.

Is the existing external coating on the engine paint or is it some type of ceramic ?

Quite enjoy puttering about in the garage just minding my own business and doing what I want, but inevitably there is always something else that needs dealing with. Today it was mice which were in massive sack of rice (which for some reason we have to buy in bulk just in case the population of Beijing drop by and want a snack). Where there are two there will be 12 more so set up traps in places the dog can't stick his nose. Emergency over I went back to minding my own business and wired up the rear indicators, completely forgetting I need to stick a resistive load in line somewhere. Realised when I tested them and just heard the relays singing. Wired up the rear brake switch but can't test that until I put some fluid in the system. Temp sensor for the new clocks goes into the drain port under the water pump, which of course has the hex socket rounded off so spent a while swearing at it and eventually got it off. Was going to fit and connect up the battery but couldn't find the crimp on terminal connectors I know I have somewhere so had to order some more. Was going to try and make an exhaust, got all the bits of tube I have out and bodged it into a rough idea of how I can get it all together but don't want to start welding until I have the back wheel on with a tyre so I can see how much clearance I will have. My one tangible achievement after all that is that the clock now works on the new speedo

Took the slightly leaky rad off earlier to fit the brand spanking new one. Swapped over the thermostat and the bloody thing doesn't fit. In every other aspect the new one is the same as the OEM, except the depth of the thermostat housing, which is 11mm deep so the decking thermostat flaps about. Going to put the old one back on ... New lithium battery has arrived so can fit the new clocks and doubtless spend hours getting them to interface with the existing electrics ... just can't wait ...

At the MOT place waiting for my Yamaha to be done. … Really well organised independent place, miles better than my local dealership.