Red swingarm shouldn’t work, but it does (in this instance). Don’t make a habit of it, though. That would be wrong
Last month’s CBR600F resto guide included a copy error detailing a Katana, instead of Brian Greenfield’s tale of building a Brian Morrison tribute. We were told about the threat to the mag and dropped the ball putting those pages together. Our apologies to Brian, and to you. Here’s the missing insight into his neat race-rep Jellymould.
“I’ve owned 10 of these. My first one was brand new in 1991 when I was 19. I have a very original, 11,000-mile Benetton, and another I’m building as a replica of Brian Morrison’s 1989 Honda UK race bike. I’ve rebuilt a few through the years.
“Even back when I first got the bikes, body panels were difficult. That was the main reason I bought the spares bikes. I taught myself to plastic-weld, and it’s become a second trade. Now I do repairs on a part-exchange basis and pick up panels wherever I can.
“The panels for the Morrison rep are of course a different matter. I was lucky enough to find one of the original glassfibre race fairings for £100. In the late 1980s, race bikes didn’t need to have a bellypan catch tray. but would need one to be raced.”
“ I will probably use the bike on the road and for parades and will come up with another solution if I do decide to race it. The seat unit had been wrongly listed on eBay as being from an NC30. It cost me £35. A couple of friends on the Facebook groups replicated the decals – one of them is in Brazil – and the paint is now only waiting for lacquer.
“Morrison’s bike had a red frame and swingarm, so I have replicated that. The rocker cover is red too. I kept the red theme going with a set of HEL hoses for a later model found on eBay for £35.
“I was lucky enough to find a period correct Micron short can exhaust system. It was a low-level set-up, so MHP Exhausts ma
