longtime overdue makeover

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nt1980
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Re: longtime overdue makeover

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Love the fizzy my first bike in the same colour if only i kept it be worth something now :thumbup:
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nt1980 wrote:Love the fizzy my first bike in the same colour if only i kept it be worth something now :thumbup:
ha-ha was just thinking the same thing, mine was that colour 1st bike was Raleigh runabout 2nd effort was the fizzy . :)

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a little update on the slow progress of this which now winter is here will hopefully speed up :D

had a few more parts coated

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frame and the cause of this stripdown the seat frame

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loom and few little bits placed

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the swing arm just needs the big bearing pressing in and that will be ready, doing the wheels and forks next.
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Looks nice , keep it up
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Where did you get the plating done? Looks good so far :thumbup:
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"Carls Brush and Touch Up"
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nt1980 wrote:Love the fizzy my first bike in the same colour if only i kept it be worth something now :thumbup:
No, it would be knackered by now and rotting in a corner somewhere.
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cracking build. and what a collection of strokers :thumbup: . i have seen the wee RD50 in a mag ??
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Plastic coating is done by nb coatings at pontefract. I'll be doing the engine covers in the same gloss black and simonize engine enammell for the rest of it.
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Hope you'll be changing that rectifier before you finish
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chippy 55 wrote:Hope you'll be changing that rectifier before you finish
Well spotted

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Re: longtime overdue makeover

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Missed this when you first posted.
gaz67 wrote:
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Here's My standard one
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My other one, a work in (slow) progress these days
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And how it was back in the late 80's/early 90's
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Can you spot the biggest difference over the stock one ???


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a big huge swingarm? :wave:

and poss a big huge engine
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fabiostar wrote:a big huge swingarm? :wave:

and poss a big huge engine
Yes

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compare 1st and 2nd pictures and check the cutouts in the fairing above the came covers :wink:


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so you slipped an 1100 engine in and discuised it with gold trimmings ... nice one :thumbup:

I assume it was used for drag racing with that wheelbase and low stance.......... the old Superbike Magazine Ult Street Bike?
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