Thanks Paul, I have put a lot of hard work into learning about engines and such....been great talking to people and finding resources about how the engines work. The head has been aqua blasted, strange grey colour, the barrels have been coated in a thermal dispersant (think I fell for a con
and the rest I have polished by hand.
I have matched the air-intake ports and polished them up... I cannot wait to have it all back on the road and take it for a ride. My friend has a stock GT500 too, so it will be interesting to see how the complete build with new parts will feel, I am putting all new parts in the crabs so it will be near to perfect!
About the tank and seat... I really wanted a two stroke donor to create a flat-tracker for long tours...
But when I saw this original 70s cafe racer, I thought I'd save myself the trouble and ride it.... But then discovered the engine was in very poor shape and the pipes were even worse. So I decided to rebuild, it’s been a rewarding learning process for me, life changing, I love motorcycles and I only just discovered them a year ago with a two stroke Vespa T5.
I will ride it when it’s together and then consider....I’m young and dumb mate.
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