dandgb

Progress on the 'originaltwistgrip's non-runner..... Well, On saturday a breaker near me supplied me with a complete wiring loom, Complete Instrument cluster with Ignition lock and key, headlamp, tail lamp, Left and right switch gear and twistgrip, left and right Pet cocks complete with filters,front L/H brake caliper and a few sundry items, all in good condition. £170 well spent! Yesterday, I turned my back on the wife whilst sorting all the bits I needed to replace or clean up and when I turned back she had taken vast areas of the frame back to bare metal The original intention was just to remove the surface rust and then treat with a Rustconverter/primer. Looks now as if I'll have to strip it all down and do a complete frame respray - not what I needed So what's the minimum I can take off the engine to remove it from the frame without disturbing too much of the timing etc.? Oh and I's only a little-un so will it break my back?

Hi Folks - my nickname of 'twistgrip' was given to me by my RAF mates way back in the early sixties when I was riding Matchboxes and REs and has stuck with me ever since. It ame about when I had the slogan 'Twistgrips rule forever' painted on the back of my helmets. Anyhoo, I've just purchase a couple of 750 triples - one is a decent runner, although the previous owner ripped out the Instrument cluster and replaced it with a lashed up panel and a tiny speedo! T'other was described as a rolling chassis, but turned out to be a complete 750SE with a very butchered Wiring loom and missing all the handlebar controls and the lefthand front brake caliper. Both should keep me busy over the next few months - good job I retire in the middle of August. I do feel that I'll need plenty of help in restoring the second one. Can't start it obviously, but compression feels good. I don't seem to be able to show my Picasa album shots of both bikes on here, so here's the direct links. http://tinyurl.com/346rbyo - this is the runner http://tinyurl.com/2vnbgwp - and this one don't! Regards David