Posted October 25, 20168 yr Seem quiet in here ,[ projects,] so , I "ll run this resto thru the winter months,  Aquired DT400 [ 501- model,,] with the assistance of my manchunian friend Drewps, ,  its a bit rough, but has N.O.V.A, number, engine was solid ,thru water ingress, , but av rebuilt it with new crank [rod& bearing] Grampian eng,[Liverpool] great service,, barrel is away being rebored too ,, just send it away , they supply piston ,, ,,,
October 25, 20168 yr Moderator Nice. Wish I had the space you do john, I have to leave one on the drive to work on any others.
October 26, 20168 yr Author Well paul, was gonna make a modified DT, but,   a friend wants it built exactly like mine, so its being built to order, , he had one in 1978. So , may put my paintwork on his , and change mine,,  heres my wrist pin remover , Â
October 26, 20168 yr Sounds like a plan. Ahh the joys of allthread! I changed all my swingarm bearings and bushes like that Sent from my E6553 using Tapatalk
December 26, 20168 yr Author Motor rebuilt, , on .50 bore now, need more cold days .= shed time, worked right till Xmas eve, Â
January 17, 20178 yr Author Its  looking like a bike again , , Wiring next, some dork cut the plug of [ 6 pin], when removing the lights,  I doubt snips were lying handy, coz unplugging the plug musta been hard work eh,
January 17, 20178 yr Don't you hate it when the simplest things give you unplanned work Looking really niceÂ
January 18, 20178 yr Love the bike on the poster! And your bike looks lovely as well! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
January 18, 20178 yr Moderator 4 hours ago, Sacha said: Love the bike on the poster! And your bike looks lovely as well! Â digs hole and tries to get out of it
January 18, 20178 yr Author 5 hours ago, Sacha said: Love the bike on the poster! And your bike looks lovely as well! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk How vigilant sash"  XT500, ,Well thay were both supposed to be black,, but I never made myself clear, [ to the painter] So, today I"v swapped the Yeller on to mine, ,Â
February 1, 20178 yr Author The rear fender was a mess, [cracked] so took it to Rodney , [ he was at squires this year on Lc] hes brazed it up then I flattened it with Flapper disc, the n filled dips, after 10 fills and rubdowns,
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