Posted November 27, 20168 yr Hi peps I rencently recovered my baby after she was rudely snatched during the night and used and abused by a group of little hood rats so ive decided shes gunna be treated to a full rebuild and turned into a real custom bike to be proud of Now for pictures My girl before she had here inocents stolen After she had been ravaged So i started to strip her down Now she had been fully stripped i have a basic list of parts that will need replacing Fuel tank - purcased Fuel cap Ignition barrel Clutch lever Clutch sensor Brake lever - repaired Brake sensor - repaired Front disc Brake pads Rear brake shoes Throttle cable - purcased Throttle housing - purcased Grips Headlight Rear mudguard Seat New switchs Today the real work stared i went out and brought 3 crimped cup wire head for my angle grinder and started cleaning up and removing the paint off the frame Before i started After 2 hours Ive managed to get about 50% finished today tomoz im gunna finish stripping her and im gunna rust treat the whole frame with kurust and clean so she is preped and ready for primer Cheers for reading Ride safe
November 27, 20168 yr Author 4 hours ago, blackhat250 said: Great thread, well done , lot of folk wudda given up on her. No one should ever give up, give it enough elbow grease you can make a turd shine lol Evening guys Little update for ya managed to get 75% of the frame stripped only got started at bout 3 so didnt have long before i lost the light but had a friend over to help me get the tyre off and was greeted by this
November 27, 20168 yr Author So i stripped the rim And ground off all the surface rust Put 5ml of kurust im a glass and used a old brush And dabbed the kurust over the surfsce that needed treating as it goes on it turns blue once reaction has finished it will go black Thanks for reading Ride safe
November 28, 20168 yr Moderator 15 hours ago, jonny5 said: So i stripped the rim And ground off all the surface rust before checking for any offset of the spokes?
November 28, 20168 yr Author I just stripped em down didnt check for off set wouldnt even know how to tell you the truth All spokes were straight and the wheel wasnt buckle at all
November 29, 20168 yr Well done mate I have got to say sr was never a bike I wanted to own but I love the look of the end result bike what a transformation will follow your thread and the way your going I think it won't be long before you have a great looking bike !! Good luck Bet your getting stick from her in doors about the kitchen table restoration! Lol!
November 29, 20168 yr Author On Monday, November 28, 2016 at 0:17 PM, drewpy said: Well done mate I have got to say sr was never a bike I wanted to own but I love the look of the end result bike what a transformation will follow your thread and the way your going I think it won't be long before you have a great looking bike !! Good luck Bet your getting stick from her in doors about the kitchen table restoration! Lol! My mrs is going mad atm bud she wants her table back but its to cold to be in my shed pmsl Ride safe
November 29, 20168 yr Author Morning peps After 15 hours of grinding and cleaning the frame she if finaly preped ready for painting Yesterday my new tank arrived managed to get it for a bloody bargain 29.99 with postage and it is clean as anything only issue was it didnt come with a key so i had to drill the lock out Gunna prep it today ready to decide on what to do with it dont know if i should clear coat or paint it Cheers for reading Ride safe
November 29, 20168 yr Hi Jonny 15 hours of grinding I admire your work ethic our local sandblaster does a medium frame and swing arm 80quid including powder coat but I suppose that's the easy way out used to do the even harder way by hand when I was a kid I think that's what put me off! Keep up the hard work you making good progress top looking tank for the money!
November 29, 20168 yr Moderator £80? I can get frame and swing arm sandblasted and powder coated for that
November 29, 20168 yr Author Im trying to keep all costs as low as possible and try not to have things done professionally probally will send the tank in for spraying as it needs to be perfect (and im not playing with cyanide based paints) other than that All will be done by my fair (full of metal fragment pmsl) hands
November 29, 20168 yr Author Do today I cracked on 28th the tank and got it all cleaned up only about a hour of sanding to finish her off Ride safe
November 29, 20168 yr Jonny looks like your going to have a top job and at a bargain price mate I think your right to have the tank done by a sprayer shouldn't be to many dollars because you've done all the hard work sounds like your going for 2 pack it's a fab finish and you can almost play basketball with your tank without damaging it lol! Hi drewpy did you think 80 quid was a bit steep for blast and powder coat I thought it seemed a pretty good deal especially if the bike was in a state and to get a top job but not as satisfying as doing yourself Is that still mrs Jonny kitchen table lol Loving the photo with a side panel in the fruit bowl!
November 30, 20168 yr Author Good evening guys Sorry for the late update today but been busy, I managed to get the tank sanded down and ready for painting My frame paint and primer arrived late this evening was hoping it arrive this morn so I could get the frame and tank primed but will have to wait till Tomoz now I've got until Friday to clear the table or im sleeping under it MRS HAS SPOKEN 23 hours ago, Back in the day said: Loving the photo with a side panel in the fruit bowl! Where else would you put one Ride safe
November 30, 20168 yr Hi Jonny all looking good bud so mrs Jonny has spoken ! Have you used the paint for the frame before looks interesting good luck for Friday hope you've got a sleeping bag!
November 30, 20168 yr Author 4 minutes ago, Back in the day said: Hi Jonny all looking good bud so mrs Jonny has spoken ! Have you used the paint for the frame before looks interesting good luck for Friday hope you've got a sleeping bag! Hi B.I.T.D Oh hell Yea but ill dig out my fishing bed if needs be lol Had the paint recommended to me by a friend said its bril so worth a punt was a little pricey for spray £12 a can but you get what I pay for I suppose
December 1, 20168 yr Author Hi people Been busy today got my frame and tank primed up and ready to be paint loving this paint goes on real and gives a nice clean finish bonus is this primer drys in 10 Ride safe
December 1, 20168 yr Looking good Jonny thourght you were getting the professionals in to do the tank
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