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Love the fizzy my first bike in the same colour if only i kept it be worth something now

nt1980 wrote:Love the fizzy my first bike in the same colour if only i kept it be worth something now

ha-ha was just thinking the same thing, mine was that colour 1st bike was Raleigh runabout 2nd effort was the fizzy .

aahh LGV305p ... where are you now ?

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

had a few more parts coated



frame and the cause of this stripdown the seat frame



loom and few little bits placed



the swing arm just needs the big bearing pressing in and that will be ready, doing the wheels and forks next.

Looks nice , keep it up

Where did you get the plating done? Looks good so far

"Carls Brush and Touch Up"

nt1980 wrote:Love the fizzy my first bike in the same colour if only i kept it be worth something now

No, it would be knackered by now and rotting in a corner somewhere.
You never appreciate classic bikes when you own one, it's only when you later try to buy one.....
In my case one of the first 100 Triumph Trident ray gun pipes, four speed box, drum brakes 750's.
i can't afford one now, even to buy back my old knackered one

cracking build. and what a collection of strokers . i have seen the wee RD50 in a mag ??

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.

Hope you'll be changing that rectifier before you finish

chippy 55 wrote:Hope you'll be changing that rectifier before you finish

Well spotted



Recommended replacement > http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... ty#p351482

Missed this when you first posted.

gaz67 wrote:

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


Can you spot the biggest difference over the stock one ???


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a big huge swingarm?

and poss a big huge engine

fabiostar wrote:a big huge swingarm?

and poss a big huge engine

Yes

and

Yes

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


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

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