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Desperately Seeking!! / Re: 400/4 Air Filter 'Panching Plates'
« Last post by Laverda Dave on Today at 11:40:19 AM »That's all good progress Ashburton. It may have taken a while to set up but making sure the frame is correct is key, to many people focus on the shiny bits and leave the basics. I always get my frames checked, for the £125 it's piece of mind. My Moto Morini frame was both out of alignment and had a crack in a frame tube just forwards of the rear shock mount. The 400/4 I restored for the wife was twisted by 3deg at the headstock. Thankfully 'Ratty' had a clean bill of health.
The 250RS decals from Piki are first class (as all his decals are). Are you spraying the centre stripe on the tank or has Piki made you a decal? Menno painted mine. To be able to paint is a real skill, I remember painting lessons at college, I still have the panel hanging in my garage that I painted in the lesson when I was 17. I had to sign write 'Vellocette and Classic Bike' on the panel as part of the lesson. I was actually employed as a coach painting apprentice at London Transport's bus overhaul works at Aldenham back in 1978. Within a year I had become a Coach Trimming apprentice at LT's train overhaul works in Acton because it was found I had a really bad allergy to cellulose!
The 250RS decals from Piki are first class (as all his decals are). Are you spraying the centre stripe on the tank or has Piki made you a decal? Menno painted mine. To be able to paint is a real skill, I remember painting lessons at college, I still have the panel hanging in my garage that I painted in the lesson when I was 17. I had to sign write 'Vellocette and Classic Bike' on the panel as part of the lesson. I was actually employed as a coach painting apprentice at London Transport's bus overhaul works at Aldenham back in 1978. Within a year I had become a Coach Trimming apprentice at LT's train overhaul works in Acton because it was found I had a really bad allergy to cellulose!