Its the first time i`ve stripped a bike down starting at the rear,i normally start at the front and work my way back,then again its the first time i`ve worked on a 550 four that had been transformed into a touring bike with the heavy full rickman fairing/crash bars and the overall size of things so maybe some intimidation crept in when i first got my hands on it and thought ok... i`ll start at the back? took a while sawing off the heavy frame that had been welded in place to hold the fairing and its starting to look original (except for the alloys but their staying cause they suit what i want).not an awful lot of rust for its age so happy with that,doing some multi-tasking between engine/electrics/cleaning/spraying,going for a black/chrome/aluminium here so have a few good pics in my mind what it should look like when its finished! and with the needed parts/good info from some of you guys it`ll be worth the wait! onwards and upwards.
