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Bryanj:
Rebuilt my 110 often enough and many customers 120,140,150 and 160 to want to see it again but nice thought!!

Orcade-Ian:
Another slightly different one from the archive.  Loved the bike but ended up with a GB 500TT as well and got pestered to sell the 400 - another mistake!  I’ve chased a few on eBay but not found the right one.
This is a ‘5 parter’ so you might need an extra packet of biscuits with your coffee. I hope you are all still keeping sane in these trying times. 

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Ian

Laverda Dave:
That was a good read Ian. The GB500 was a very nice good looking bike and as you say in your text, like a Velo. Great restoration. I can see these going for strong money in the very near future. They are already at the £5k+ mark and that will only go up.
What make of indicators did you fit in the end? I'm looking for ideas for my Triton build, trying to keep it traditional but not having indicators on a bike in London is a pia and it's dangerous sticking arms out and hope people see where I intend to go!

Orcade-Ian:
Hi Dave,
I ended up sourcing original GB indicators from the guy I got the chrome chain guard from (in Germany). Two were really good but the others were damaged on the front edge and lenses broken.  At that time DS had a couple of lenses and I set the damaged bodies in the lathe and turned a small amount off the front faces so they ended up a bit shorter but no one ever noticed (only Ash would have spotted them!)
The Dresden Triton sounds interesting - can you share the story?  Presumably a wideline frame and a unit con motor?  I built a couple of Tribsas but could never afford a Featherbed frame back then.  I still have my Featherbed Model 50 though.

Regards,
Ian

Laverda Dave:
Thanks Ian. I'll post a thread on other bikes in the near future on how it's progressing. It's a restoration of a bike I built 20 years ago at Dresda's workshop. It suffered bad damage when my garage roof caved in!

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