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550 F2 started!
Laverdaroo:
That’s a heavy bugger isn’t itâ€
Lump out, forks and head set out, no bolts reusable who’d have thunk?
Even the fork tops have witness marks from a pair of grips or moley’s………I hate folk with a tool belt!
I finally got everything moving but needless to say, the centre stand has been cut out and after several more pages of the “My Ladybird Book of Anglo Saxon Phrases & Greetingsâ€, I’ve come in for a brew and a warm!
I got the nipple off the swinger and it’s in fantastic condition and doesn’t appear to have ever been used………..Ever!
I’ve had the frame glowing red and you can see the tube inside turn with the bolt through the grease nipple hole. (Nipple) so it’s gonna have to be pressed out, it’s not worth the time I think.
Anyway, I think the grinders coming out after me brew and I’ll cut the sod off the frame.
Talking of which, which parts of the frame are known for rotting out or whatever, like the stand plate’, lower tubes, mounting points etc?
The frames in really good nick because it’s had a complete covering of an eighth of an inch of greasy shite all over it for it’s entire life which has saved the frame and swinger beautifully. The only part that’s goosed is around the swing arm pivot point where the has gone to town fitting that crap on it.
I’m happy to cut all the useful bits off and stash em if anybody might want them for a build to replace bits n bobs. Otherwise sadly it’s off in the scrap bin at work. Kills me but I can’t stash it and unless you’ve all the gubbins for putting it right in terms of tools……….. it’s scrap
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Laverdaroo:
Bit more progress tonight with the clutch off and just waiting on a puller so I can get the other side off in readiness to remove all the gear mech and hopefully split the cases before the weekend. It’s not coming apart easily and being a bit of a bugger and only found one necked off bolt that appears very old in the head, I’ve managed to get all of them
Put up until now
Managed to get the spindle out of the centre stand and save it to be tidied up and reused. The bolt finally came out of the swing arm pivot via the gas bottles and the press at the garage in the next village. Big up Ubley Service Station
Things appear to be going well but expecting a catastraf*ck fairly shortly and of course, I’ll keep you posted
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