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1980 CB250RSA Hawaiian Blue Project.
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on November 07, 2024, 09:59:29 PM ---Fantastic job Ash. You can't beat the blue :).
It reminds me of my old bike 😭😭😭
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Got these re-chromed to go with it Dave :) :)
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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Your project is coming along nicely Ash, how far away is the finish line?
Laverda Dave:
How is the Chrome on the forks Ash, mine were pitted when I bought the bike in 2000. I sent them to Philpotts in 2017 when I restored the bike. The guy I used to use for chrome plating before the environment laws kicked in chrome plated my kickstart and brake levers for added bling although the Kickstarter shaft and knuckle took some filing and smoothing before the chroming but it was worth it. The original drab finish on these items is pretty rough but then the bike was originally built to a price (as is everything!).
Johnny4428:
Lovely looking paint job there Ash! And nice colour too.
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on November 08, 2024, 07:31:50 PM ---How is the Chrome on the forks Ash, mine were pitted when I bought the bike in 2000. I sent them to Philpotts in 2017 when I restored the bike. The guy I used to use for chrome plating before the environment laws kicked in chrome plated my kickstart and brake levers for added bling although the Kickstarter shaft and knuckle took some filing and smoothing before the chroming but it was worth it. The original drab finish on these items is pretty rough but then the bike was originally built to a price (as is everything!).
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I have had all of the chroming done that was standard on the bike Dave including the fork top nuts (kickstart I am keeping standard olive drab). I found that the original stanchions, although the chrome wasn't too bad, were slightly bent so I bought another set that needed re-chroming and guess what they were slightly bent too. Phillpots are too expensive now so I found a place in Mansfield that my trusted mate Graham Curtis uses but not dropped them off yet. I was kind of waiting to see if David Wise at Motoclassics in Hampshire was going to start doing repros but it hasn't happened.
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