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My new toy
mickwinf:
Steve i would be interested in an original seat to purchase/swap/part exchange i am trying to post pics of current seat, Mick
toucheturtle:
Dave Silver sells both the front and rear mudguards, if you get the part number and type it in on his website they come up. He sells the 750 front mudguard which is almost identical except the stay holes are a slightly larger diameter where they bolt to the forks. The seats are pretty poor, sit too high and rock when you move about on them. You'll get a shock when you price up the exhaust, he was the cheapest though when I bought a set earlier this year. I've still got the lower two, they look fine when they're on but there's a patch on the tops which collect muck and is difficult to get at when they're on the bike. They're pitted there with a small amount of rust. They haven't rotted through and if you ladled them with grease I doubt if they'd get any worse. I don't know what kind of finish you're going for but I'd sell the pair for 50 quid plus postage.
mickwinf:
thanks Toutchturtle for offer but i am going for a mint bike so will probably buy new will have to save up!!
s7paul:
I bit the bullet a few months ago and bought a complete exhaust system from David Silver. They are the genuine article, but though they look OK, the finish doesn't bear too much scrutiny. There are scores along the inside of the bends on the header pipes (from the bending process) and there is silver paint on some of the welds (where the little stub for the link pipe is welded to the silencer). I assume this is covering some areas where the plating was poor. Overall, the quality is not as good as I'd hoped it would be.
Also, the reproduction brackets needed significant re-bending & holes slotting before the silencers would sit correctly in relation to each other.
Captain Snakebite:
Very nice looking machine Mick - she'll be a peach when you're done.
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