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K2-K6:
That's a very nice bike viper, and what a find for you.
I think they do look good as many "reps" don't look too close to what they are replicating, but in this case I feel they are quite close. I'd love to ride out on one of those on a nice day.
Your question about refinishing the hubs......As they are essentially bolted together many people ask on that basis if they can just dismantle/refinish/bolt back together, but all sensible advice suggests that it's a much more demanding job than it appears, also highlt safety critical as well. Best method is a very thorough clean after removing brakes sprocket etc to get them looking as good as possible without making complex issues for yourself.
Whatever your path I think you'll have a fantastic bike.
Viper:
Thanks again for all the sound advice and kind comments regarding the bike lads. Pete, those rims look great. Looks like I have a little bit of work ahead of me. I'll keep the site updated with my progress.
K2-K6:
It's worth adding something to this string about the rim surface finish, I like them both ways either polished or original more dull finish.
The original is I think an anodised surface.....which is a controlled corrosion of the bare component to a depth of about 2~3 microns (if my recall is correct) this is usually quite a hard finish and if fundamentally undamaged is very resistant to any corrosion advance which is why they last so well.
As you found Pete, it is even quite resistant to removal as you have to take off the whole top surface to get below the protection.....then would have to re-protect the finish to maintain them in that shiny state.
I thought I'd add this to allow anyone looking in to this that once you start even on a small area you are really commiting to go the whole way.....the finish is not recoverable to an anodised state with a strip to individual components once ou get going.
If you've got them in good condition as standard you may feel it worthwhile to just keep them clean.
That's another point.....those agressive chemical cleaners can alter the look of anodising so should be avoided if you want to keep them looking nice (if you look at some car roof rails that have been cleaned with some of those products you can see a very obvious "whiting" effect in some areas) they are basically the same fininsh as these rims.
bytio:
Hi Viper, nice PRR, where in he uk are you, I have one s well, just rebuilding engine at moment.
LesterPiglet:
I look forward to seeing this on the road one day.....Nice bike.
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