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Finally after too many years I'm working on my 500/4

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Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
 Mattewmosse
Christ in all my time that is one of the worst I have seen wish you all the best
Cheers
Bitsa

matthewmosse:
Other side was just as bad when I did it many years ago, most of this had rotted from the inside, on a solo bike it might have gone un noticed, but the sidecar mounting up there mean I was really looking hard, with a spiked hammer for any thinning of the metal. I think a lot of it is down to riding in snow and ice when any sensible person has wrapped their bike up for winter, but I was enjoying the unique handling of sidecars on 2 inches of snow and ice, sadly the salt can get inside these steel pressings. By Christmas this bike will ride again, I will probably drill drain holes in all the repairs, plus fill holes, and give her regular doses of sump oil internally. She'll never be concouse but I intend to keep adding miles to the old girls clocks.

matthewmosse:
Welded up a new footpeg hagar and fixed that on, did a far better job than the other side and I think you would need to be looking quite closely to spot it is a repair. The rear shock mounting is also now structurally repaired and just needs the tail section to put in next. I must admitt I am quite enjoying doing some proper tin bashing, and the chance to actually use that heavy old swage block in my workshop.

UK Pete:
Wow just noticed this post, you have a fair bit of work to do on the frame by the looks of it, do you think the heat from welding might distort it a bit?
pete

JamesH:


--- Quote from: UK Pete on September 01, 2014, 06:12:18 PM ---Wow just noticed this post, you have a fair bit of work to do on the frame by the looks of it, do you think the heat from welding might distort it a bit?
pete

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You've been quiet lately Pete - where you been? Got the sandcast finished yet? ;-)

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