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Finally after too many years I'm working on my 500/4
Lobo:
Matthew... enjoying the posts.
In these days where too many of us chase our backsides on the Internet, paying out enormous sums of money, your resourcefulness & innovation is a bit of a wake-up. I'll never admit to wanting a less than pristine old Honda, but do like the way you are so sensible about yours and make 'em work for a living.
Simon
UK Pete:
--- Quote from: Lobo on October 10, 2014, 01:04:04 AM ---Matthew... enjoying the posts.
In these days where too many of us chase our backsides on the Internet, paying out enormous sums of money, your resourcefulness & innovation is a bit of a wake-up. I'll never admit to wanting a less than pristine old Honda, but do like the way you are so sensible about yours and make 'em work for a living.
Simon
--- End quote ---
Quite agree, and i have a bike or to in my collection that i maintain in that same way, resourcefulness definitely being the word
pete
matthewmosse:
Thanks for the kind words, makes a much needed boost. More progress, front wheel wire brushed with the drill and since it was around a coat of silver wheel paint - probably out of the same job lot as the other tin of paint. Normally I hate silver paint where chrome should be, but I am hoping the chrome will shed the silver, and the rust will hold it a bit better with an oily rag to give some shine. Not ideal but cheap enough to last out these tyres at least. looks like spraying with wd40 and duck oil periodically failed on the externals but looking around the spoke holes from the outside it looks like rust isnt in there, hopefully, after all the internal was painted and less exposed, I am wondering if I should just leave the internals alone. Engine is in losely. my 2 hrs stint also involved helping send sheep to market, another lot of antique equipment in regular service, the sheep trailer and landrover are early 60's vintage.
matthewmosse:
A shot of the shed, someone mentioned it would be interesting, there are other sheds, more junk, anyone wondering about how tight the budgett for the bike is, well, for about half the cost of one bikes light restoration I bought a lathe. With all the farm kit we have that is obsolete as far as parts are concerned that eaily paid for itself. There are quite a few projects about, some rather hopless.
matthewmosse:
Notticed the engine number is a bit odd on this, sticker says assighned engine number if you canot make it out . it is not the original engine, just some 550 mill I had knocking around. Normal engine number place is left blank, not scrubbed out or anything, just never been stamped.
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