C70 project.

Cleaning that pipe up,has saved a few bob..

 

Tank only took an hour or..........so.,rust is mainly underneath & top forward latch,
the exhaust however...BIG ol rust spot left-side of pipe-
deciding to clean up most of the original parts to save a bit of dough,has worked out well,it's almost as if the entire bike is made of 2 different layers,1 solid & capable of being made presentable + 1 rust...y,but NOT the type you could poke a finger through (cept the chain-guard. ).,
going to try and get some wire wheels for the drill this w/end.for the welds+joins an to take down the rust 'spot' on exhaust,was also thinking of drill extensions ('flexible')but they're too expensive.......have 2 fireplace/chimney's in my place.....so thinking manual shafting of certain bits,notably frame.

 

........my foot has fit very well into certain orifices,on occasion. .

 

Still a little bit of work left.......

 

As the big man is my witness-
I am soooo investing in a shot blasting kit,in the future.!.

 

95% finished/renovated,scrubbed,cleaned parts bin,1st seat i've recovered in 20+ year (gp100 & piles anyone......not.).mk.

 

Sammo. -
working on the carrier last night...was like peeling an onion,reminded me when I was getting trained up as a carpenter in the late 80's.., -gonna figure today about cleaning up airbox / notably fiiting.had lookies at alot of 50/70/90's & seems every single one has been cut by a pissed jihadi fundamentalist - literally EVERY single one/mullered & join up generally covered in some type of b.mastic.,carrier's just gonna have a quick abrasive rubdown/rust prep.on spots,black hammerite methinks......,
last orders today,for a while...clean-up,store,then work on the V/C for a while....... .

 

This is the major motivator for me,getting the c70 otr,
The state of this carb. when I 1st got the bike,was indescribable.!!. - and it b....y ran too,ridden some bangers in my time,shocked/understatement,lotta time spent lovingly cleaning it out.put back together ,all original too,something i'm really looking forward too..

 

My biggest problem,mainly - is i've become lazy. concerning bikes,moving into a semi-supported housing scheme years ago,cause I was pretty badly fkd up after bike accident,vis-a-vis everything is within walking distance.and I mean everything.leaving me with the desire cause of older fond memories,but less motivation than I may have had a few+ years ago. +
no you won't,c90 coming along one day......
then maybe do something daft,like buy a brand spanking new b/basement chinese 'ped.and di a year to the day postie - state of 70/90 after that..

 

The Vision's my baby - when it's done up,gonna be tucking it into bed every night.,
the 90's the bomb,when it comes to uber.work transport.commuter & what better as back up c70 - part of a think on the 2 is multibike policy. -
bigger bikes a definate,however...if I wanted something really big/problem time,as would/will only have my vehicles in a off street secure parking situation like now(access issues/according to size. ).

 

That'd be fun..,
used to live not far from you in Rochester (Victoria St.),'bout 15-16 years ago.
(crap,have to do a good job now.. ).

 

Honestly,though....am seriously an totally unsure now.as to what colour to paint it,come up with this,so far.:-
•Bare metal sand down
• Wire wheel detailing
•Vactan area specific rust treatment
•Zinc Oxide primer (66% or 99%-weld through,i.e.not fully known as yet tail/mudguard status)
•Colour
• Clearcoat

Colour (choices):-
•Nato green military/semi-gloss
• Blue/grey similiar
•Uhhhhhm.
•Red (as original,as sidepanel & f.guard.shock shrouds may come up well with cutting)

 

On a last note,for a bit..-
have already got around to designing,a 4 sided semi-permanent drying 'shed (cloth front),that will accomadate 360 walk around,for all parts to hang in one go.!.,live in a commercial district,so lumber an bits plentiful&free..