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Post by daftbil on Dec 1, 2011 21:20:07 GMT 1
Hi all. I've joined the band that have moved across from Alec's. Project Bitsa (4L1 frame, 4L0 engine, the rest who knows...) hasn't moved along,     Mortgage, children and a wife constantly facing redundancy stay my hand. I'll hang onto my basketcase just in case tho and limit myself to offering encouragement and support wherever I can. Cheers. Richard. |
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Dec 1, 2011 22:10:56 GMT 1
Welcome,
I'm on both and have noticed it getting a lot quieter over there.
Nice and friendly here.
Steve
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Post by Bazille on Dec 1, 2011 22:46:41 GMT 1
Moved over from where exactly??......  |
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Post by kennyroberts on Dec 1, 2011 23:39:11 GMT 1
welcome Richard , (not so daftbil for joining here !) it a great , friendly and helpful bunch!
times are indeed tough, im taking my project at a snails pace, as you say, other comitments such as home and family and day to day bills come first, but i try to sneak in the odd part here and there !
good luck with proress !
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Post by Norbo on Dec 2, 2011 0:55:58 GMT 1
Welcome mate glad to see on hear .
You have a good start to build theer but a lot of work infront of you by the looks of it .
Whats your plan all standard , spech or something in between ?
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Post by daftbil on Dec 2, 2011 12:29:59 GMT 1
Ashamed to say I've had it since '94, was a runner (not good tho) stripped it, boxed it, collected a few bits and then packed it away.
Once I get nursery fees out of the way....
It'll be the bike I promised myself but missed out on when I was 16.
Black powder coated frame, red (the deep metallic red used by Shoei) with 'standard stripes albeit two tone silver, set of spannies, deep braced arm, fork brace etc. plenty of stainless bolts and braided hoses.
Engine pretty standard for reliability, might treat myself to the luxury of a rebuild by Stan, he was THE man back in the day.
Like I said, it's a bitsa, no point in trying to achieve a concourse show winner, they have their place and I love to see them, it's just that had I actually bought one in '80 I'd have done all this to it anyway!
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Post by Norbo on Dec 2, 2011 19:41:17 GMT 1
Id build it your self mate and save a fortune on labour and put that saved money in to other stuff for the bike .
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Post by JonW on Dec 4, 2011 13:10:45 GMT 1
pah, build em yourself... bot rocket science and can be fun if you let it  |
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Post by daglad on Dec 4, 2011 16:43:50 GMT 1
Welcome aboard, i am relatively new here and the help i have received has been first class. Go on build it yourself, i have and i am as thick as a whale omlette  |
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Post by atomicstroker on Dec 4, 2011 17:06:42 GMT 1
What colour of green is that f***kin frame? It looks like a cure for a hangover - you know the type that either ends or mends it!! |
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Post by daftbil on Dec 4, 2011 20:15:03 GMT 1
Ha ha lol. A mate bought it (against my advice!) in '93. It was awful, aftermarket full fairing etc. I think the motivation behind the 'builders' idea was a bike in PB that was reproduced on Alec's forum a few weeks ago. My mate was very new to motorcycling and it wasn't his thing. I begged it for £400 as a runner but changed in circumstances led to it being boxed for 18 years.
I have to say this forum feels like Alec's 10 years ago, I've got the bug again and the saving begins (an £800 a month nursery habit is holding me back a bit)!
I've got the history from DVLA and it's only travelled about 50 miles from its place of registration
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