Today i finally picked up my finished pipes :Happy::Happy::Happy::Happy: all new again :Cigar::Cigar::Cigar::Cigar: Just some pitting on the bottom pipe, One final big bit left the engine.
A friend of mine did the repairs and i used these for the plating, Welcome to Hockley Enterprises Essex Ltd - Home Just glad to get them back, I was very concerned that they didn't have any holes appear as they are made of thin metal.
Loving this thread. I think it's amazing to see what people can do with something I'd think was fit for the skip. My very 1st bike was a KH250 b2 and it look just like this: It used to settle into a non-threatening weave if you were flat out on a sweeper. It also used to foul it's plugs so often there was a little carrier under the seat with 3 spare plugs in it. I thought it was the dogs at the time. I wonder what I'd think of it now. Happy days.
I was always led to believe that 70/80s Jap chrome was so paper thin that it was almost impossible to restore? Looking at your pipes that was obviously total bollox???
Wally, Mine still has the plug carrier, at least i don't have to put them in my pocket, 749 Duc when my mate was repairing them he mentioned they are thin, one advantage is they have a coating of two stroke oil which can help stop the rotting from the inside when abandoned/not used for many years. one problem is they can ripple when knocking out the dents one of my pipes has a very slight one,
Nearly Glidd Just the engine left and new crank :Bawling: Bits i need to get still are, more money Chain,throttle cable (been looking for a nos one for a year now) brake fluid, :Happy:
Dropped the engine of for its crank and full rebuild should be around 3/4 weeks and can't bloody wait.
Had a call today and should be picking the engine up this weekend :Snaphappy: now just to find Mrs Roadtrip's purse :Smuggrin:
Won't be this weekend now, as it came with the wrong size small end bearings, so next week now :Arghh::Arghh:
