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  1. johne

    johne Standing on the shoulders of dwarves.

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    #1 johne, Aug 21, 2020
    As summer starts to draw to a close (here in the Northern half of the planet) and the evenings and mornings get darker by the day, my thoughts are turning towards getting another project/heap of parts, to work on over the coming winter. In my case I haven't got a clue what that might be at the moment. I've tinkered with a few 70's and 80's bikes over the last few years and may well end up with another one from that era, but if it will be British, Japanese, Italian or from some other country of origin I don't know yet. It's whatever catches my eye at the right price I suppose?

    That got me to thinking that there must be loads of you guys who do the same. So what have you got lurking at the back of your garage/shed/under a sheet at the end of the garden?

    (delete as applicable)

    Where are you at with the project? Have you just got it? Is it nearly done, or are you somewhere in between? Perhaps you are waiting to get that elusive part you need to finish it off?

    Pictures would be good. [​IMG]
     
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  2. johne

    johne Standing on the shoulders of dwarves.

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    #2 johne, Aug 24, 2020
    No body?
     
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  3. Davie_M

    Davie_M Active Member

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    #3 Davie_M, Aug 24, 2020
    i have a ccm r30 and 916 ducati both as projects just need the motivation to start
     
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  4. Mark9

    Mark9 Noble Member

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    #4 Mark9, Sep 16, 2020
    My 85 year old fathers project (fathers 85 the bike is a mere 65) 1667E92E-7CFB-472B-89E9-B57F4760DEBF.jpeg

    And my last project, completed 3 years ago, strangely I have no yearning to start another one yet :)

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  5. Don the Don

    Don the Don Bigger Than The Average Bear

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    #5 Don the Don, Sep 16, 2020
    You made a good job of that Honda and good on your old man
     
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  6. Mark9

    Mark9 Noble Member

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    #6 Mark9, Sep 16, 2020
    yes he’s doing well, but describes himself as having “one foot in the grave and the other on a banana skin”, so he’s restoring it a max speed before the inevitable happens!.
     
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  7. ChrisJHuff

    ChrisJHuff Well-Known Member

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    #7 ChrisJHuff, Sep 22, 2020
    actually.... I have one of these... bought to do up...Yamaha XS750 C (not the usual D) the one with points still

    but it's at the other end of the country and no room up here to store it... so i'm still thinking about doing it rather than actually doing..

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  8. darkman

    darkman Crème de la Crème

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    #8 darkman, Sep 24, 2020
    I mostly stick with the 63-70 Triumph twins but they are getting harder to find so have resorted to doing work for customers to keep busy for now but still on the lookout for that bargain twin to build.
     
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  9. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    #9 Tigcraft, Sep 25, 2020
    And I’m just on with one of my free MZs..... 3F281ABC-3B79-4301-A00B-175BB34C6A49.jpeg
     
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  10. Tallpaul

    Tallpaul Noble Member

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    #10 Tallpaul, Sep 26, 2020
    I've got a 1980 Honda CX500, which I'm putting on a weight loss diet. I was hoping to have it ready for this year's DGR, but that ship has now sailed.....again!
     
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  11. Mark9

    Mark9 Noble Member

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    #11 Mark9, Sep 27, 2020
    I remember being given one of those back in the day as a courtesy bike whilst my Jap 4 (can’t remember which one) was being serviced, gutless MZ I thought, gave it a handful as I pulled off and ended up on the pavement on the opposite side of the road, quite torquey for a 2 stroke :)
     
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  12. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    #12 Tigcraft, Sep 28, 2020
    Yes nearly‘trials bike’ torque
     
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