That is one very, very, cool job brother, respect and salutations on your work. Busy restoring my 1978 Yam SR500 (busy is probably optimistic) which I've owned for last 15 years. Also have 1965 BSA Bantam 175 trials bike and 1979 SWM 125 trials bike in shed. I look at them as future classics, my wife refers to them as a pile of junk. Please post pics of the FJ when you busy with it, always loved those bikes. Chopped and hard tailed a 1958 BSA B33 some years ago, ground up rebuild, if I could of got the fins off the barrel I would of done so, and not ashamed to admit I cried when I sold it.I was thinking, other than vaping, parenting and working, what do you guys keep yourselves busy with?
In my line of work its difficult, coz we're on standby 24/7 and attend meetings after hours and events on weekends and Public Holidays.... So basically we are always at work....
However......
I am a massive petrol head and I love working on things... I like modifying, repairing and maintaining fuel derived objects...
Currently I am doing a restoration job on a '78 Honda CX500. It belongs to one of my friends. I borrowed it for a year, 9 years ago, and when I gave it back, he never rode it again until I collected it last year to do the restoration on it...
Here's a couple of pics....
This pic was taken 9 years ago when I rode it
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When me and @Casper collected it and the FJ1100 for restoration
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SOOOO nice and CLEAN
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The before shot: Note DULL motor and aluminium...
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What @Casper looks like while polishing (START POLISHING THE BACK RIM!!!! I WANT IT BACK!!)
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Redoing the nameplates (motor mounted)
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Dials Before (true Mileage)
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Dials After
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Tank Before (we had the tank repaired and primed by a panelbeater)
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Tank NOW
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Painting General:
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Front Rim AFTER (both tyres must still be replaced)
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As it sits NOW (except the rear rim is awaiting @Casper to polish it... DUDE!!! MOVE IT!!!)
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The entire bike got refurb'd. The frame, motor etc got painted, the rims, all shiny bits got polished, new fork seals and fluids, even the gearshift rubber is brand new and footrests are reburbished. everything in red is Plastidip. It has a base red, a metalizer over it which makes it metallic red and then a glossifier over that which makes it gloss as Plastidip is always matt.
LOOOOOK AT THIS!!
If THIS doesn't get your heart pumping, NOTHING will...
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