Prince George Vintage Motorcycle Club

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: CCC1 on June 26, 2015, 06:40:13 PM

Title: Evenin all
Post by: CCC1 on June 26, 2015, 06:40:13 PM

Been quite for a while, well a few years LOL, but not in the bike dept

The lastest finished project

(http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/ab316/Canadiancountrycabins/H2/DSC07781_zpsmq3jn7gd.jpg) (http://s875.photobucket.com/user/Canadiancountrycabins/media/H2/DSC07781_zpsmq3jn7gd.jpg.html)

(http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/ab316/Canadiancountrycabins/H2/DSC07782_zpsqun2b9yl.jpg) (http://s875.photobucket.com/user/Canadiancountrycabins/media/H2/DSC07782_zpsqun2b9yl.jpg.html)

at least you will hear me coming, from about Purden i think ;)

Title: Re: Evenin all
Post by: fj1200 on June 26, 2015, 11:57:29 PM

Looks good. Would appear that all that time was well spent.

Title: Re: Evenin all
Post by: CCC1 on June 27, 2015, 08:06:47 PM

Thanks, ive done a few more,

(http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/ab316/Canadiancountrycabins/unnamed%2014_zpsly2od7ra.jpg) (http://s875.photobucket.com/user/Canadiancountrycabins/media/unnamed%2014_zpsly2od7ra.jpg.html)

l enjoyed this one, a sympathetic resto after getting from a guy in Regina, its gone now though, has a new lover. Got a couple more on the go. Smokers.

Title: Re: Evenin all
Post by: Hortons Heroes on June 27, 2015, 10:37:33 PM

those are some really clean looking bikes. Inspiring work.

Title: Re: Evenin all
Post by: madmac74 on July 22, 2015, 10:49:55 AM

 I'm speeceless, Well done , ....finding everything :)

MAC

Title: Re: Evenin all
Post by: CCC1 on July 22, 2015, 07:11:39 PM

 ...........................for example, 4 months to find the right chainguard, $160 usd from a breaker in Colorado, i winced a bit until i saw one go on evilbay a couple of weeks later $360USD and change, same guy got $550 for a pair of fork ears, fork ears FFS

Title: Re: Evenin all
Post by: Dennis on July 23, 2015, 09:22:24 AM

There's a big difference between restoring old bikes and using them as donors for custom bikes.  Fork ears is a perfect example. I did the restore  approach on a CB350 years ago (well, the front of it anyways).  I ended up with 3 pairs from which I was able to find one good set; all needed work and none were cheap. 

I don't restore anything and have probably thrown some pristine collector parts in the bin because I have no plans to ever use them, and I'm not going to hold them forever.  First thing to go is air boxes, followed quickly by signal lights and gauges.

Its a good thing I got rid of my 1958 BSA M21 when I did.  It was a fairly complete barn find, but all I could see was a cool flat head engine, and how it would look in a chopper.

Peace & Grease, Dennis