KIWI"s RESTORATION

Show us that box of bits in your shed!
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Looking good Martin,but it looks even better in the flesh!
Kiwi your gonna be well pleased when you get to take this one out!
You are going to take it out i hope?
I used to be so care less,as if i could'nt careless.
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garye345 wrote:Looking good Martin,but it looks even better in the flesh!
Kiwi your gonna be well pleased when you get to take this one out!
You are going to take it out i hope?

Take it out, hhmmmmm, I might start it and look at it.
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martin wrote:all the bolts and nuts are replated [try and rub and polish the heads of
the bolts as they do come out with a better finish]
the rear disc is a copy [it does look very very close to standard]
got it from all bike engineering [in greenwich] £75 posted
[when i bought this,they only had 2 left]

It's looking very lovely Martin, looks to be coming on nicely.

She scrubs up well for an old bird :mrgreen:
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Exciting not long to go now.............. =D>
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got the shock back from the proffessor today :)
glad i had all the bolts replated and spring powdercoated.
so will
offer them on here once they come through
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Proffessor done my shock , much better now :D
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Good job Martin pencil me in for a res sticker when you get them.
Thanks, Paul
"Turned out nice again"
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pablo wrote:Good job Martin pencil me in for a res sticker when you get them.
Thanks, Paul
Great stuff Martin - put one down for me please too :D
If it takes more than 2strokes then your just playing at it..
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Can't wait to see the finished result =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~
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\:D/
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Plastics and petrol tank are at the sprayers \:D/
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Not long now Kiwi :)
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Tick Tock........
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sorry for slacking this last 3-4 weeks, been a bad time with family probs.
anyway, i have got back in the swing of things and have resumed with your bike colin :)
this first picture is how the back end was :(
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