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Old Dirty R69 - From Basket to Bike
- malmac
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You will know your bike inside out - eventually
Interesting to see the pics and hear how the project is unfolding.
The R69 stamped on the flywheel is an interesting find.
Keep up the great work.
Mal
Toowoomba- Australia
You got the silver...
Mal - glad to see you around - reading some of your threads are what made me want to post here.
Schrader - I'm not sure the messaging feature on the site is working. I guess I could just post my VIN here. Frame# 653025.
And now a little about the things I'm NOT gonna do. For the near future at least, I'm not going to paint it. This is one of the best ways I can attempt to control my budget even slightly. And to be honest - I kinda dig how it looks. Maybe I'm jumping on the barn find / american pickers / rust is beautiful train - and to some degree, yeah I know I am and I like it. But it's also a matter of cost, and at the end of the day if I want to go back later and take this thing further, paint and powdercoat is easy in comparison. I am going to great lengths to arrest any active rust and am chipping off any loose paint in the process. Basically, I wash my bike with scotchbrite and ospho now.
In weird contrast to this - the very 1st thing I bought for this bike (over a year and a half ago probably) was a bolt kit. I was excited to start and knew I was missing some (probably a lot) of fasteners, and I just didn't trust the folgers can of rusty whatnot. I opted for polished stainless steel. In retrospect I might have gone another route, but, here we are. I know I'll be using a bucket of anti-seize, which I'm fine with. The next thing that got me thinking was the idea of all these tremendously shiny bits smattered around on my otherwise nasty, crusty bike. That, coupled with the fact I knew I needed an all new exhaust - sent me down the road of restoring ALL the shiny bits. Going to be an interesting look I think...
Wheels
- schrader7032
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Thanks. I'll need an email contact to put on the orphan list.Schrader - I'm not sure the messaging feature on the site is working. I guess I could just post my VIN here. Frame# 653025.
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
- malmac
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Now that is a terrific looking workshop
The work you are doing is very impressive.
I just seem to take so long to move along through each small stage and my bike, which is far from perfect is like mint condition compared to yours.
I do have two bikes to do and one is in far worse condition than the other.
It needs it's wheels doing. Your post has given me more to think about.
Mal
Toowoomba- Australia
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OK, I've written down your
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
- malmac
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What a class workshop
I really need to get my act together and add some class to my workshop.
Overall gone.
Safety boots gone.
Fashionable safety glasses with coloured frames - buy
Yellow pointy toed shoes - secure
Incense burner - definitely.
Am, I on the right track?
I didn't want to make a straight copy of your class act.
Cheers
Dr Malfiesance
Toowoomba- Australia
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Dave