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Post by dungbug on Oct 14, 2013 18:30:50 GMT
I'm going to be starting the strip down of my Transalp within the next few weeks, how did you clean up the engine casing (aside from a feck load of hard work and patience) as mine looks pretty much as your did.
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Post by dungbug on Oct 9, 2013 23:03:14 GMT
I'm pretty sure indicators aren't needed, use arm signals ;-)
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Post by dungbug on Oct 9, 2013 21:39:34 GMT
I've been searching for a little project in recent months, last week I was close to buying a modern ped as it was cheap only to be messed about by the seller who couldn't decide whether he wanted to sell or not so , missed out on an RD250 (gutted) so had a bid on eBay on a CD185 which was local but i need of a fair bit of TLC. Whilst waiting for the auction to finish I was chatting to a mate who offered me a bike he had, adamant that he wanted nothing for it I picked it up last night; The front fairing has been lost along the way as have the side panels that run alongside the seat, there's more parts to go with it which I'll be picking up next week including a new chain & sprocket set, carbs, chain guard, new exhaust and a couple of other boxes of parts that go with it. The swingarm/rear wheel/rear brakes are there (resting behind the bike). Story goes that it was pinched a few years back, Plod recovered it at someone's house where it had been partially stripped so the swingarm spindle wasn't 'recovered' with the rest of the bike so I need to get a replacement. Plan is to see if the engine still fires up, if it does I'll drop the engine and strip the frame & swingarm back with a view to getting it powder coated. Not sure at this stage whether to build it back as it was or do something different with it, 2nd hand fairings seem hard to get so could well be pricey to go that route. I'm in no rush with her, ultimately I wanted something to take apart and rebuild and learn from......As this was free I couldn't say no.
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Post by dungbug on Sept 15, 2013 16:08:43 GMT
Looking good
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Post by dungbug on Sept 15, 2013 1:31:23 GMT
Bugger!
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Post by dungbug on Sept 15, 2013 1:30:27 GMT
Looking brilliant, loving the detail and thinking that's going in.
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Post by dungbug on Sept 15, 2013 1:28:01 GMT
Fingers crossed that the oil leak is from the lack of O ring.....
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Post by dungbug on Sept 15, 2013 1:24:21 GMT
Result/ looks like a bargain!
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Post by dungbug on Aug 14, 2013 22:32:18 GMT
Yup, gotta be worth having at that price even if it takes a bit of work to make good.
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Post by dungbug on Aug 14, 2013 22:30:35 GMT
Welcome to the forum chap, sounds like a nice project.
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Post by dungbug on Aug 14, 2013 22:28:27 GMT
However it is an early plunger frame! Nice.
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Post by dungbug on Aug 13, 2013 22:24:27 GMT
Looking really well gent, lovely shape.
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Post by dungbug on Aug 13, 2013 22:22:12 GMT
Nice idea to hide the leccy stuff away, the seat is a nice piece of work as well.
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Post by dungbug on Aug 13, 2013 22:19:28 GMT
DR200, 400 ?
I'd say it's worth 200 Euro's in parts surely.
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Post by dungbug on Aug 13, 2013 22:18:05 GMT
Welcome to RR.........I'm guessing you've had a few VW's as well :-)
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