Workshop space and Tools Safety first of course, but make tools where possible. I organised the mess in the garage to take up less space, and built a work bench. A lot of my tools remained in the UK when I brought the bike to Italy. Without any prospect of being allowed to travel due to Covid, it was much simpler to go shopping for them again and also use the excuse to get those items I always wanted but […]
Main aim was at first just to get it running, get an original tank, restore the seat and deal with the rust. As time passed I quickly realised that just wasn’t going to cut the mustard, I needed to do more to get it registered here in Italy. So the aim changed to get it looking at least closer to a 1980 model, deal with the extensive corrosion and get it registered for road use in Italy. I wasn’t attempting […]
This is what it looked like before the restoration began. You can view more images in the gallery on the right, or if you are using a small device it will be below. Oil level – no oil on dip stick, can’t remember what it was last time I fired it up. Engine turns over, good compression, measured by leg. Good amount of rust, evenly distributed around the bike. Notably bad on the top of the forks, the clocks, battery […]
