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cabbie
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 Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 12:56 pm Post subject: cabbie's S3A |
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So we got to the back of the lock up after 2 hours clearing junk and uncovered the S3
First daylight the bike has seen in 20 years
Took it back to the workshop for inspection
All the switch gear, idiot panel and clocks chrome is still good!
But all the engine covers, forks and swing arm have peeled and will need re-plating
Here's the rearsets I made, I'll make a new set I think lol
I'll get the frame re-powder coated white and the pipes will need repairing as they are bent from a heavy crash also new TZ cans will be fitted.
Not too bad considering it's been locked up for so long.
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ståle
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| Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Cool  What kind of wheels is that ? |
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cabbie
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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Can't remember who makes the wheels sorry.
Had a good day finding parts and buying stuff for the rebuild, I found out Gibson made the pipes for me in 1982, I ordered a new set of TZ alloy end cans from Gibson today also.
I found for sale a complete S3 engine with log book showing 800 miles from new, original wire spoke wheels and a huge box of S3 parts all for £70 and just up the road from me, nice, I'll use the new engine as the one in the bike is per-mix in the tank and I can't be asked to do that now.
So first job is repair the damaged pipes and get them re-chromed. |
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garyb
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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looks great how longs it been locked up
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cabbie
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| garyb wrote: | | looks great how longs it been locked up |
About 18 odd years, It looks not too bad in the pix but there is a lot of corrosion under the frame enamel and chromed areas, I think with all the bead blasting and re-chroming and new parts it'll cost around £1,800 to put right (but it's worth it) the memories as a kid with this bike are priceless to me. |
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garyb
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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thats the biz for that length of time must have been a good dry garage, well worth spending on that little baby its just a shame to pull it to bits 
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cabbie
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| garyb wrote: | | well worth spending on that little baby its just a shame to pull it to bits |
Don't worry about pulling it to bits I wrote it off 3 times and crashed once a month street racing back in the day so I can still take it apart with me eyes closed |
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garyb
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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ive got three 250's in variuos bits and doin a kh500 at the moment can't wait to ride one again, where abouts are you Mr cabbie
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cabbie
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm in Croydon. |
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garyb
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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sound i,m only down in horsham maybe a meet at some time i'd love to see it in the flesh
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