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Post by BritPete on Mar 30, 2023 19:32:23 GMT
have been given an RE 250GT Continental, this was the fastest British 250 of its era. It will eventually look like this although it has been in tea chests for the past 40 years. Picked up the first parts today. I bought a replacement tank as you may have seen at Kempton Park Autojumble on Saturday, this is the bottom of the original I thought is was a right off with the amount of bodge on it but after 3 hours with hammer, chisel, wire rush, scraper, electric drill and sand paper Maybe Not
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Post by terryc on Mar 30, 2023 23:07:20 GMT
That was the first bike I ever owned but not the first I had on the road that was a honda cd175 as the enfield needed work
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Post by terryc on Mar 31, 2023 9:39:59 GMT
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Post by BritPete on Mar 31, 2023 13:25:05 GMT
Great photo Terry
The days before a garage and when you could leave a bike out and it would not get pinched
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Post by BritPete on Mar 31, 2023 17:06:25 GMT
Stripped the back wheel today - The Cush Rubbers are like bits of steel But not surprisingly
3 snapped spokes
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Post by terryc on Mar 31, 2023 23:36:57 GMT
It looks like a long way to go
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Post by terryc on Mar 31, 2023 23:39:48 GMT
Great photo Terry The days before a garage and when you could leave a bike out and it would not get pinched The snow picture I'd just been out on it but most of the time it was in the flat with me
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Post by buster on Apr 1, 2023 6:25:26 GMT
you've got more patience than me, I just removed a couple of spokes for patterns (for hagons) and cut through the rest with the angle grinder
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Post by BritPete on Apr 1, 2023 12:05:50 GMT
you've got more patience than me, I just removed a couple of spokes for patterns (for hagons) and cut through the rest with the angle grinder It was a pleasure- used my dads BA spanner set with the nipples being 2BA
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Post by BritPete on Apr 4, 2023 17:19:11 GMT
Collected this today - a genuine 1960’s NOS battery and tool box cover - rarer then Buster’s Aluminium Files
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Post by BritPete on Apr 5, 2023 12:41:48 GMT
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Post by BritPete on Apr 7, 2023 19:39:00 GMT
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Post by BritPete on Apr 8, 2023 18:09:03 GMT
2 jobs done today - Cleaned all the brake mechanics and spindles
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Post by BritPete on Apr 8, 2023 18:11:53 GMT
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Post by BritPete on Apr 8, 2023 18:13:32 GMT
PS not sure why I traced the position of the decals as they are not original
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