"Peanut" SL125, 1972/3 rebuild
- Thread starter Laava
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That’s looking pristine
So, ongoing fitting and refitting etc. Put a good pair of sprockets on with new chain but they are both undersized. So ratio is ok but running close to swingarm pivot. So I made a piece of hdpe to fit, drilled the corners and ziptied it on. Not original but will do a job. Then I was able to final.fit the chain guard.
Bit at a time, getting all my paint prep done. Doing a tank slosh on 2x tanks this arvo, they are behind the bikes on a heater drying out...Also had to trim back the reproduction chainguard to make it clear the sprocket cover on the no2 bike. Of course I stamped my mark on it by being a rough guinness with the angle grinder...
I have two reproduction seats, one from thailand which fits perfectly and the other from indonesia and it barely fitted anywhere and took a while to fab up some rubber block supports.
I have two reproduction seats, one from thailand which fits perfectly and the other from indonesia and it barely fitted anywhere and took a while to fab up some rubber block supports.
And quite nice of Honda to name a bike after him
Old git
So a part of my paint prep has been to repair 2x side covers. I have 4 originals, 2xR and 2x L. Both left ones are damaged, one has a tiny crack and t'other has a corner busted off and it was badly repaired there. So the crack will get a tiny fibreglass bandaid on the inside and the busted corner will be built up with fibreglass. So I made a small mould to make it as close to original as poss. I had some old builders bog and managed to get enough workable to build it up. Also burst the tube of hardener all over my hand.
Which was nice.
Which was nice.
So my bog mould worked well, I melted some wax onto it first as a release agent, but it stuck to the epoxy rather than the bog as it turned out. Oil may have been better. Or butter? I used a dowel as a mounting lug and glassed around it, hopefully it will work out?...
Been a while since I updated. I have all my bodywork in getting sprayed, for both bikes and I have started doing the wiring on Peanut. That involves pulling the switchgear apart for a makeover.
I repainted the position indicators after I buffed it all up.
A final polish and it should be ready to fit, assuming I can find some proper handlebars.
I repainted the position indicators after I buffed it all up.
A final polish and it should be ready to fit, assuming I can find some proper handlebars.
Anyone would apart from Noobie
Bit rude!Anyone would apart from Noobie
New mutley? Hmmm?
Yessir, yesindeedy, mmhmm!
Is in Chch, I have to fly down next month and pick it up.