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"Peanut" SL125, 1972/3 rebuild
- Thread starter Laava
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Strangely enough I use the handlebars to tell as I’m getting on instead of looking where the forks are like you doYep, pretty sure you have similar problems with the meccano set?
Cool! So do the handlebars also steer the bike like a regular setup or does it just respond to subtle body language?Strangely enough I use the handlebars to tell as I’m getting on instead of looking where the forks are like you do
Right so I started refurbishing my clocks. I have 6 but only need 4. 2 were pretty crusty so I used one as a guinea pig and soon worked out that a heat gun and a spoon type tyre lever were the best combo to peel back the plastic base of the shells. I am going to polish the clear plastic and just clean the shells as they are textured. Also the clock faces will get a clean, repaint the needle ends, lube the mechanisms and put them back together.
I could have bought new ones from thailand but would rather refurbish for authenticity reasons. This includes the odometer reading which is original for the mint bike at 24,000 odd km. A tutorial vid I watched on Youtube had the comment that the biggest mistake the rebuilder was making was not zero'ing the odometer. I don't agree, and a 50yr old machine should wear it's road toll with pride...etc.
Also polished the s/s clock bases.
I could have bought new ones from thailand but would rather refurbish for authenticity reasons. This includes the odometer reading which is original for the mint bike at 24,000 odd km. A tutorial vid I watched on Youtube had the comment that the biggest mistake the rebuilder was making was not zero'ing the odometer. I don't agree, and a 50yr old machine should wear it's road toll with pride...etc.
Also polished the s/s clock bases.
I'm only at about 10 weeks in totalComing along nicely, I take it, it will be "his" & "hers"when they are finally finished ?
Also looks like you're going to get over the 1 year barrier !! You'll never get close to Exi's marathon though !
I had high hopes for my missus riding a motorbike a one stage but quickly realised I was dreaming!Coming along nicely, I take it, it will be "his" & "hers"when they are finally finished ?
Also looks like you're going to get over the 1 year barrier !! You'll never get close to Exi's marathon though !
Excuse me, started 2013, finished ............ not yet, 2022. That's some lenghty "10 weeks", if you don't mind me mentioning !!I'm only at about 10 weeks in total
No I don’t mind, your dates are wrongExcuse me, started 2013, finished ............ not yet, 2022. That's some lenghty "10 weeks", if you don't mind me mentioning !!
and I had a lot of years off working full time while building a business, not forgetting a few foreign girlfriends so lots of travel: not to mention Mrs and Mini Ex here 6 or 7 weeks a year, a house extension and 2 garage revamps - so yes, about 10 weeks at 40 hours a week as an average build time is where I am 
doing the downstairs cloakroom now, ripping the old sink and toilet out soon, this is not considered part of the bike build either 
Fuck off who ya kiddin the bike build is older than the carpetNo I don’t mind, your dates are wrong
You leave Noobies carpet out of it, he’s been after it for millenniaFuck off who ya kiddin the bike build is older than the carpet
With respect, the length your project has been going on has obviously clouded your memory 
It started, according to your very words & I quote, "Initially started 7 years ago we will progress quite nicely for a while until I catch up with the current state of the build"
Talk about the Exi "Book of Excuses" !!
And that was 28th October, 2020, so 7 years prior makes it 2013
It started, according to your very words & I quote, "Initially started 7 years ago we will progress quite nicely for a while until I catch up with the current state of the build"
Talk about the Exi "Book of Excuses" !!
And that was 28th October, 2020, so 7 years prior makes it 2013
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I was wrong about the 7 yearsWith respect, the length your project has been going on has obviously clouded your memory
It started, according to your very words & I quote, "Initially started 7 years ago we will progress quite nicely for a while until I catch up with the current state of the build"
Talk about the Exi "Book of Excuses" !!
And that was 28th October, 2020, so 7 years prior makes it 2013
10 weeks is it in total 
Spent a bit of time with drill and dremel making cable entry holes in my new handlebars. Am waiting for paint to dry before installing my refurbished switchgear etc. You would not believe how hard it is to get OE style bars. Ended up ordering from the Uk and they still not right but close as I could get...they have them in the states but expensive and then the postage is a fucking pisstake! Think they send them 1st class!
Right, so clocks back together, cleaned, new paint on the needle ends and a bit of headlight polish and Bobs your aunties husband.
They came up alright but are not perfect, pretty good for 50yrs old and original too so all good. Put my restored, 50yr old switchgear on the bars with new levers, grips, perch's and mirrors. Have installed most of the wiring on both bikes. Still waiting for all my painted bodywork to show up…
They came up alright but are not perfect, pretty good for 50yrs old and original too so all good. Put my restored, 50yr old switchgear on the bars with new levers, grips, perch's and mirrors. Have installed most of the wiring on both bikes. Still waiting for all my painted bodywork to show up…
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Hiding the wiring inside the bars is fantastic and a testament to the detail you’re putting into this, most would have just cable tied it underneath the bar. Well done
Yep, will get it road legal, do some vintage rallies maybe and maybe a show or 2 and park it in the lounge!
Currently I have my sofa parked in my lounge, weirdo
Right, so I am bored stuck at home with the covid, tested positive and 5min later got a text to say some of my paintwork is ready…so I shot in to town to grab it…
spent a lot of time putting rubber grease on grommets etc and terminating and connecting wiring in the headlight shell and tail light.
Nearly there!
spent a lot of time putting rubber grease on grommets etc and terminating and connecting wiring in the headlight shell and tail light.
Nearly there!