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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
My Comet restoration.
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<blockquote data-quote="Williegunn" data-source="post: 47204" data-attributes="member: 2945"><p>Earlier this year I took over my father’s Comet. He has had it from new.</p><p>I have just got it back from Tony Hutchinson, it now runs, after sitting seized for 45 years give or take a year or so. Tony tells me it starts easily, he obviously has more practice than me but I have had it running, my pulled muscle is healing not too badly.</p><p>I have now started on the cosmetics</p><p>The seat has been removed and the leather cloth has been stripped and is down at the local saddle maker to be re-stitched.</p><p>I have started with gunk and water. Then removed the mud guards and polished them.</p><p>There is some surface rust, on the chain guard, and am trying to decide whether to have various bits re-sprayed on just leave them as is.</p><p>When the spares company re-opens I will order so rubber parts.</p><p>Any thoughts on the thigh pads on the tank? They are badly perished and probably were fitted after sale. Not sure if I should scrape them off and get the tank resprayed or simply find some new ones and stick them on.</p><p>[ATTACH]2058[/ATTACH][ATTACH]2059[/ATTACH][ATTACH]2060[/ATTACH][ATTACH]2061[/ATTACH][ATTACH]2062[/ATTACH]</p><p>I will post more photos later, I did not realise it was so time consuming.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Williegunn, post: 47204, member: 2945"] Earlier this year I took over my father’s Comet. He has had it from new. I have just got it back from Tony Hutchinson, it now runs, after sitting seized for 45 years give or take a year or so. Tony tells me it starts easily, he obviously has more practice than me but I have had it running, my pulled muscle is healing not too badly. I have now started on the cosmetics The seat has been removed and the leather cloth has been stripped and is down at the local saddle maker to be re-stitched. I have started with gunk and water. Then removed the mud guards and polished them. There is some surface rust, on the chain guard, and am trying to decide whether to have various bits re-sprayed on just leave them as is. When the spares company re-opens I will order so rubber parts. Any thoughts on the thigh pads on the tank? They are badly perished and probably were fitted after sale. Not sure if I should scrape them off and get the tank resprayed or simply find some new ones and stick them on. [ATTACH]2058.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]2059.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]2060.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]2061.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]2062.vB[/ATTACH] I will post more photos later, I did not realise it was so time consuming. [/QUOTE]
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