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<blockquote data-quote="A_HRD" data-source="post: 51233" data-attributes="member: 49"><p>Over 15 years ago, I bought a Comet in that condition- except that it was stored in a leaky shed that doubled as a chicken coop. It took me 3 steam cleans to get all the sh*t and feathers off - and some more cleaning work after that. I then removed a couple of covers and found it pristine inside. So I purged all fluids, changed perished rubber items, renewed some cables, swapped the mag for a restored one - and attended to a few other items I have long since forgotten; then pressed it in to service as my year-round commuting/shopping bike. The only problem was it smoked when leaving the traffic lights - so I ignored it (the smoke that is, not the light). It is still in use to this day and has NEVER let me down - and it still smokes, it leaks, its rusty, its dented, its devoid of paint in many places and I love it to bits. </p><p></p><p>Restore it or cannibalise it? Why? Besides, it's still capable of carrying <strong>4 people</strong> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Start at $8 - you might get a bargain. Consider buying both of them; the pain of the hole in the bank account will soon diminish...[ATTACH=full]2364[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]2365[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Peter B</p><p>Bristol, UK.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="A_HRD, post: 51233, member: 49"] Over 15 years ago, I bought a Comet in that condition- except that it was stored in a leaky shed that doubled as a chicken coop. It took me 3 steam cleans to get all the sh*t and feathers off - and some more cleaning work after that. I then removed a couple of covers and found it pristine inside. So I purged all fluids, changed perished rubber items, renewed some cables, swapped the mag for a restored one - and attended to a few other items I have long since forgotten; then pressed it in to service as my year-round commuting/shopping bike. The only problem was it smoked when leaving the traffic lights - so I ignored it (the smoke that is, not the light). It is still in use to this day and has NEVER let me down - and it still smokes, it leaks, its rusty, its dented, its devoid of paint in many places and I love it to bits. Restore it or cannibalise it? Why? Besides, it's still capable of carrying [B]4 people[/B] ;) Start at $8 - you might get a bargain. Consider buying both of them; the pain of the hole in the bank account will soon diminish...[ATTACH=full]2364[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]2365[/ATTACH] Peter B Bristol, UK. [/QUOTE]
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