I managed to shorten the drive-chain, by to much.
I dug the original drive-chain out and I'm hoping that it's long enough to do the job.
The bike's actually looking quite good:
I think I'm going to leave it alone for a couple of days.
Tuesday 20 March 2012
The Cycle-Motor Project: And On, And On, And On.....
I bought a new chain-cracker:
The splines bent the first time I used it...
I managed to shorten the drive-chain, by to much.
I dug the original drive-chain out and I'm hoping that it's long enough to do the job.
The bike's actually looking quite good:
But I'm beginning to hate it with a passion that would melt a mountain.
I think I'm going to leave it alone for a couple of days.
I managed to shorten the drive-chain, by to much.
I dug the original drive-chain out and I'm hoping that it's long enough to do the job.
The bike's actually looking quite good:
I think I'm going to leave it alone for a couple of days.
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I looked back over the pics from the earlier posts to try and better understand the various incarnations of the project. You said earlier that the frame you're now using was obviously a better choice than the other. Why was that?
I don't keep up with modern modern motorcycling but in the last couple of days as a result of looking at your blog and thinking about my biking past, I've been considering whether I could get something to ride on high days and holidays. But the trouble with nostalgia is that it just isn't the same as it used to be. The song Nightswimming by REM captures that mood - "It's not like years ago".
Anyway while I've been browsing the interwebs reliving my youth, I came across this,
VisorDown.com: Nostalgic Moped Memories - page 1 and page 2
My girl cousin who's the same age as me started biking at the same age, 16, and still rides. After years of safe riding on her beloved Honda 400-4 she'd had for twenty years, she smacked-up both the bike and herself very badly colliding with a car that pulled out without looking. And what did she do with the insurance money? Bought a modern 650 with about twice the performance, of course!
It's my intention to compile this whole sorry saga once I've completed it.
(Mainly as a cautionary tale to those who might be contemplating something similar.)
My choice of frame is down to build quality.
I do have a better frame, made from Reynolds 531, but I'm saving it for my uber-cycle build when I can afford a Campag group set.
As I'm a bit of a 'design' freak, if I had the money I'd certainly consider the Honda Zoomer.
It's one of those machines that just looks 'right' to me.
Not that I'm any judge you understand.
It seems that old cars and bikes are increasingly becoming seen as an investment that's probably a better punt than the murky art world nowadays.
Might be worth a trip to Skipton?
Honda Zoomer - Oh Yes!
Well I wouldn't buy anything vintage/collectible if I didn't intend to actually get a lot of use out of it. Having said that, I managed to get hold of an absolutely mint one of these but which, I'm ashamed to say, has just been playing the role of a nice ornament, up to press.
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