Z from the dead....

[Desperate Stan]

Looks great,very satisfying when it all starts coming together!

[Pigford]

Beautiful

[A1John]

Nice to see a uk a1 being restored looks stunning.

[gordon62]

Very nice. well done...

[jphaynes669]

Awesome job. Keep it going .

[paul doran]

Looks great
wish I could cracking on with some of My projects

[Simonh]

quick update,

from this very forum one of my biggest headaches was sorted..... a very kind gentleman, and great bloke (nick) was true to his word and held on to a set of original exhausts for me, i was fully aware they are not perfect but i wasn't expecting them to be as good s they are, extra bonus was .... they were a 35 minute drive from my house!
being a bit OCD the date stamp is 1978 on the exhaust so i assume from an A2? I'm ok with that as the alternative was aftermarket (which i nearly bought 4 into 1)
I've still got the semi repaired & original 1977 uk exhausts.... il save them for a rainy day!

here they are the night i got them.....felt like a kid at christmas



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[Simonh]

fitted to the bike the next night, looking superb and everything i hoped it to be... the old girl is starting to come alive and about relive her youth.

[tlc]

There were problems with the exhausts in 1977 which resulted in many being replaced under warranty.
Any 1000A exhaust with a date stamp is a replacement set.

My original set were stamped with the usual numbers and letters but the other set I bought had S1978 or 1978S on another line.

So there's a lesson there. Don't run your bike over the winter to charge the battery, don't do short hops and when you do run it get the exhausts nice and hot.

[Simonh]

side view, complete with the restored original rear long mudguard, i searched high and low for one of these as was going to scrap this one but then found out they are non obtainable ..pattern or OEM, ..so i learned to braise!

I've got an estimated £7k in this old girl so far....why?....... because i committed to a restoration and i will see it through, hearing her fire for the first time will be worth every cold frustrated night spent in the garage....oh and the money!

[ADRIAN H]

Looking really good. Those exhausts are brill.

[Simonh]

thanks tlc,

i did wonder as new exhausts have date but old ones don't..

here is the exhausts i bought (date stamp)

[Simonh]

old exhausts (original to the bike)

[Garry.L]

Looks like I have some competition .....

A mint original UK A1 is a very rare bird indeed. I'd think you'd still be in profit even at £7K.

[Simonh]

thanks Garry.L

I've been told many a time she is worth £5K when done !!

I've got hundreds of photos and the time I've put in is ridiculous ...almost been like a second job, NOTHING has been done on the cheap!

put me off at one point but carried on regardless. hey ho.....