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Got this just before christmas.'72 s1.Needs a full restoration but has the right bits.correct carbs and pipes etc.I have had to pay heaven and earth for it but may never find another that needs doing.It has almost mythical status in my world.




Made a start.....Time to break out the orange buckets


The p.o looks to of been trying to pioneer rubber mounting on a 250

There you go.i have broken another one


I think the p.o thought he had a crankcase leak

now stripped



Nice suprise when i lifted the heads.Fresh rebore and the correct cylinders

it appears You have a few tidy bike's amongst Your collection

managed to get my alloy parts back from the vapour blaster.He has done a stunning job.Thankfully the bike has suffered next to no corrosion to the parts that normally have pitting such as the crankcases and frame.I think this might turn out a nice one

So..This week i have dropped the parts off to be re-zinced.I have dropped the chrome off at the platers and have had all the black cycle parts and body kit chemically stripped.This way i can do any repairs to the parts including the mangled headlamp ears before painting.



Tomorrow i am going to drop the body kit and decals off at the painters

Have got the black parts back today from the painter.Another excellent job,very pleased.



I dropped the carbs off yesterday and the guy actually said that they would be ready for the weekend.He only said he would do mine as long as i didnt send anybody else with carbs

got rained off this afternoon,so i went to collect the zinc plating.Another excellent job.



so made a start


And also repaired and painted the headlamp ears

Have a done a little more today.I have fitted the bottom yoke and the coils and clamps.The chrome being away will slow the job down from now on but i should be able to rebuild the engine and renovate the controls.I have posted this pic as i love how the gloss black contrasts with the passivate and clear zinc.....oh and check out the early s1 airbox!!! bwoooooar

got the carbs back today after they were cleaned ultrasonically and have now rebuilt them.

And that is pretty much where i am up to as of today.As you will gather i have copied and pasted these from the s series forum.If anybody is interested i will keep up to date with this thread as i go along.

Who did the vapour blasting on the engine.

Looks great keep the pictures coming

I`m so jealous of your H2.

And the S1.

And the MT ? or is it a KT.












And the S2.




Alright I`ll shutup now

PADDERS wrote:Who did the vapour blasting on the engine.

Looks great keep the pictures coming

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BEAD-VAPOUR-BLAST ... 1e59a13637

tailiftchris wrote:I`m so jealous of your H2.

And the S1.

And the MT ? or is it a KT.













And the S2.




Alright I`ll shutup now

The kv 75????.....

paul doran wrote:it appears You have a few tidy bike's amongst Your collection

some might say....

Excellent reading - soopa doopa stuff - please keep us up to date