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Hi all, novice restorer here starting first project This is my starting point .I wanted something original that I could ride through the summer whilst making my mind up as to what to do. Got hold of it early summer and have enjoyed it but now time to tackle a few things .



The right hand side exhausts have minor damage to both.The pictured one is a dent the other shows evidence of a poor repair. They are original so I am keen to retain them but get them sorted. Any advice on suitably skilled people would be appreciated.

The paint set has faded over the years and needs a refresh. Again evidence of a poor repair pictured.



In addition the clocks have also faded ,there are signs of ham fisted tyre fitters having been at work and there is a small crack on the right hand side panel.
The clocks are showing 13k and it runs sweet as nut
The objective with the bike was always to try and return it to as near new as possible whilst keeping it original.That being said I intend to do a double disc conversion .Have been gathering a few bits together and also tapping in to some knowledgeable folk on here .Thanks to Bill ( Newman) and Dave (Z1a) so Im ready to go ! Not going to put myself under any time constraints as I have another bike to ride
Got a couple of days off at the end of this week so that will be my start point.With the level of experience within this community I dont think that many people will learn anything but hopefully it adds some interest to the board in some way.Thanks for reading all advice gratefully received

Good luck with it G , that's a really nice starting point you have there

Thats a lovely starting point for a great bike.

Thank you . Looking forwartd to getting started

Thats a nice complete bike you found for a starting point there!

Thanks Zmax , it has been well preserved in the U.S. of A

Great to see such a nice bike being "revived"

Well done Gordon - go for it

You will get a nice resto out of that.

Bill

G wrote:Thanks Zmax , it has been well preserved in the U.S. of A

That bike probably rolled off the line in lincoln nebraska,about 50 miles from my place in louisville nebraska

Nice bike,if you are twin discing her look for a pair of 5mm rotors the 7mm ones make the front end quite heavy,though lots of them are used,
Al Marshall on here will sort the clocks for you.
Few skilled painters on here who can sort the paint.
be real carefull on your exhausts ,you can end up paying more to try and get them repaired,better to sell them on flea bay and get some replacements,
my mate Paul Benton paulstrees on here may be able to help.

if you are missing the bits,outage relay,airbox baffle,idicator bleeper etc put wanted on here.lots of em are missing these

The single biggest easy mod to do on these bikes is to change the headstock bearing for roller type,easy and quick makes a big diff together with decent rubber.

I have had my a4 few years now,best of the bunch i reckon. just my two penurth....Good luck !!

Pigford thanks I hope it looks revived when done.

Bill, This is all your fault

Zmax , thanks for the info

PAULJAC,Thank you.That is the type of stuff I need to know.I actually got the bike from Paul, nice guy.

"Bill, This is all your fault "

Gordon - you sound like my wife...

and you definately have the right discs and associated kit (so far as the brakes are concerned)...

Bill

Bill Newman wrote:"Bill, This is all your fault "

Gordon - you sound like my wife...

and you definately have the right discs and associated kit (so far as the brakes are concerned)...

Bil

Cheers Bill l

Lovely looking bike, just ride it for a few more years else it might end-up as a garage queen like mine An issue I'm reminded of frequently.

Mike can I just say this to You



Garage Queen