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#1 PostAuthor: Iain marshall » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:46 pm

Steve Walker asked me to post some picks of his latest project hes been working on

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looking good Steve :wink:
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#2 PostAuthor: Kwakanut » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:48 pm

That doesn't look like it needs much work!
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#3 PostAuthor: rickman CRR » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:51 pm

Nice. You don't see many Z1s with the double disc conversion fitted
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#4 PostAuthor: Pigford » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:11 pm

That is superb...... (even with 2 x discs up front :roll: )
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#5 PostAuthor: Iain marshall » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:12 pm

Kwakanut wrote:That doesn't look like it needs much work!


Just imagine engine,frame and a load of bits,i'll ask him for some before pics.Paul or Davy D might have pics of it before
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#6 PostAuthor: Davy Doherty » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:13 pm

I'm sure i have loads of pic's, this bike was in bit's, i originally bought it off Jeff Saunders, and believe me Stephen has done a huge amount of work on it, Brillant to see it back to it's former glory Well done Stephen..
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#7 PostAuthor: shrekward » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:39 pm

Thats bloody lovely! :luv :drool
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#8 PostAuthor: Steve R » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:18 pm

Superb Job
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#9 PostAuthor: RALPHARAMA » Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:01 pm

I suspect it looks way better than when it sat in the showroom all those decades go.

Clearly not restored on a tight budget :lol: I'd be frightened to sit on it let alone ride it :lol:

An absolute beauty :D :D Great to see.

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#10 PostAuthor: GregZ » Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:47 am

Very nice !!! who does the beautiful paint. I will need paint on my 73 soon. :D
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#11 PostAuthor: scott » Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:09 am

Stunning machine
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#12 PostAuthor: Bruce Sexton » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:41 pm

No wonder I've not heard or seen Steve for a long time.
Bike looks really good.

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#13 PostAuthor: GUYZED » Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:27 pm

Lovely job she looks stunning :drool :bow
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#14 PostAuthor: Iain marshall » Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:27 pm

Looking forward to a wee run up and down the street on it a week on Friday :wink:
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#15 PostAuthor: Davy Doherty » Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:05 pm

I was looking forward to a wee run to the ferry terminal same weekend!! :oops:
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