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My latest project. Stratton.
Jaymz:
I'm a big fan of these lower end builds, Ive done a couple myself and they are just as challenging as a high spec build. My Lew Ways build was a right headache, I had to find copy parts of all the big brands to complete it.
And as Dordy has rightly stated, these are the bikes My friends and I rode as kids as we couldn't afford the top spec stuff. So there is a big hole in the resto scene of the lower end bikes, the bike we all rode bitd, in my opion more of these should be rescued.
Viva La Lower End Builds
Betty:
Love the matchstick mags... :4_17_5:
Nice find, just give it a good clean up and use as is... :daumenhoch:
Mamba:
Jaymz, if I could get that ole beast of mine looking half as good as those two i'd be well happy!! :4_17_5:
Now, the difficulty is getting the info and pics etc to see what they would have loked like cos it was over 20yrs ago since I last saw this one! The memory isn't as good as it used to be and do I do excatly as factory or do I do things like have the handle bars and possibly the forks chromed, polish the brakes. My worry is the colour, getting an accurate match or is near enough good enough. I don't want to put all the work in only to find it isn't "right".
Anyhow, here are some proper daylight pics:
By pbi at 2011-03-12
By pbi at 2011-03-12
By pbi at 2011-03-12
By pbi at 2011-03-12
James Nada:
I really like that as it is. Survivor
--- Quote from: Jaymz on March 12, 2011, 09:20 AM ---And as Dordy has rightly stated, these are the bikes My friends and I rode as kids as we couldn't afford the top spec stuff. So there is a big hole in the resto scene of the lower end bikes, the bike we all rode bitd, in my opion more of these should be rescued.
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:daumenhoch:
Dannywhac:
--- Quote from: James Nada on March 12, 2011, 06:12 PM ---I really like that as it is. Survivor
:daumenhoch:
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Same here - just needs a clean up and re-grease etc - reckon the whole thing would come up magic without stripping/repowdering, maybe need to see what you can do with the ammerite? on the forks though :daumenhoch:
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