As mentioned I'll post some more pics as a build summary, given it's taken 6 years for this resto to get finished. In real terms, it probably took about a year if it was all done in one go - it was on the back burner most of the time due to building a couple of H2's in parallel plus my other 350 aka 'Razor Light'
Someone mentioned this project could go into a Well a'RD (if it still exists...) feature, but I'm not sure what more I could add to what's already been said in this Diary. If it's wanted then whoever manages the features are welcome to use this story by cutting/pasting whatever's necessary.
Anyway, a few more pics I found on the cutting room floor...
This was the first time I'd rebuilt an RD engine myself, the previous one was built by an old buddy who had his own engine building business but was too busy to do this one. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise given how it's ended up
When doing a resto, it's best to get the paint and chrome out as fast as possible as they normally take the longest and cost the most. The only way to make the bike look good is to get all the chrome redone, even if you've got a few bits that look OK, coz when you put it all back together the bits that you thought would be OK will now look crap beside the new stuff
Frame etc. sent off for powder coating
Paint and chrome all back, along with an empty piggy bank...
I was lucky to have an original wiring loom in pretty good nick and so just had to refurb the switches, horn etc. and everything was good to go.
Now the build started when some very dear boxes arrived from Fowlers and CMSNL
Then it's just a case of putting together a bloody big jigsaw puzzle with the help of a factory parts book (although some of the layout diagrams are not correct) and this forum
Wheels rebuilt with new seals and bearings (as were all the others on the bike) and fitted with the 'period type' tyres from Yambits
Spanners and (JIS) screwdrivers at the ready - lets go
The build pics are already on previous pages, and 6 years later this matching numbers little baby is back alive
