Thought this was really cool and might be of interest.
Old Soviet Motorcycle Restoration
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Old Soviet Motorcycle Restoration
1983 GL1100A Aspencade
1977 GL1000
1978 GL1000
1979 GL1000
“I see Angels on Ariels in leather and chrome,
Swoopin' down from Heaven to carry me home."
1977 GL1000
1978 GL1000
1979 GL1000
“I see Angels on Ariels in leather and chrome,
Swoopin' down from Heaven to carry me home."
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Re: Old Soviet Motorcycle Restoration
Truly amazing watching him lay on the masking tape !!
Gord
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‘14 KLR650 ... not a rat ... yet
‘84 GL1200i ‘R2B6' (Rat to Be 6, the last, adopted by twowings)
My Original 'RAT' was a hybrid '82 CB900/1100F
‘14 KLR650 ... not a rat ... yet
‘84 GL1200i ‘R2B6' (Rat to Be 6, the last, adopted by twowings)
My Original 'RAT' was a hybrid '82 CB900/1100F
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Re: Old Soviet Motorcycle Restoration
Absolutely stunning restoration. Combination of patience and know how. Hard to believe the end result. Well worth the watch. Thanks for posting this.
Jonesz
1983 GL1100 Aspencade named "Freki" currently undergoing change to a standard. Sold
1999 Valkyrie CT 1500 goes by the moniker "Valerie"
1978 Gl1000 "Loki" new project going to be a Cafe Convertible
1979 Suzuki GS850. Sold
1983 GL1100 Aspencade named "Freki" currently undergoing change to a standard. Sold
1999 Valkyrie CT 1500 goes by the moniker "Valerie"
1978 Gl1000 "Loki" new project going to be a Cafe Convertible
1979 Suzuki GS850. Sold
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Re: Old Soviet Motorcycle Restoration
You’re welcome. I really enjoyed the home-brew techniques and presentation.
1983 GL1100A Aspencade
1977 GL1000
1978 GL1000
1979 GL1000
“I see Angels on Ariels in leather and chrome,
Swoopin' down from Heaven to carry me home."
1977 GL1000
1978 GL1000
1979 GL1000
“I see Angels on Ariels in leather and chrome,
Swoopin' down from Heaven to carry me home."
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Re: Old Soviet Motorcycle Restoration
I saw this a few months ago. While I might question some of the stuff he did I put it in my Reference Videos list on YouTube because there are some techniques in that video I would like to try like his method of copper plating and the way he blackened the parts (I wonder how well those would hold up in road salt).
BTW: I wondered how he was going to get the tires onto the painted rims without scratching the paint. Those tires must have very "soft" beads to go on without levers and even so he did chip the paint in a couple of spots. And the back tire looked very soft when he pulled away on it....
BTW: I wondered how he was going to get the tires onto the painted rims without scratching the paint. Those tires must have very "soft" beads to go on without levers and even so he did chip the paint in a couple of spots. And the back tire looked very soft when he pulled away on it....
Mr. Honda ('83 GL1100/Dnepr) summer How a motorcycle evolves thread
The Famous Eccles ('84 CX650EI/VeloUral) winter Never Ending Build (CX500forum)
Click: Colour schematics for all GL1000 & GL1100 and GL1200 standard models plus instructions on how to download the full size version
"A guy with two sidecars can't be all bad." - Cookie
Another guy with two sidecars..... Hmmmm... must be something to that....
The Famous Eccles ('84 CX650EI/VeloUral) winter Never Ending Build (CX500forum)
Click: Colour schematics for all GL1000 & GL1100 and GL1200 standard models plus instructions on how to download the full size version
"A guy with two sidecars can't be all bad." - Cookie
Another guy with two sidecars..... Hmmmm... must be something to that....
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Re: Old Soviet Motorcycle Restoration
Very cool video and awesome work, but I was surprised that he didn't use a little lube to get the tires on. Pushing them on dry will definitely scratch the paint. And then he took it out in the snow? Nooooo!
1986 VFR750F Interceptor
1983 Honda CB1100F Super Sport - Red 1123 Resto-Mod
1978 Honda GL1000
1983 Honda CB1100F Super Sport - Red 1123 Resto-Mod
1978 Honda GL1000
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Re: Old Soviet Motorcycle Restoration
What, you wanted him to go to all that trouble and not use it as it was intended to be used?
Besides, the only sure way to resist taking a sidecar outfit out to play in the snow is to have a second outfit for winter
Besides, the only sure way to resist taking a sidecar outfit out to play in the snow is to have a second outfit for winter
Mr. Honda ('83 GL1100/Dnepr) summer How a motorcycle evolves thread
The Famous Eccles ('84 CX650EI/VeloUral) winter Never Ending Build (CX500forum)
Click: Colour schematics for all GL1000 & GL1100 and GL1200 standard models plus instructions on how to download the full size version
"A guy with two sidecars can't be all bad." - Cookie
Another guy with two sidecars..... Hmmmm... must be something to that....
The Famous Eccles ('84 CX650EI/VeloUral) winter Never Ending Build (CX500forum)
Click: Colour schematics for all GL1000 & GL1100 and GL1200 standard models plus instructions on how to download the full size version
"A guy with two sidecars can't be all bad." - Cookie
Another guy with two sidecars..... Hmmmm... must be something to that....
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Re: Old Soviet Motorcycle Restoration
in the countries of Eastern Europe and in the former Soviet Republic, due to necessity and lack of means, many people have become self-taught capable of incredible things even with little equipment available. My partner, in 1981 during a trip to Czechoslovakia with a Honda CX had broken the front rim due to a hole in the asphalt. they found a blacksmith in a workshop without electricity, who with a hammer, a hand drill, salvaged metal plates, copper rivets and pitch, fixed the rim so well that the tubeless tire held the pressure throughout the rest of the trip and for the return to Italy. I know a German who buys in the Italian markets all the Vespas and Lambrettas that are cheap, real wrecks that he then exports to Poland where he has skilled and very cheap artisans, they bring them back as new, and then he sells them in Japan and the USA. .
Out of curiosity, look for the videos of Arthur Tussik, an automobile coachbuilder.
Out of curiosity, look for the videos of Arthur Tussik, an automobile coachbuilder.
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