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I just spent half hr looking at my re mudguard , I am still messing about trying to line it up correctly for drilling , I have put my rear wheel...

Well I am glad the knowledgeable darkman showed up and sorted it out , I apologise I hadn't realised you had alloy sliders which makes more sense .

UOTE="Grim Grim, post: 289487, member: 14032"]OK, so it's a bit more involved. I'm restoring a Rickman Metisse pre unit and I'm having replica...

A very nice bike to have been left and will certainly be a very special bike in more ways than one when back on the road .

Great ! The more resto threads the better . Will look forward to following your progress and wish you and your project well . Goes without...

That green is a lovely colour , so the stripes and water slide decal are on top of that tank , that would make my life easier , don’t fancy...

Hmm thanks darkman appreciated, so could well turn into a nightmare . After a lot of online searching it did seem very hit and miss as to sucess...

Yeh , feel things are starting to work out now ,bit frustrating at times , usual problems I suppose , faulty or crap parts and waiting for others...

Top tips as ever , I didnt think about the fuel filler wicking fuel , It was a bit scruffy so thought it deserved a coat , will sand off and just...

Thanks, so just to confirm ,put the silver base on on and not laquer it until the striping is done then do final laquer ? I can see the advantage...

In the end and because there does seem a broadish range of said Olympic flame I asked my brothers paint rep , oxford paint services to drop a...

I only painted the tank last night , reasonably happy with the colour , perhaps could do with being a tad reder for a 69 colour but I have seen...

I need to set the rear wheel rim into the frame hopefully tomorrow and this I am hoping will give me the confidence to drill the rear guard so I...

rear wheel done, wasnt too bad probably took 3/4 of a day , plenty of head scratching to start with but then after realising I had the rim wrong...

Reading this at the moment ,http://vintagebikemagazine.com/technical-articles/lacing-triumph-500-to-1974-nd-650-to-1970-front-rim-37-1230/ wheel...

Ha ha ! like it , sorry too much reading muddles my brain :yum . Thanks for the tips ,I owe you a beer or two at least . I have primed the tank...

Ahh thats good news , keep telling myself it doesnt have to be perfect , then get down when its not ;) Can I just ask re the tank paint , I...

[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The chrome finish does look quite deep and nic , quad plated apparently , just annoyed about loosing orinal...

Well I decided to have a go at getting the guards on . The front went on ok after filing the tear drop brackets so they would actually fit on the...

Oh you mean the tear shaped brackets to change position . Yes sounds a good get out of jail trick , good to k ow thanks darkman. Not much done...