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The Friendship Bike - NobleHops restores a 75 Z1 12 May 2016 07:19 #725916

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531blackbanshee wrote: i find the engine being upside down in the pictures to be dis-orienting.

but ,
i have never givin much thought to these.
i always just pulled em and stuck em back in how it seemed like they went and they worked.

i am sure you will be just fine.

how did you go about removing the gauld marks on the crank?

it turned out very nice.

leon


Heya Leon,

I used a 1-inch strip of emery cloth and afew drops of oil, and polished it like a wingtip shoe :-).
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The Friendship Bike - NobleHops restores a 75 Z1 12 May 2016 11:53 #725976

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NobleHops wrote: Heya Leon,

I used a 1-inch strip of emery cloth and afew drops of oil, and polished it like a wingtip shoe :-).


lol perfect!

k.i.s.s.
man after my own heart,nice work

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The Friendship Bike - NobleHops restores a 75 Z1 10 Jun 2016 18:40 #730882

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Lots to catch you guys up on, but here's the first firing of the bike yesterday :-)

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The Friendship Bike - NobleHops restores a 75 Z1 10 Jun 2016 18:48 #730883

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Happy new owner





The guy that built it :-)

More soon, I will catch up with a wrap-up, just flat out at the moment.

Sincere thanks guys, you were a great help.

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The Friendship Bike - NobleHops restores a 75 Z1 10 Jun 2016 18:53 #730884

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Beautiful bike!!! Ed
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The Friendship Bike - NobleHops restores a 75 Z1 10 Jun 2016 19:19 #730886

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I remember when Bossie looked like that. Good job. B)
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The Friendship Bike - NobleHops restores a 75 Z1 11 Jun 2016 08:29 #730941

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EXCELENT !! B)
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The Friendship Bike - NobleHops restores a 75 Z1 11 Jun 2016 09:24 #730945

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I applaud you Nils
Nicely done. Your attention to detail is first rate !!!!!
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Fantastic job Nils !!!!!
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The Friendship Bike - NobleHops restores a 75 Z1 11 Jun 2016 13:37 #730973

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Beautiful bike! Takes me back to my teens by just looking at it. Keep bring them back to life Nils!
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The Friendship Bike - NobleHops restores a 75 Z1 O 14 Jun 2016 09:51 #731353

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One of the most satisfying build threads I've followed. Wow. Great job.
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The Friendship Bike - NobleHops restores a 75 Z1 O 14 Jun 2016 14:55 #731386

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So Nils
Whats next ;)
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