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Originally Posted by Spokes
Yes, it does look interesting. The creative side of me wants to do something like this, but the conservitive side always wins out and I end up with a mild custom.
It will be cool to watch this build for sure.
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The only custom thing will be the paint. The Engine will get polished sidecovers, and the rest of the bike will be two tone: A red to match the emblem shown and Wimbledon White, which is a period correct off-white.
I've painted plenty of little model cars, and the minimum amount of paint I can buy will let me screw up three different times.
Frankly, I can't believe this was a 50 year old motor. Soda blasting is a freekin' miracle! It started off looking like:
Untitled by
Matey-O, on Flickr
And looked like this prior to paint:
Untitled by
Matey-O, on Flickr