Bits and Pieces

Sundry Parts Pulled and Pondered

Let alone the many nuts and bolts I've yet to get to, after pulling the major components from the boxes and crates that housed them these many years, I'm left with a tangle of assorted wires, hoses and lord knows what. I'll leave these for last and can only hope there's joy in their care and attention (think positive, Ian).

I've cleaned the last remaining "body" parts; these are those originally painted black, then, most of them, repainted at some point with little regard for a quality job (a shame the original stacked arms decal on the oil tank was painted over).

I've been weighing the benefits of powder coating, and suspect that, given the degree to which the bike is dismantled, it may be the way to go. I'll be looking into the cost of doing that and hope it's something I'll be able to have done. There is the option of "celebrating" this motorcycle's well-lived past with a preservation of every nick, dent and scratch, but I can only see in my vision of this thing a well-turned heel. new paint seems the least I can do.

Now to the wheels, brakes, rims...