- Sat Mar 14, 2020 2:20 am
#88343
Some of you may have been in touch with Martin here in Vancouver. He was a good friend of mine, who sadly died early last year. I spent some time helping him to try and resurrect the bits and pieces to build up an early 500 Twin. Unfortunately the "bike" was a jumble of mismatched parts. He put a lot of effort in to it but it wasn't to be.I inherited it, and have decided to do it up in Martin's memory. I'm hoping to make as close to a '54 as I can. First thing I did was throw away the completely butchered US frame, then acquired a very good '53 frame out of Australia for a good price. I then found a perfect tank, and casquette. Have gone through the front forks, and a friend here donated a superb full width front hub -- I know, I know, they never had one, but feel it will be a nice improvement. It will be a slow process , but if enough interest is shown, I would be happy to give progress reports.
Dale, Vancouver, Canada.
Dale, Vancouver, Canada.