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I'd have kept the bike and given away the wife.

Trying to restore that to original isn't going to be economically viable. Better to start with something more complete, better...

Or flat it down as best as possible, then paint the offending item with a suitable primer and then silver paint. Or maybe silver powder...

My first thoughts are that the blasting media will erode away the exposed aluminium alloy casting much more quickly than the unwanted...

I rode a Suzuki GT750 for years, the cable operated rear drum was the worst feature of the bike, wooden feeling, weak braking followed...

Buy a set of number stamps and re-stamp the parts bike frame with the Heritage frame numbers. Just remember that it's only a crime if...

Cheers Gary ! I actually tracked down a genuine Yamaha rim in Germany. Just £262 ! ($343) Probably cheaper to have a Borrani rim laced...

Many thanks everyone. That part number might help me in tracking one down somewhere. Although with the Special 2 not ever sold in the UK...

Many thanks. I don't think that there's much to go on on the rear rim. Took me a while to work out exactly what I'd bought. Vendor...

Can someone please give me the part number for the above rim ? Just in case I ever stumble across one in a breakers or autojumble (swap...

Tyre valve cap/raw plug is the first choice stop gap solution. Hopefully I'll find out a trip knob off something else that will...

Many thanks for that. I knew that I'd read it before somewhere, but I couldn't remember where or what was used to grip the shaft...

Many thanks for that. With the similarity between the RD250/350 speedometer and the units fitted to the TX500 and TX650A etc I think...

I just bought a set of '75 clocks off a well known auction site. Overall I'm pleased with what I got for my money, especially compared...

BSA B25 Starfire in disguise! These bikes got a terrible rep back in the day (1968 -70) and probably put more nails into the lid of...