DECAL DAY

today was to be the decal fitting day , they do say buy cheap and you buy twice, these were so crap they never made it off the backing paper, water slide type fell apart in my hands. so i just finished any loose ends and gave it a wipe over .

 fired her up to make sure all was well, started 2nd kick cant ask more than that , i have just ordered a replacement solo seat in the 50;s style to replace the Harley looking one that came with it . all in all i am very happy so far and am getting excited about her maiden test ride ..

here are a few  photos of how she looks right now, ill have to get some better decals ordered up ready for next weekend

one this was done i had a tidy up in the garage..... to be continued

BLACK SATURDAY

i decided  black is the new black. all tinware and the tank were prepared and painted black in keeping with th 50's look i was after..

the following photos were taken during todays refit , there not a great deal to do now , just double check every thing is tight , connected then start the old girl.

 rear  mudguard and tail lamp were the first parts to re-fit , followed by the tool boxes and electrics cover

 i have ordered a new set of indicators that will be added to the old rear seat mounts for a much better look.

 after painting the head lamp casing and front fork covers it was time to add the clocks and start to wire the switches back up, crazy old connectors but they work .

 next was the fuel tank with its new black paint job , well pleased with the way this has turned out .that ugly dent was removed and then refinished,  the decals are still to be added but the bike needs to sit on level ground and i need to be able to stand back to make sure they are straight to the eye and positioned the right places .

headlamp was fitted after the loom connectors were sorted out .

  well there it is no dents to be seen anywhere .

 those handle bars might have to makeway for the original ones that were given to me with a box of bits when i collected it .

 speedo and ignition switch back in and turned on to check all works , dip beam head light needs t be sorted but il do that in daylight . its a tad dark in the garage with out lighting .

 well the front mudguard was next on the fun list , you need 5 pairs of hands for this unless you remove the front wheel . i never so had some fun juggling nuts washers and the stays that hold the dam thing on. looks great now though.

 well the seat might have to go at some point and the tank is waiing the decals  but all in all it looks a million dollars . nothing wrong with the original colour but i prefer it this way . kina old school look.

the clocks and switches all work and il fire the thing up tomorrow to check all is well  before adding the all importand decals . 

STRIPPING

well after a week at work thinking about how i wanted this bike to look , i decided to start taking it apart to inspect the body work and tin ware . its in a good servicable condition but i think ild like to change the colour and take it back to the 50's style of Enfiled .

 here is the bike as it was where i got it home and parked in the garage 

 you can see the fuel tank has a dent on the right hand side 

 close up of that ugly dent 

a single seat is fitted , not sure i like this syle but il take another view of it once i start to rebuild it .

 seat,tank. front guard and head light removed

 rear view of that 

 handle bars next 

 tool boxes were next to be removed 

 starting to look at bit naked 

last was the rear mud guard lights and reg plate holder 

FOUND IT!

This blog is a small window into my hobbies and interests, one of which is motorcycles over the next few months and year i hope to record the ups and downs of injecting new life in to a Royal Enfield
"bullet 500cc ".
it wont be a nuts and bolt rebuilt , more of a tidy up ready for a few rides out .

this is how the bike was when i collected it , lardge dent on the tank just in front of the seat .

please click on the other posts to see how i have chaged the look of this classic machine.