scotty Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Hi guy's i thought i'd start a thread on hot tip's for restoration! as i know a lot of you out there are doing up pre-65 and twinshocks! This would be to everyones benefit helping along a restoration , so heres the first tip, when youve got that old trials bike back home and its looks like its been dragged through a hedge backwards a few times, get a handfull of wire wool and squirt baby oil (yes dont laugh) all over the grimy stuff and rub it well in , you'll find that this will clean up the bike a treat and wiped down with a rag with the same stuff will protect it! ive just done this to a pair (wire wool) akronts and they've come up a treat! everything else i tried was usless. NICK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee harris Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 A previous thread talked about which bubble bath, now baby oil. I hope that it dosnt get mixed up and people start wire wooling their own bits in the bubble bath,....... thanks for the tip, I will try lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcra Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 maybe it's just the bikes I've worked on, but some things I've found useful + impact driver (and heat) especially useful on cross head screws on Honda TL125 engines. It seems everyone else must be stronger than me. Replace all the Honda screws with hex-headed bolts + a good strap wrench, usually used for undoing oil filters, but something I've used to hold flywheels when untightening / tightening + digital camera; take pictures as you strip the bike down (stator plate, cable layout, gear cluster, selectors etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasgas249uk Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Before you strip the bike down to clean , prep and paint/coat make sure everything is straight , as it should be and works with everything else. The last thing you want to to disturb that new paint , welding a blob on a kickstart , straightening footrests , levers etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalshell Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) dont fix it if it aint broke dont change more than one thing at a time no bike is ever 95% complete buy stuff as complete as finished as possible never buy bits a piece at a time to build something it costs a fortune and rarely gets finished diesel is a wonderful cleaner, so is the soap powder your granny washes her knickers in.. Edited October 28, 2006 by totalshell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted October 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Heres another good tip! if your going to fit new tank/sidepanel decals to your bike ALWAYS fit the decals to tank and sidel panels when on the bike!!! never to the parts off the machine! they'll never look right! also ive found the best way to appy vinly decals (this really depends on the quality of the adesive ) is to froth up a bar of soap so its really bubbly then apply the froth straight to the surface, then slide decals on pressing from the centre outwards excluding any air bubbles! any bubbles that seem impossible to get rid of, can be erased by pricking with a needle then squeese the eccess air out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinshockdude Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 make sure you have plenty of money - it always costs way more than you think it will !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old trials fanatic Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 sounds like my missus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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