Sorry for the delay in replying.
Has been a busy few months for me personally - long story short I’m also a musical theater performer and rat-pack tribute singer, and had a busy summer playing my dream role in the 40th Anniversary production of Les Miserables here in Brighton UK. Gratuitous self-promotion photo attached ha ha!!
Anyway, project centura has taken a slight left-turn as the months have progressed.
I’ll post some photo updates over the coming days and as time allows.
The long and short of it is restoration costs have sky-rocketed here in the UK (especially paintwork) and with lots of parts accumulated over the years, project centura seemed like a good candidate to make use of those parts.
The tank was also completely shot internally (full of old fuel and rusted out beyond economic repair. The side cover were also brittle and repaired in several places.
I have a Yamiya JDM silver K1 body set on the shelf here from an abandoned JDM BUILD, plus some newer DID scripted rims and spoke sets, so sadly the wheels and fairing have made way for these parts.
They have since been sold on with the funds going into the restoration. The box section swingarm has also gone in favour of a stock unit.
Prior to stripping the bike, I rebuilt the carbs and serviced the bike to confirm the powertrain was all good - she starts and runs beautifully with no leaks, smoke or rattling, so for now the engine will be thoroughly cleaned, degreased and prepped for paint. All covers will be professionally polished.
