'Almost there' is pefectly reasonable - just needs a lump hammer and a big pot of glue and an afternoon's hard graft. Well sort of. It was a slightly tongue in cheek title, but when you think about it all the fiddly stuff is done, and the final assembly is relatively straighforward. A bit like decorating - a gloss paint job is quite easy, it is the sanding and filling that take the time and effort. After all the running about with bits of metal to metal finishers, collecting spares bby post in odd boxes, getting the tank and tail made, the wheels built and brake bits sorted, it is finally the rewarding matter of seeing all the threads drawn together. So many projects fail for lack of preparation - it is sad to see the way the guy who had the bike before me had bought new tyres and made a tank (albeit an ugly one) and bought stainless brake lines, yet never found out that the crankshaft was knackered.
Anyway Nigel now has a big pile of bits and will do his best to get it sorted for next Tuesday when he should be bringing it up to me to load into the horsebox to take to Shetland. Will let you know, with pictures.
