Today was the start of my winter project which I have named Marmalade for two reasons.
1) Like marmalade this bike will have an orange paint scheme to it
2) Marmalade also means to conserve which is what I hope to do with the budget on this project
The bike has 30,000 miles on the clock would fire up with a jump start and
run on 2-3 cylinders the carbs definitely need rebuilt so kits will be ordered in the coming week. The master cylinder and caliper will be rebuilt as well as the front and rear wheels with new spokes and elbow grease on the rims and hubs. The frame will be painted gloss black the motor silver (no polished parts) with the cylinders (maybe) painted black. A cafe seat and clubman bars are planned as well as new levers, grips, bar end mirrors, turn signals (missing from bike), and rear sets.
I plan to work on the project an hour or so 3-4 days a week with a projected finish date of May 1st with a 2 week shake down period to follow. The bike with retain some of it's patina as I am not going for 100 point show quality bike but a rider that I won't have to worry about riding. The front fender has a small ding and I don't plan to fix it or replace it. A functional fun bike is what the goal is and to resell it come summer for my cost or hopefully a little profit or very little loss.
I've been doing a lot of reading on the forum and searching specific topics like rear sets, tires, carb rebuild etc. and kudos to those who have posted over the years you've been a tremendous help already! And to anyone looking for answers don't be shy about searching through 7 or 8 pages of threads to get the info you need. You'll pick up bits of info along the way that you'll use on your bike at some point.
More pics will follow and I hope forum members will get the enjoyment out of my project as I have gotten of all the ones I've read over the last few months
Does this points cover look right to you?
