Beautiful bike! 1948 was a great year. My first MC, almost, would have been a 500 matchless when I was 16 in '64. My mother read me the riot act.. No MCs, No jeans and No leather jackets! I finally wore her down and bought a 80cc 2 stroke Suzuki. popity pop pop. I was officially a biker. 😆
thanks for the video. never tire of that great sound and always fascinating to watch the "real" pros working on bikes as there are not a lot of them around anymore here in the upper midwest. what do you use/do to flush out the tank? i've seen all sorts of variations. take care
Beautiful bike! 1948 was a great year. My first MC, almost, would have been a 500 matchless when I was 16 in '64. My mother read me the riot act.. No MCs, No jeans and No leather jackets! I finally wore her down and bought a 80cc 2 stroke Suzuki. popity pop pop. I was officially a biker. 😆
A beauty! Thank you 🤲🏾 for preserving this amazing find!
great job .. have to love the straight forward simplicity .. my first enduring love and still is a big single .. i'll soon be 74
Simplicity is sometimes over looked even in these old bikes.
Nice bike.
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
Always wanted a G80 (wound up with a basketcase 67 P11 though so) - very nice!
Every bike has potential!
That bike sounds fantastic for not having been rebuilt.
It's a sound like no other!
thanks for the video. never tire of that great sound and always fascinating to watch the "real" pros working on bikes as there are not a lot of them around anymore here in the upper midwest. what do you use/do to flush out the tank? i've seen all sorts of variations. take care
We appreciate you watching! I'm pretty sure he used Evapo Rust.
@@classicbritishspares thanks to your whole crew for giving the British bike owners and enthusiasts a light in the frigid midwest. be safe.
@@badger7015 You're welcome and thank you for the support!!
Nice. Why would someone have moved that oil tank from it's original spot?
Maybe a different carb was on it at some point, not sure why
That old bike sure runs good given it’s appearance. What’s in store for it?
ride it out in the desert and have some fun with it
Music!
They are only original once. Just make it run and ride it.
That’s a good looking man… I mean motorcycle 😂🥰🫡