@@Rwjudy48 it’s only daunting Robert because I cannot find anybody locally who will help on the bits that I can’t do such as electrics. I live in a Bourgeois city where people don’t dirty their hands. The bike and my kit car would’ve been restored years ago, had the been. The help I needed I can’t be an expert at everything. I’m already an expert at quite a few things but it frustrates me immensely that in my locality you cannot get people to use their hands it is beneath them. If I lived another part of the UK which had an industrial heritage, there would be people who understand about electrics or mechanics.
Thanks Joe, supportive as always. I question why I spend so much time crafting these videos when they seem to catch the attention of such a few people nowadays.
That’s a serious proposition so much work to do their. The current used bike and classic bike market is decimated, prices have collapsed. It might be cheaper to buy another bike as a donor. Buying new parts will be seriously expensive and your sure to lose a lot of money. This might not be a problem. I’ll post shin with lots of links
No, no, its not in my DNA to give up, especially as this bike has a personal history and there is an opportunity for me to finish it off. I just have not had the time.The parts I am costing up wont be new and sourcing from local breakers yards and Ebay. £7 for a throttle cable, £160 for silencers, £80 for instruments and I can fabricate stuff myself. The Norton wideline frame alone was worth £4k a few years ago but I dont really care whether the market is low now, Im restoring it for my own use. Values go up and down. I cant take it with me! I just need to find someone local to do the wiring for me which is probably very simple. I have just bought a Yamaha Fazer FS600 inline four that I will do a quick cafe racer conversion on and they look great. I will need to advertize ion Bike Mart for the parts I need. The carburettors will be the most expensive item at around £200. The bike was originally built from breakers yards parts.
Jeremy, I feel your pain and frustration and truly hope your video generates a response from someone who can help with the information and sources supplies you need to make some inroads into the restoration. I just sold my bike this year and hung up my riding gear - it just got too heavy for me (for manhandling). Best Regards and fingers crossed.👍🙏
@@normanboyes4983 Hi Norman. Thanks for your comments. Sorry to hear you are hanging up your gear. I am very lucky as I feel and act like a 40 year old and yes I did think my Triton would be too heavy for me but the guy who rebuilt the engine (an ex chief engineer for Royal Enfield in the UK) is 91 and still riding two brutes - the RE Constellation!! I am hoping he will put me in touch with a local guy who can do much of the remaing work. You only have to listen to the sound of a Triumph twin to fall in love with it. I am lucky to have been a youth in the 1960s and in London where everything was happening. I wish there were opportunities todsy for young people to be inspired. In the building of my Raffo Belva I have offered work experience to around half a dozen youngtsers.
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That's a beauty. Looking forward to seeing it restored.
Thanks, thats an encouragement to make these time-consuming videos. Im glad you agree - it will be a real beauty.
Looking forward to this series, even though cafe racers are before my time I think they look really good.
Thanks for your encouragement. There is quite a resurgence of interest in cafe racers now.
Good luck. Cafe racers were just a bit before my motorcycling time. Seems like a daunting task.
@@Rwjudy48 it’s only daunting Robert because I cannot find anybody locally who will help on the bits that I can’t do such as electrics.
I live in a Bourgeois city where people don’t dirty their hands. The bike and my kit car would’ve been restored years ago, had the been. The help I needed I can’t be an expert at everything. I’m already an expert at quite a few things but it frustrates me immensely that in my locality you cannot get people to use their hands it is beneath them. If I lived another part of the UK which had an industrial heritage, there would be people who understand about electrics or mechanics.
@@WoodomainJeremyBroun As a Yank, I was not aware of that challenge. Hope you can get some help through your subscribers or people they may know.
Listed lots of contacts but seem to have been deleted.
Kind of you thanks. I havent deleted anything. Are you in the UK? Maybe try my email address: jezbroun@gmail.com
Hopefully even if viewers don’t know. Maybe they know someone who does.
Thanks Joe, supportive as always. I question why I spend so much time crafting these videos when they seem to catch the attention of such a few people nowadays.
That’s a serious proposition so much work to do their. The current used bike and classic bike market is decimated, prices have collapsed. It might be cheaper to buy another bike as a donor. Buying new parts will be seriously expensive and your sure to lose a lot of money. This might not be a problem. I’ll post shin with lots of links
No, no, its not in my DNA to give up, especially as this bike has a personal history and there is an opportunity for me to finish it off. I just have not had the time.The parts I am costing up wont be new and sourcing from local breakers yards and Ebay. £7 for a throttle cable, £160 for silencers, £80 for instruments and I can fabricate stuff myself. The Norton wideline frame alone was worth £4k a few years ago but I dont really care whether the market is low now, Im restoring it for my own use. Values go up and down. I cant take it with me! I just need to find someone local to do the wiring for me which is probably very simple. I have just bought a Yamaha Fazer FS600 inline four that I will do a quick cafe racer conversion on and they look great. I will need to advertize ion Bike Mart for the parts I need. The carburettors will be the most expensive item at around £200. The bike was originally built from breakers yards parts.
Any links will be a help thanks
Well worth getting a copy of old bike mart lots of contacts
Jeremy, I feel your pain and frustration and truly hope your video generates a response from someone who can help with the information and sources supplies you need to make some inroads into the restoration. I just sold my bike this year and hung up my riding gear - it just got too heavy for me (for manhandling). Best Regards and fingers crossed.👍🙏
@@normanboyes4983 Hi Norman. Thanks for your comments. Sorry to hear you are hanging up your gear. I am very lucky as I feel and act like a 40 year old and yes I did think my Triton would be too heavy for me but the guy who rebuilt the engine (an ex chief engineer for Royal Enfield in the UK) is 91 and still riding two brutes - the RE Constellation!! I am hoping he will put me in touch with a local guy who can do much of the remaing work. You only have to listen to the sound of a Triumph twin to fall in love with it. I am lucky to have been a youth in the 1960s and in London where everything was happening. I wish there were opportunities todsy for young people to be inspired. In the building of my Raffo Belva I have offered work experience to around half a dozen youngtsers.