When I first saw my new project, she was a collection of rusting parts in cardboard boxes. "Shit" I thought - I'm going to have to "remantle" the whole thing... Is remantle a word? It should be - the opposite of dismantling, yeah?
Anyway, when I got all the parts home I quickly came to a startling realization. The remantling would have to wait because I actually will need to pull everything apart even more, right down to its basic components! Yup - even before I could sand-blast the frame I had to pull off more electrics, the rear fender and lights, the front forks, fender, brake lines. The list goes on. And... lets not talk about the carbs. The bits I ended up with there were really small. So a word of advice to the newbie. Get good at taking things apart because that's what you will be doing an awful lot. And... A completely assembled bike is still the best start. At least you will be able to see what goes where...
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