On Tuesday, 23rd September 2014 TP ferried me over to Arden Motorcycles in Alcester where I paid £970 for a very rusty Royal Enfield Bullet Electra X. Over the past seven months I have spent far too much money and far too much time taking the damned thing apart, replacing corroded components and converting her in to a Trials replica.
I had never built a motorcycle before and can report that I have picked up a few new skills and even made a couple of friends in the process. If I am honest; I have found it quite an amazing experience as I have encountered the frustrations of parts that didn't fit and major components that needed replacing and then the gratification of mastering a new skill or locating and importing bargain priced parts from half way around the world.
Te project was, perhaps prematurely, declared complete when the bike was fired up on Tuesday and it will be interesting to see whether it passes the MOT at the end of next week. As I wait I found the time to take a couple of
after photographs to allow a comparison with its original corroded state.
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| "Before" |
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| It didn't look that bad from a distance! |
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| "After" |
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| I can't wait to see how she rides. |
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