peter.gadd wrote:hi its mine and its abit cleaner now with the help of 2liters of gunk and a jet wash

Hi Peter!

You're a brave lad...

Tis a good forum, feel free to ask questions etc - & PLENTY of pics please!

arsey30 wrote:I was all for getting it going and riding to Boxhill, I bet it would get more interest than any shiney bike there. :-) Dave.

Probably about as much interest as when I take my shiny nc30 to Box Hill

Tip of the day: If you cant fix it with a hammer, you have an electrical problem.

veefer400 wrote:Tip of the day: If you cant fix it with a hammer or duct tape, you have an electrical problem.

Peter has made a start with cleaning and painting.
He tried posting photos, but I think they are too big.

Dave.

I suppose it look just ok so far ....

Wonderful what a good clean can do for a bike! In some respects being filthy can help a bike, I bought this off eBay for my 400/4:




Thirty-two years of grime & chainlube had saved the chrome & a good degrease & polish gave way to this:





Bought it from a guy in Alaska, took FOUR days to get to my house in the UK!

arsey30 wrote:Peter has made a start with cleaning and painting.
He tried posting photos, but I think they are too big.

Dave.

I think this pic shows that you actually can polish a turd. Well done that man!

Walked down the road to check Pete's progress.

We removed the carbs to free off the choke linkage, now back together and rideable.
New fasteners and bits and pieces needed after test ride and check over.

Dave.

Its looking great now!!!