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No luck yet Ant . I'm starting to think that the 85 dated cable that i have is the only one in existance! Dig deep in your parts stashes please radsters. Front or rear is fine, but must be dated 85. Thanks
Ant factory pilot suggested that for brakes I should use something else instead of MX 900/1000's, and he suggested 880's as they would be bang on era correct for a 1985 build. The word must have got round that I was looking for some, and I got an email from Del offering me a set. They were in great condition but white, so I got the oven pride out, stripped them and gave them a polish. They came out looking great in no timeFor levers I was going to stick with trusty tech 3's, but again ant said that tech 4's were the lever to have in '85. He was right of course. He kindly gave me a set of mint '85 levers that had been fitted to his Aero Reflex. The levers had been NOS prior to them being fitted. The only issue was that they were white, so it was out with the oven pride and polishing mop again
Thanks. Now you've got me thinking! I honestly can't remember now! It probably was systrip. They stripped very easily. Dia compe levers and calipers polish up really well, with a deep shine and uniform finish. Other cheaper brakes don't come out as good, probably due to the quality of the alloy. I used a polishing cylinder with a drill bit fitting. I secured wrapped a cloth around the bottom of the lever/caliper, and secured it in a vice. I used peek polish - only a small amount. The brakes polish up within a few seconds, but it takes time because of all the curves and angles. I do the hard to get at areas by hand. A pair of calipers and levers takes about an hour to polish Send them to me if you're struggling, and i'll do them for you
Gorgeous!
just popped in for another look at this absolute stunner , and your build threads are almost as good as the builds themselves
^ thanks and ^^ thanks too. Thanks to a kind radster (Antony factory pulot), i have this magazine that features the bike test, but thank you for posting up the scans Look at the tyres on the test bike.. Panaracer radial freestle tyres. Mega rare!
Look at the tyres on the test bike.. Panaracer radial freestle tyres. Mega rare!
Quote from: dancetothedrummersbeat on February 13, 2017, 04:53 PMLook at the tyres on the test bike.. Panaracer radial freestle tyres. Mega rare! You need to speak to the guy who sent you the magazine and prise a set of those tyres from him Andy