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Re: 36 BHP rusty nail.
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:35 pm
by J1MS
That reminds me of mine.... a Very Rusty TV2 in original paint... but I've not quite got as many horses in there as yourself.....but this style of scooter is where its at.....fools many a boy racer....Priceless....

Re: 36 BHP rusty nail.
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:43 pm
by wax
Its the most scootering fun i have ever had and thats for sure. Even my yamaha r6 hasn't even had a look-in, since John had a go at the engine. I never worry about taking it out in foul weather either, unlike my last GP. Its how scootering should be. Chrome stuff and mint paintwork are just a bind. Its the gradual decay by the elements, of a restored scoot, that drives you mad.
Re: 36 BHP rusty nail.
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:49 pm
by wax
If i could only find a way or removing the red paint and leaving the original white in tact, now that would be great! maybe i could respray it in original white and leave it on a beach for a few months.......If anyone has a full set of panels in original but battered paint, maybe we can talk turkey

Re: 36 BHP rusty nail.
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:50 pm
by wax
Post a pic of your TV2 j1ms. That sounds my kind of scoot......
Re: 36 BHP rusty nail.
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:07 pm
by J1MS
Give me till the weekend I will dig a couple out... One when I bought it off Paul at scooter restorations, and one after it recieved its transplant....
Re: 36 BHP rusty nail.
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:17 pm
by the-brickie
Gotta agree Wax, love it as it is.
Re: 36 BHP rusty nail.
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:15 pm
by carlos fandango
Were you at mallory on 13 april ?
Re: 36 BHP rusty nail.
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:24 am
by wax
Yes that was i. That was a good run out. Well, it would have been better had i not run out of petrol on the way home

Re: 36 BHP rusty nail.
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:08 pm
by wax
Thanks Eden. Maybe we can start a new craze: 'Barn-find Street Racers'. Its all about the 'go' and 'nothing to do with show'. A quick rub down with brake-fluid, every few months, dulls up that paint-work a treat.

Re: 36 BHP rusty nail.
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:32 pm
by byron
and don't forget some liberal applications of Ankor Wax to preserve that patina
