2 Strokes Down Under

JonW wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:36 pm That guy looks like he does amazing work.

This is Retro, you will struggle to get onto them as others have but maybe try ringing them, it will be under 1K i would think landed.

http://retro-spl.jp/publics/index/40/de ... lock215-24

Thanks, will get in touch with them.

This thread has spurred me on to contacting a crowd in the UK (Metal Magic at Heritage Motor Works) that do this sort of work and I am now contemplating taking my F2 tank over to them when I go over next month. I will post my experience on here if I go down that path. Not sure if costs yet but will e-mail them this week to start a conversation.

Ozhammer wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 11:20 am This thread has spurred me on to contacting a crowd in the UK (Metal Magic at Heritage Motor Works) that do this sort of work and I am now contemplating taking my F2 tank over to them when I go over next month. I will post my experience on here if I go down that path. Not sure if costs yet but will e-mail them this week to start a conversation.

Very cool Mark, have a safe trip mate!

No luck with resto as yet which is a shame, so looking like it's working with the tank I have, and hoping it comes up as good as his previous work!

Bag of goodies to rebuild the front shocks should arrive Monday, new chain and sprockets arrived, new grips arriving next week.

Looks like both master cylinders are shot though.

Ozhammer wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 11:20 am This thread has spurred me on to contacting a crowd in the UK (Metal Magic at Heritage Motor Works) that do this sort of work and I am now contemplating taking my F2 tank over to them when I go over next month. I will post my experience on here if I go down that path. Not sure if costs yet but will e-mail them this week to start a conversation.

That sounds great! beats having to freight it over!

Master cyls can be rebuilt easily enough, yam (and others, tho i prefer OEM) are still available

Retro isnt easy to get hold of. as I said, try phoning...

I need to learn Japanese

After the joys of a Covid iso the rebuild had a bit of a pause, but she is slowly getting there.

Dropped the tank off yesterday to a restorer. Not cheap, but his work is incredible. Also ordered a pair of bt46 Bridgestones.

Stanchions have been replaced and shocks polished, rims have also been stripped and polished.

Just need it to stop raining and can start some painting.

Cool. good progress!

Bit more shopping done!
Aluminium radiator ordered and bits to rebuild the brakes.

New windscreen too as the old one was in really poor Nick and I prefer clear over smoke.

Another update!
The tank restoration is going well, here is how much bronze has been cut out of the tank


And the new section welded in


The rims and brakes have been sprayed and have come up pretty good.




And here is the windscreen as the pic in the previous post didn’t work

That is starting to come together nicely. I didn’t have room to take my tank back to the UK this time around and then another one came up on flea bay, so that was snapped up, just to make sure the resto is viable.

New tyres fitted, rotors on and nearly time to get this to a rolling frame!

We have a rolling frame!

nice!