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I can almost smell the Castrol R from here.
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Sounds like a sensible approach to me. Full nut-and-bolt resto's are almost always a recipe for financial ruin, and - to me, anyway - only have any logic at all if the target bike is something rare.So, a half decent resto hopefully - somewhere in-between a quick polish and a total nut and bolt job.
Friend of mine sold his very nice example last summer, after deciding he didn't need two 1970's stroker triples (he's kept his immaculate Kwack H2 Mach IV).My dad’s looking for a late 70’s Kettle to restore but they’re £5k just for a rough one!
Cheers Phil, we’re already on top of it, there was one nearby that was quite a wreck that went for in the region of £4500 yet you can buy something that just needs a bit of TLC for a grand or two more.Friend of mine sold his very nice example last summer, after deciding he didn't need two 1970's stroker triples (he's kept his immaculate Kwack H2 Mach IV).
Regarding the kettles, my tip would be to find (and pay for) one that's at least 95% right as the high ingoing price for a rough one plus what it would cost to make it right make them totally unviable otherwise.
As an alternative, the contemporary GT550 triple could be worth looking at. Doesn't have the cachet of the kettle, but the prices are a lot softer too. Quite nice to ride, and they have an electric foot...we’re already on top of it
It’s got to be a kettle; it was the bike he owned that he had to sell when I was born..As an alternative, the contemporary GT550 triple could be worth looking at. Doesn't have the cachet of the kettle, but the prices are a lot softer too. Quite nice to ride, and they have an electric foot...
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