Time to resuscitate the 1976 T3 California |
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italianmotor
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I've got some ally tube that I can make some spacers from. I know the original boxes aren't that useful but I like my bikes to look period, not original necessarily, but period, so although they're obviously much better, I just can't be putting 1990s or modern luggage on a 1976 bike, but that's just me!
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theone&onlymin
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I do like my fag packets and their original style. Having had a wee look around i'm changing to a pair of alloy boxes from Ardcases.com.
Bolt on to original Cali/G5 racks, just a wee bit bigger front to back side to side and gain more capacity with an added few inches up top. Love em or hate em I don't care. Rogers a nice guy and will tailor make them to your requirements. Good price as well. Cheers Min |
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Jerry atric
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I'm with you there, Adam. Glad I'm not alone in putting up with period rubbish, its a aesthetics thing |
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Motoguzzler
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You probably need therapy sessions with my friend Andy....
http://theguzzilab.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-min=2016-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2017-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=1 |
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italianmotor
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Some progress! Bolted on powdercoated footboards and headlamp bucket. Did some wiring and saw electricity at the dash for the first time in 7 years. On the lookout for front indicator stalks, the ones that screw into the headlamp, anyone got any ideas? Barry of this here forum popped by the other day and we discussed the intricacies of the positioning of T3 California tank badges and pinstripes, as we're a couple of closet-rivet counting boffins in reality...
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Barry
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If there's a prize for smartest footboards, Adam's Cali is going to win hand's down. There's no point anyone else even entering.
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iceni
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I've just made a set of indicator stalks for my NF from a bit of stainless steel rod I had kicking about,.
Those fitted by the dealer were made from hex. aluminium and were much to wide for my liking. Also, the threads picked up very quickly - nasty! I'll try to post a pic and if you're stuck and like mine in principle, if you get the material you need, I'll make a set for you. Mine had M8 thread one end and M10 the other.
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Jerry atric
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italianmotor
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Thanks Iceni and Jerryatric for the generous offers. Thing is, I'm not sure which indicators to use yet, which then would determine what thread required etc. I have a set of early Aprilia indicators for the bike, but not sure if they're correct or not - should the indicators be chrome CEV? The biuke was built, I reckon, very late 1975, registered early 1976.
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italianmotor
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Don't want it too neat, but the footboards had suffered badly. I am hoping the original fuel tank paint will detract from the new powdercoated footboards...
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Jerry atric
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I think the indicators are those CEV ones with slightly deeper lenses and slimmer chrome bodies than the contemporary Jap ones...you know, the ones you can't get
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italianmotor
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I thought that repro CEV chrome (plastic) indicators were widely available?
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Jerry atric
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well yes and no, in my not to well informed opinion. yes i see quite a few CEV copies, I even saw some today at Shepton Mallet AJ but they are not the same as my T3 had back in the day (it was new) they looked much more "italian" also, not that it matters, the lenses were held by traditional screw heads, not cross head. Now, the rear indicators on my present cali are a sort of cross between the two styles, its 1978 and they certainly look old although they may not be original. Not much help really am I?
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theone&onlymin
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Met a guy at the MOT centre yesterday in Luton who had his rear indicators stolen off his T3. The replacements look pretty good copies. So they are out there so they are.
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