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Postby fredybender » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:15 pm

John, it was great meeting you!!!

Thanks for the compliments for the bike, but I still need to work on those numbers !!! :wink: I agree, they do look like sh!t...

See you soon...

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Postby graham bowers » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:33 pm

fred it is a beutiful bike to see live, and when it roars into life.
man what a beutiful sounding machine))).
glad i was there with john to see and hear it.
truly a fantastic job.
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Postby johnG#248 » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:59 am

fredybender wrote:
Thanks for the compliments for the bike, but I still need to work on those numbers !!! :wink: I agree, they do look like sh!t...

See you soon...

Fred


Well Hey we had to find something wrong with it....I have a spare set of #248 we could put on it :roll:
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Postby graham bowers » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:50 am

nice try john you would probably have to strangle fred to get that beast away from him, but no harm in trying=)))
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Postby fredybender » Sat May 03, 2008 9:56 pm

Finaly:

Some pictures of almost finished product; still have to make another seat foam...

Compare original, with final product... not bad, stil a few details to be taken care of, but project, especially when it comes to the mechanics (parts are the worst... ) the project is to my liking!

Fred

PS: Outside pictures to follow soon...

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(The white number plate on the side fairing, will be as the original, but I screwed up when making the paint...)
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Postby graham bowers » Sun May 04, 2008 6:52 am

hi fred.
glad to see you got rid of the masking tape #s.
much better like that?.
fantastic job. graham.
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Postby fredybender » Sat May 10, 2008 9:38 pm

Project is finally finished:
Time for final pictures, and enjoy the work (sitting back and enjoying a beer or two, while looking at the bike...)

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Postby Steve Shaw » Sun May 11, 2008 7:14 am

8) Nice work Fred........looks great !!! 8)
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Postby graham bowers » Sun May 11, 2008 8:24 am

hi fred.
looks as quick as it is, i guess you will now be known as fast freddy bender. ya gotta love those old machines, well done.
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Postby fredybender » Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:27 pm

Started again; the weather has gotten cold, so time to be in the shop ;)
RS is almost naked.
I will be dissassembling the motor. I will keep one set of jugs to keep the original HRC pistons (for authenticity), and will make the CR125 Wiseco conversion on the other set of cylinders & heads that I have.

I have also located a zinc plater for all the fasteners ...Just like Ko & Rene ;)

I have received another original footrest (these things are REALLY hard to find these days...)
I have almost everything, its just a question of cleaning & refinishing of all the parts... Everything, this time around, will get the upmost attention to detail...


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Postby L Shea » Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:02 pm

it looks absolutely beautiful. I know Paul's brother and I'll see if I can get some pics of the bike as it was raced next time I see him. Keep up the good work ! I look forward to seeing the bike in person next season.
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Postby fredybender » Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:37 pm

That would be great of you could get some period pictures! And even try to get Paul to see the rebuild...

Had some nasty surprizes, when I opened the cases (good thing I did)
Saved by a "unobtanium" crate that came with the bike...

Fred

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