The mechanical stuff is about as far along as it can go without getting the bodywork done since I will need the gas tank (with gas!) pretty soon. The brakes are on and bled. All of the bodywork is done to the point of paint. The white epoxy primer is on and colors are next. Here are a couple of pictures of the bike as it is now- pipes are on and the aluminum canisters have been bead blasted and polished. Considering how old they are and the fact that the bike was raced and undoubtedly dropped, they look really good… a few dings and deeper scratches that couldn’t be blended out are fortunately on the bottom of the cans and don’t show.
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1971 Honda Z50A K2 Restoration
One of the latest projects in the shop is the 71 Z50A we restored using as many of the original parts as possible. Often, these Z50’s are just rebuilt using all the reproduction parts available Read more…
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