Transformation in progress

I’ll preparing my new lion ? ?...

My Heart does not hurt so much any more... some before and after pics...

We made it. One of the best days ever....

New make-up for the lady… Transformation is going on!...

Engine, chassis, suspension, wheels, tyres, brakes, bodywork - everything has changed completely...

  I've been obsessively cleaning the cases over the past few days and bought a set of dental picks to clean out the nooks and crannies. I even got them through the dishwasher on a high temperatu...

Something they've been aiming for since 2009 ...

The first step was removing all the plastic (later selling it) in order to remove all the excess and just to further not to mess with him in the soldering of cracks and other...

Got the rear suspension and new rear tire on her...

From the day I bought the bike till a month ago. She has a few new updates since but I'll put those pictures in another post....

Front-end rebuilt and ready. Time to move on to the rear. Should be fun. also found someone tried to fix a crack in the shifter cover with fiberglass....SMH new one is like $46 and surprisingly still...

I only have a frame and some forks from 1978 to start me off so it's not really a rebuild or a restoration. I have no history with the bike, just a burning desire to get this pile of nuts and bolts ba...

The “Sled” is coming along. When I have spare time in between Rover projects I tinker with the old Triumph. Recent additions are 13″ Hagon shocks, a raw aluminum fender from Speed and Sport, and a Web...

OK progress of a sort. My swing arm has been offered up and fits like a dream but... (you knew that was coming!) it's highlighted some issues with my frame.. Anyway - first things first - here is the...

Frame and forks delivered at Stotford engineering for the necessary fettling to be carried out. They are going to use the standard T140 head bearings and adapt them to fit the KTM forks, then modify...

The good news is that as the crank shaft nut and the cam gears were tightened the crank has loosened up very slightly easing my mind on that score as well. New Morgo oil pump and oil pressure valve f...