She lives

[csd4t]

Taxed her and went for a quick ride (farkin cold), takes off like a screamin banshee at 5500-6000k revs. Few little carburation issues to iron out but generally pleased. Forgot how crap brakes were in the 70's

 

[jonnie comet]

Nice....I can hear those 'spannies' from here......

I have a number of mates with old two strokes and they (the old two strokes...) are a hoot to ride. The engines are brilliant, brakes and suspension nearly always crap, but CAN be fixed.

Blood cold in Yorks' today mate.....Respect.......

 

[beatmeier]

Forgot how crap brakes were in the 70's

just don't take your gorgeous bike out in the rain .......no brakes for the first 5 yards and to nice to as well......


like it

 

[Humbug]

Lovely. My younger brother had the 380 version and that used to shift too!

 

[widget]

What a superb looking bike. Well done.Are they a quiet set of Higgspeeds?

 

[csd4t]

Don't know about quiet, but yes Higgspeeds.

 

[ebbo]

That looks great, well done, your goner have fun once Spring really gets going!

 

[csd4t]

Thanks, tried to keep it as original as possible,spent a fortune on parts, front mudguard is wrong for year as are the colours, I have the standard exhausts which are solid but would need rechroming. Fairly pleased so far and can't wait for some decent weather.

 

[widget]

Ooooh not standard........burn the witch!!!!!

There will some expert that will point out the non standard bits to you when you are out on it.

Had one tell me i should have 6 segment reflectors on it instead of the two segment ones i had on my kettle....He didnt mention the piper, or all the bolts are stainless, as are the wheel rims and spokes, or that it had black sidepanels and a gold tank.

Bob Cooper
Chrome Restoration Services,
38, Coronation Road,
Stafford, ST16 3JR
Phone 01785-212878 or 02476-364004

is good for zorst pipes

 

[csd4t]

Ha Ha,
All my indicators have six segment reflectors and I have spares for when they vibrate off and chuck themselves down the road.

 

[csd4t]

Wierd riding position as well, sat right up on top of the bike, don't know how I managed to ride one like a maniac when I was young

 

[ebbo]

Wierd riding position as well, sat right up on top of the bike, don't know how I managed to ride one like a maniac when I was young

No sense, no feeling

 

[Bendy toy]

My Kettle has an original set of 1970s Allspeeds. The front downtubes are one continuous curve otherwise Gibsons sound the same. I need to get them rechomed and the RHS needs a dent pulling out. The front wheel needs rebuilding and a few details like wiring needs sorting. I might bite the bullet and have the frame recoated. Its been done before but not a good job.

 

[IJGser]

My uncle is some kind of kettle guru he even makes restoration DVDs just google 'Barry Wilkes' and kettle

Guess he may have been why I rode bikes as a teen? Sold his kettle when I was 5 to raise my cousins, then found it again a few years ago, Small world sometimes.

 

[billynomates]

Lovely
Had a GT380 on a T plate brand new in identical colours,wish I'd kept it traded it in for GS550E in black.
Had a piper 3 into 1 exhaust on the GT sounded awsome.