Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Bits and pieces…

There really is nothing quite like getting key components back from specialist suppliers and finishers.

When morale is flagging and enthusiasm dwindling, getting some shiny stuff back in the workshop is often the shot in the arm we need. First off the frame and all the black work is back from Mark Dunford of High Calibre coatings. Finished in varying levels of satin and gloss the whole shebang looks infinitely better than it had done previously; looking at everything now it’s hard to believe the KH had sat unloved for years with minimal weather protection.

In line with my decision to cosmetically follow the lines

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