Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Lady HAGA!

The crowning glory of any restoration or specials build has to be the paintwork, right? Often it’s the last thing to get bolted to the bike then you bask in the glow of completion…

Well, I’m nearly there then... nearly, but not quite. That said, I’m sure I’m not the only one to have had that ‘kid in a sweet shop’ feeling when Kev Porter at Dream Machine dropped me a line to tell me that the paintwork was finished and that I should pop along and pick it all up.

A quick recap then Back in 2021 I bought a Mk.II Tuono R, sight unseen. It had

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