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FLAT OUT!

BSA FLAT-TRACKER RealClassic

I have to say I'm pretty pleased with. It ended up shinier and prettier than I expected. All the way through the build, I intended to finish the frame, tank and seat in matt black, to emphasise the motor and the stainless exhaust. I could see it ever so clearly in my head, the paintwork was very much a done deal.

But towards the end, as I was getting ready to strip it for paint, our lass said, ‘Black's a bit boring, put some colour in it…'And I couldn't shake that thought, no matter how I tried. Cue lots of deliberation and pondering and deliberation some more and even a bit of torment…Well, you can see how it turned out. I

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