daffysaurs
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December 2015 we were looking for a research project for school.
The Aim:
To build a usable retro styled daily commuter.
Something unique that stands out for the mundane, that I could stamp a little of my own personalty on.
It needed the bike to be light easy to ride and safe as this would be a a Learner bike to ride to school.
After scouring online for sale sites we found a local bike, a blue 1975 XL 175, advertised 30 km away, so with dads help we drove out to inspect.
Initial thoughts on inspection were it was 80% complete well used and unloved in recent years.
The good bits were it had Tank, seat pan, wheels , rear guard, solid frame & intact engine with kick start shaft.
It was not in running condition and appeared to be some time since it had run.
We paid the asking price of $240 the seller also through in some additional parts to seal the deal.
After loading into the ute, we brought it home, the same afternoon we decided to do a thorough clean and assessment of what we actually bought and what may be usable
The 1st photo is the gumtree ad, the other photos are the clean, pull down and assessment of what we actually had.
The Aim:
To build a usable retro styled daily commuter.
Something unique that stands out for the mundane, that I could stamp a little of my own personalty on.
It needed the bike to be light easy to ride and safe as this would be a a Learner bike to ride to school.
After scouring online for sale sites we found a local bike, a blue 1975 XL 175, advertised 30 km away, so with dads help we drove out to inspect.
Initial thoughts on inspection were it was 80% complete well used and unloved in recent years.
The good bits were it had Tank, seat pan, wheels , rear guard, solid frame & intact engine with kick start shaft.
It was not in running condition and appeared to be some time since it had run.
We paid the asking price of $240 the seller also through in some additional parts to seal the deal.
After loading into the ute, we brought it home, the same afternoon we decided to do a thorough clean and assessment of what we actually bought and what may be usable
The 1st photo is the gumtree ad, the other photos are the clean, pull down and assessment of what we actually had.