A while back I picked up this 1971 SL70 for next to nothing. I didn't have any immediate plans for it, and it had kinda got shoe horned into a display piece in the basement until its place in the project list came up. Down the road, I was hoping my son would end up with it as his first "big" bike, but he is currently only 1 and a few months old, so we have some time before that plan goes into action.
Its number came sooner than planned, as talk of a group of DTT miscreants descending upon the Barber Small Bore event seems to be coming to fruition. I don't have much money to throw at this thing, so it'll be a budget build. I found a used Lifan 125cc manual clutch 4 speed about an hour north of me with the carb, ignition and wiring with it. I will swap that in, refurbish the rest of what I can, and possibly build a set of earles forks and a side hack for it down the road.
These little things were originally street legal as well, so it could be a neat little round town bopper too.
Its number came sooner than planned, as talk of a group of DTT miscreants descending upon the Barber Small Bore event seems to be coming to fruition. I don't have much money to throw at this thing, so it'll be a budget build. I found a used Lifan 125cc manual clutch 4 speed about an hour north of me with the carb, ignition and wiring with it. I will swap that in, refurbish the rest of what I can, and possibly build a set of earles forks and a side hack for it down the road.
These little things were originally street legal as well, so it could be a neat little round town bopper too.