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The rebuild looks very sanitary so far, as I could see you have done some welding to the foot rest area, so you changed the position ...?

After welding the frame you will paint the frame, partial or complete and then in silver again which I personal like much more then the gray color that seems to be applied now.

Looking forward to any progress in this rebuild.

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the previous owner made a mess welding the footrests so I have to do it again. I was planning to paint the frame black and put some black mudguards on it, I think it will be nice...

Other changes/ repairs:

- Clutch with actual friction material

- New crank-shaft seals and one new seal plate/holder ( was cracked)

- Keihin carburettor. Bing slide was very worn and carb kept flooding

- Electronic ignition

- new steering bearings

- and some more small stuff...

Other changes planned in the near future:

- Magical rear shocks and progressive fork springs

- Air filter housing needs to be repaired (has a one-piece Twin Air filter now)

And some day maybe:

- New brake-hub lining...

Thanks for the comment by the way :-)

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There are indeed some very nice black Sherpas like this one which is stationed in the Netherlands

around, but the colour arrangement has to fit to look nice, like here:

DSCF2094_1000x750.jpg

But much effort and I would think very expensive too.

The original red silver scheme with aluminium fenders, - posted already-, looks as good in my personal view, expecially when there is some

patina shown.

Like here, (the handle bar is nuts):

http://classic-motorbikes.net/images/gallery/1975_bultaco_t350_159.jpg

or here much better:

http://bultacotrialclassic.superforum.fr/t148-elle-est-vendue-bultaco-159 *

* French Bultaco Forum very nice topic's there ...

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The black one looks very nice indeed, but a bit to flashy for me.

I don't want to be afraid to use my Sherpa, that's the reason (also budget reasons) why I want plastic fenders although I find alu fenders also very nice and original looking.

Thanks for the links Pschrauber, but I'm afraid I can't read french very well :-)

By the way: the welds on the frame are a very poor quality. Damn, even I can weld better :rolleyes:

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Yes very nice, there is one thing that does look somehow too modern in my personal view (or not matching too well). This are the rubber tune protectors for the stanchions. The standard dust covers look so much better ( in my personal view).

Beside this very personal thing perfect, looking forward for an update !!!

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I agree that the standard dust covers look better but I prefer the protection that neopreen covers offer to the forks. I've tried the rubber 'harmonica' protectors as they where used in that time but they limited the travel of the forks.

I'm now fabricating a new rear brake lever with a bit more leverage and waiting for the rear tire, so in a couple of days I will proudly present her to the public B)

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