I needed to replace the battery and I’d decided to ditch the regulator/ rectifier components, so this was a discrete piece of work. It involved deciding on the type of…
There were 4 frame items that needed refinishing. The frame itself, the two subframe rails and the swinging arm were all painted red. With everything removed from the frame, the…
As I’ve said, the gearbox drain plug was attached to the gearbox with a lump of epoxy filler. This was because the thread had been stripped in the hole which…
When I bought the bike, I was quite pleased that it had ‘Akront’ alloy wheel rims and stainless steel spokes. Once I had the wheels off the bike, I took…
This was a relatively simple task. The Mille GT has small-ish Dell’orto carbs (30mm), but mine were both filthy. Also, they were fitted with simple bell-mouths, which were holed, presumably…
The largest part of any motorcycle refurbishment is cleaning. As I’ve said, everything on this bike was filthy when I bought it. So, I very carefully cleaned each item as…
The first real work was to take everything apart. I took the fuel tank and the seat off, and then I removed the wiring loom. I discovered why everything was…