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we all have diffrent skills ! i was just lucky enough to have a dad that could do anything :y42: litraly from forestry to biulding to mecanics and everything inbetween ,so i had a spanner in my hand as soon as i could walk !

theres one thing my dad is rubbish at spelling ! ( im just a chip of the old block :y7:)
 
The funny thing is when I was younger my Dad had a workshop and I had to fix all my own bikes. That was from stripping down the gearbox to what ever was wrong. However over the years not having tool and a place to work on a bike I sort of have lost it :y8:
 
I missed that episode on SPEED, but will look for it.

I was raised on a farm until I was 13 when we moved to the big city. As a farm kid you soon learn to use your hands and become handy. My dad taught me the value of tools and to appreciate machinery.
When I look back now I marvel at the things I did from driving teams of horses pulling farm machinery to driving tractors as soon as I could reach the pedals. As soon as you were big enough to handle the reins you drove teams of horses and did almost all the things the farm hands could do - up to a certain point.
Although I earned my living in an office with a pencil I never lost the desire to work with my hands.
Getting back into motorcycles and especially vintage motorcycles was right up my alley and I love tinkering with them.
I always had wide range of tools, and I mentioned this some time ago here, that I still have the complete set of Craftsman mechanics tools (and the steel tool box) I bought in 1958. Over the years I outfitted myself with carpentry and plumbing tools and was ready for almost anything as a homeowner and cottage owner.
Since I got into bikes my assortment of mechanics tools have expanded greatly and I'm guilty of sometimes buying duplicate tools:y2:
 
At least the frame isn't chopped, and the fork lowers are standard OEM bits.

New stanchion tubes, handlebars, battery, seat & some paint (maybe clean out the carbs) and that sucker will be on the road before you know it!

It's not adviseable, but i just can't seem to help myself, I always try to get them running before I do too much work to them...
 
I'm almost through the engine tear down etc and, whoa, hey, whats this? An early 5 speed refit! A little grungy for sure as this bike had sat in storage for a long long time and the usual condensation issues have played some havoc on her innards but I'll see how it goes. It was a real surprise to find that.
 
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