Up and coming restoration: questions
IL is Illinois, when you visit east coast USA you see a lot of European names taken over by early settlers, my daughter lived in a town called Sussex in Wantage Township just down the road was a town called Hamburg. 1977 CB400F
1973 CL175 1976 XL175 - Sold 1964 CL72 1966 CA78
Redditch is in the middle of England just south of Birmingham, Royal Enfield motorcycles were originally made there until they shut down, now they are built in India. 1977 CB400F
1973 CL175 1976 XL175 - Sold 1964 CL72 1966 CA78
Thanks malcomgb for explaining the location of Redditch. What I'm looking for in these postings are do's and don't s of restorations, facts or opinions. Lets start here, with painting or powder coating is one more desirable than the other on these old bikes? I'm looking to paint the pictured bike white with the chrome fenders and head light bucket. Painting or Powder coating?
paint is more work/$ but will look more original. having been involved in bike show judging I will say that powder coating looks way different, is easily detected, and will cost you points. that said, powder coating is far and away the more durable finish, and is much easier to to do.
Good luck Randy
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