Missing plastic and tin bits

[Geoff Hastings]

As I can't bring myself to pay the rediculous us postal rates and then customs duty I've had to improvised on my CA77 restoration. The carb covers were quite simple and I was quite pleased how they turned out. The plastic rear shock covers I made from 1mm thick sheet steel and cut the end pieces with a jigsaw and welded them up. The chain guard was one I bought brand new for a 125 Honda, it only cost £20 and the top section fitted with almost no modification except to relocate the fixing holes, the lower section however needed additional metal added along its length and a couple of captive nuts attached. If you look closely you can see the joint is upside down but as it's not an oil bath I can live with that. It also needed a skim of two pack filler to hide the seam where I had welded it up and then a coat of paint. Oh yeah, just remembered, I also made the air filter cover and the battery bracket that retains the filter cover and the battery. I used photos from eBay and obviously used my bike to get accurate fitting.

[LOUD MOUSE]

the rediculous us postal rates and then customs duty ????????????????

WHO gets the $$$$?. ................lm

As I can't bring myself to pay the rediculous us postal rates and then customs duty I've had to improvised on my CA77 restoration. The carb covers were quite simple and I was quite pleased how they turned out. The plastic rear shock covers I made from 1mm thick sheet steel and cut the end pieces with a jigsaw and welded them up. The chain guard was one I bought brand new for a 125 Honda, it only cost £20 and the top section fitted with almost no modification except to relocate the fixing holes, the lower section however needed additional metal added along its length and a couple of captive nuts attached. If you look closely you can see the joint is upside down but as it's not an oil bath I can live with that. It also needed a skim of two pack filler to hide the seam where I had welded it up and then a coat of paint. Oh yeah, just remembered, I also made the air filter cover and the battery bracket that retains the filter cover and the battery. I used photos from eBay and obviously used my bike to get accurate fitting.

[AlanW]

Nice work Geoff, LM we have to pay duty on anything that costs more than £15 and the killer is that you also have to pay duty on the postage costs.
Al.

[LOUD MOUSE]

I've noticed the cost to you compared to other nations over there you pay a BUNCH to mail and so do we. .....................lm

Nice work Geoff, LM we have to pay duty on anything that costs more than £15 and the killer is that you also have to pay duty on the postage costs.
Al.

[Geoff Hastings]

the rediculous us postal rates and then customs duty ????????????????

WHO gets the $$$$?. ................lm

As I can't bring myself to pay the rediculous us postal rates and then customs duty I've had to improvised on my CA77 restoration. The carb covers were quite simple and I was quite pleased how they turned out. The plastic rear shock covers I made from 1mm thick sheet steel and cut the end pieces with a jigsaw and welded them up. The chain guard was one I bought brand new for a 125 Honda, it only cost £20 and the top section fitted with almost no modification except to relocate the fixing holes, the lower section however needed additional metal added along its length and a couple of captive nuts attached. If you look closely you can see the joint is upside down but as it's not an oil bath I can live with that. It also needed a skim of two pack filler to hide the seam where I had welded it up and then a coat of paint. Oh yeah, just remembered, I also made the air filter cover and the battery bracket that retains the filter cover and the battery. I used photos from eBay and obviously used my bike to get accurate fitting.