Is compulsive renovation a form of insanity ?

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Saxon Leigh

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I was wondering how many of us suffer from this malady. I felt so pleased with myself on getting Maud (Wanderer) back on the road that I then dragged out my 1960 BSA C15 getting her started was easy so why did I suddenly get the urge to pull her to bits? Well a week later and I am waiting for new wheels Avon speedmaster tyres have arrived all tinware went off to my mate Steve's paint shop (back to original Almond metallic green). A trip to Liverpool and I picked up cables, nuts, bolts etc. frame to touch up I had it stoved in an earlier moment of madness,I need to find a fairly near chrome plater then its wait for all the bits to come back and we have a nut and bolt rebuild. The real insanity is while waiting I got bored and dragged out the 1959 Triumph Tigress 250cc twin scooter (yes Triumph/BSA/ Sunbeam badged 175 two strokes and 250 petrol units) cut a long story short, the Tigress is now in a Billion bits (slight exaggeration). waiting for the same treatment as the Beeza. What is really worrying is now I'm bored again waiting for bits to come home and that MGB GT is winking at me from the corner of the garage, daring me. Will keep you posted.
 
What a great hobby you've got for yourself. When you've got them all finished let us all know on here and maybe you'll let me nip over to Halifax to scrutinise them and make sure that you've done them properly. I only live at Steeton/Keighley.
I went to pay somebody for some work he'd done for me and he was in his garage working on a Triumph cub engine, he used to be a trials rider.
 
Yes, I'm compulsive and I'm insane. :D

Oh, sorry just noticed you said renovation :I

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Hi. No probs whatsoever, just give me some notice and I'll put the kettle on. Sometimes I get waylaid with work and my projects grind to a halt for a while so it becomes more a case of 'Re-evaluation' then 'Renovation' with the project becoming a little more difficult, perhaps through passive 'Remonstration'. Enough of that . Are either or both of you going to Martins August Soirée ?
 
Yea I'm hoping to go over for one of the days just to see some of the faceless names from this forum, and you are you going.
 
Although I will be in Yorkshire, I will be doing the Yorkshire three peaks challenge in memory of my brother-in-law who died last year (coincidently in the next village to Martin).

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(LULU) Yes I will be going Friday to Sunday, taking my youngest daughter Loren. Wife joining later and hopefully my son if he can get time off work. Look forward to seeing you there. (RENAULTVATION) Good luck with the challenge. Perhaps if you finish in Olympian time you could nip over and say hello.
 
UPDATE... BSA C15 My mate Steve informed me that after stripping all the metal work He discovered pin holes in the tank, so its off to the specialists to weld, line and pressure test before returning for painting. I decided to finish the Beeza before stripping the Triumph any further. (I think).
 
I got some stuff, can't remember the name of it, but you emptied the petrol tank, put some pebbles in it, shook them around to get rid of any rust or muck in the tank, after that you poured this stuff in, after putting something in the outlet to stop it getting blocked, and then spent a couple of hours shaking the tank non stop and that sealed all pin holes and put a lining in the tank. I had no problems after that. I suppose it could be used on a commer petrol tank except it may be a bit big for shaking around. I can find the name, from a mate of mine who has about a dozen old Nortons and uses it all the time.
 
Unfortunately Chris I can't remember but I do know it did the trick, no more leaks and I think that was on the B31
 
I completely agree but the C15's only got a light weight tank so no problems using it on that.
 
Somewhere on the forum is a photo of a Commer tank strapped to a cement mixer for just this reason.

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