- start of April now so been a while since last entry, - things still moving  along though. started doing a bit of bodywork fettling during the cold weather, still to sort the electrics on the engine, the cylinder/crankcase/piston etc all installed, will have to modify my frame to get the carb on though, - put to one side for a while.

Pic shows scoot with seat, air filter box, rear runner boards and headset removed.
Good few siezed nuts/bolts here and there, some sheared off, others had to be chiselled off or drilled out.

Couple of bits after fettling and priming.


a warmish sunny day at last in early March ... and a couple of hours after getting enthusiastic, - the bare frame is dragged out into the yard and given a good wash to remove the mud, gunge and snails......

All pretty good and solid, some surface rust nothing nasty. the worst bit is the crack right in the middle of the footboard support strut, - should be able to weld that up easily enough, - would only cost a few quid to get a pro to do it. probably need a good few hours to fettle up, paint strip & prime.