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hartyb wrote:

AlanB wrote:Great pics Damien - Need to start on mine soon too - Just interested to know What did you use in the end ? Seen something called Belgom Alum metal polish for around £9 - Anyone used this ? cheers all

yes for over 35 years
no good for engine cases unless your want a mirror finish, but fab on the side cases and as it has wax it lasts and lasts

think i have said this before sorry

Mentioned it earlier also, a squirt of degreaser and a good rub with aluminium foil seems to do the trick on engine block alloy

Yes!!!! Dvla finally gave me a plate, sadly not in the country TIL next week can not blooming wait .......

looking good enjoy

Well they told me the number, ordered a plate whilst away so it was there when I got home... got home , plate waiting and a V5 with another number. £18 wasted , thanks dvla

You should be very pleased with all your hard work
the Z looks stunning always nice to have a survivor Bike. some how they are more real



if you get board I have a few that could do with the same make over



my A1 will be going on the work bench very soon for the same work over and then the que starts

Gotta love an A1 or an A2.....best looking of the bunch

At last , new plate arrived and fitted, now I need a nice day for quick sortie and check through, no more garage reving ..

Two ten mile trial trips today , good to be back on a big z, not an over powered crazy modern bike but plenty of smiles per mile and even some nice comments from some random stranger at a fuel stop

Looks well lush

I see the DVLA number error could well have been down to YOUR poor hearing

Pigford wrote:Looks well lush

I see the DVLA number error could well have been down to YOUR poor hearing

Admittedly It’s the sort of thing I do do, not really an issue but on this occasion I was double sure , didnt want a cock up..Woman was nice enough to ring someone and get the new number, she mis heard it Then give me it wrong I repeated it Back to the woman and then checked it phonetically even said PRJ “proper job , often heard down here with the Cornish ... didn’t want to get it wrong .... doesn’t matter now as I am on the road , onwards upwards etc

Well one hundred miles , one coffee, one cup of tea and two bacon sandwiches under my belt.... loving it

Hi Damien
very nice bike! Great you covered 100 miles with it! It's only the beginning of a great experience;
Pity you have an A2 seat cover on your A1 bike.... but I'm a rivet counter so don't bother.
Enjoy the bike, let the good times roll !!!!
GrtZ
Philippe

This arrived today, not too cheap but not as bad as some people were asking... well chuffed but what should I do with it, nuts to putting in the Bag and leaving it under the seat.... suppose it will go in the cupboard and I know it’s there

wonderful zed ,well done

Garry.L wrote:

Andrew_s wrote:don't use Autosol it's far too abrasive, try Meguiar's metal polish it's a fine paste, but not cheap.

Autosol has it's uses Andrew, but I'd agree not on 'already' polished cases.

This was the lump on my old Z1B when I first got her...

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After A LOT of hours with a scotch pad, tooth brush and Autosol it came up like this...

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That said, no amount of hand polish can match a proper set of polishing mops.

My old Z Thou which I did on the buffer.

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Stop posting these engine pictures Garry , makes me want to gnash my (remaining) teeth with jealousy!

dave