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There are gas cylinder support stands available, some are quite pricey. There’s also cylinder stands with wheels that make moving it around a bit easier.

Thanks for letting me know! Glad it helped

Hi, I’ll help if I can. Where are the wires that are still connected running to and from?

Just a little bit lol

No problem!

Thanks very much! Put one on your shopping list instead of your wish list, you’ll be glad you did! 😉 aye Bonny Scotland right enough 🏔️

Please explain?

Nice 👌 hope the restoration is going well. I normally use some carb cleaner, some come with a little straw attachment and you can get it pushed into the jets and give it a spray. I also have a set of carburettor needles and brushes. They’re tiny little needles and brushes in all sorts of sizes and you use them to unblock the jets etc you can find them on Amazon.

@@No-Pro I already tried carb cleaner but i just cant find the hole where the fuel goes in the carb. I do know where the fuel line is connected. Do you know where is is?

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Hi 👋 Thanks 😊

The centre stand was on the bike when I bought it. It’s possible it only came on certain models. Probably different for each country. This bike is in the U.K.

Not too much just for the centre part of the seats, if it’s just a single width Harris tweed I’d get about 2.5 metres, if it’s a double width then you’ll get both seats out the width so about 1.5 metres.

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You have to cut it from the front, leave some parts attached and once you have them free and the front panel removed use an attachment on a drill or dremel to get inside the legs and grind off and clean up whatever’s still attached.

@@No-Pro 😊 thanks

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Thanks very much

Thanks very much for commenting, really glad it’s still helping some people out. Best of luck with your restoration, let me know how you get on. The more run down the bike is to start, the more fulfilment you’ll get out of seeing it when you finish it!

I wouldn’t recommend it, best to get the correct gasket material

Thanks, glad to share it with you!

Your very welcome! I was searching for one too and couldn’t find it so I made this one. Glad it helped

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Don’t quite understand, is it the square headlight mk1 rabbit you have?

@@No-Pro Yes and I prefer the look of the round headlights

@@SpermPotatoe ah ha I see, we’ll yeah I suppose that would be what you’d have to do. It’s a lot of work to put round headlights in though. You would probably be cheaper and quicker adapting the front panel that’s on the car. Wouldn’t be too much work for a body shop to do.

Thanks I might just do that! Hope your good

There wasn’t a chrome rack on this bike, it was optional. Also the indicators weren’t required by law in the U.K. if the bike doesn’t exceed 30mph

You can get it in any thickness you need. If you buy a kit there will be most thicknesses that you would need on the kit

tnk for the answer, but i want to know what thickness of paper you used for your engine..

Off the top of my head I can’t quite remember but it was either the 0.8 or 1.6mm. If the gasket is a bit thicker it will seal any imperfections in the surface if it’s not been prepped properly, if you do use the thicker one just make sure to re-torque the bolts once you’ve ran the engine as it can compress when the engine expands and contracts with the heat

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me too! can be a real pain at times

@@No-Pro yeah had a bit of a nightmare getting my new wishbones in where they bolt to the anti roll bar fixing at the back

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Thanks for your comment Robert, really appreciate it. Yeah sometimes we can get a bit lost in what we’re doing with our cars at times especially in a big project. It’s good to sometimes just sit big and remember we’re in it for the love and for the fun of it. That song really inspires me at times so thought I’d put it in the video, glad you like it. As for the G60 recaros, yup you’ll regret that for a while 😬 I’m sure something better will turn up though. Sometimes I’ve had to wait a few years on the right part but it eventually comes your way. Been a bit slow going on the restoration front but hopefully be back on it soon and get a new video up as soon as I do....not far away now though!

Thank you, glad you like it. Was really pleased with how it turned out.

Thanks Mark, appreciate the comment. Yeah was really happy how it turned out, looks the biz!

Hi, sorry I don’t know what you mean. What golden colour?

Hi mate, Put some info in your other comment 👍

Hi, thanks for that, much appreciated! I restored the original air filter but you can still buy a filter from shire bikes - www.shirebikes.co.uk/collections/honda-z50j1/products/honda-air-filter-element-suitable-for-use-with-z50r-z50j1-z50j or filter body etc from cmsnl - www.cmsnl.com/honda-z50j1-monkey-france_model14628/partslist/F09.html#.YB1aBy3fWfA The actual filter body etc isn’t cheap though 🙈

These tyres are from Shire bikes. Here’s a link to them - www.shirebikes.co.uk/collections/honda-z50j1/products/3-50-x-8-bridgestone-knobbly-tyre

@@No-Pro thankyou what about the headlight i have the same one as you

@@No-Pro hi mate i have gone on cmsl and i have found a headlight part number is 33100045003 will this fit a 6 inch headlight bowl many thanks harley

That part number is from a slightly different light with the screw in the side. The bike I restored in the video was a french model and the light was slightly different. I originally thought it was a general import and it took me ages to find an original NOS light and chrome surround and cost me a small fortune, turned out I was wrong though and cmsnl told me it was a french bike originally and luckily enough they had the chrome surround part number 33101230621 I got an original NOS light and used this OE chrome surround, if the surround isn’t quite right it won’t fit perfectly. I’d speak to cmsnl and ask them to run your vin and they’ll tell you the exact bike you’ve got. I do like my light though, looks better without the little screw to hold the surround on.

@@No-Pro did you have to pay import duty on it

That’s a pat on the back for each and every last one of you, thank you and congratulations

Thanks very much, glad you like it. Happy new year to you :)

Yeah it’s a lot of work, it’s easy to underestimate the time that goes into a restoration on a monkey because of there size. Thanks 🙏