My 1973 - The Before and the Afters

[oldjapanesebikes]

I keep forgetting to post these, but as its snowing again this afternoon, I've had some time to sort through my files. Here are a few of the before and after photos of my last project. Enjoy !

[ode lad]

Wow, l thought my J was rough when l bought it but you beat me on that one ! No doubt lots of hours in the garage and loads of money spent, but the bike is a credit to you lan it looks fantastic. Well done mate and thanks for posting the pic`s Paul........

[sheene7]

What a very very nice k and a superb job you have done it was a k i wanted but could not find one at the time of buying my A ,what would we talk about here in the uk apart from the weather .

All the best Steve

[yeadon_m]

Superb job Ian and lovely paint scheme - really is lovely!
Just the seat trim to go back on :-)))
Cheers,
Mike

[didge]

Bugger me, a sensible reply from Mr C, that's a compliment Ian. ;-)

That IS one sweet bike though.

[BAZ]

Sometimes he forgets who he is!

[oldjapanesebikes]

Thank you all for the kind words - appreciated !

[mick 63]

Very nice Ian a credit to you , the early bikes had the better paint schemes don't you think, cheers Mick.

[didge]

the early bikes had the better paint schemes don't you think, cheers Mick.

I love my A but I couldn't agree more, the K has gotta be the best paint of 'em all, I have a GT250 K, and that has a similar BIG white stripe going through the candy green, with red borders, class, who would have thought that lot would work.

[oldjapanesebikes]

the early bikes had the better paint schemes don't you think

I agree - the K's were I think, the nicest, but the J's were also good - much like didge, I have a soft spot for the 'man-genta' colour used on the '72 J My own J was originally the gold 'yellow ochre' colour, so I plan to redo it as per original. Might be ready for next spring !