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Be careful with the winter riding salt on the roads
My mate has an early hinkley bonnie and the engine number has fallen off
It's still attached to a shard of powder coat ,he keeps it in an envelope incase he sells the bike
A work mate of mine has a similar model and the landings around the seal on the front brake caliper have corroded away
I had the same caliper problem, got a decent used one from an eBay seller.
My other (corrosion based) gripe is that the nuts / studs on the exhaust pipe collars have rusted away, so maybe worth taking a look at those before they become a problem. Managed to fix one side, new (original) studs and stainless nuts, but getting to the other side will be a real bugger of a job, so leaving it until it really needs dealing with. I got a complete (new) exhaust system, again from eBay - £80, ready to go on the bike at some point, so the old header pipes could be cut off if necessary.
Coated engines cases are a daft idea, prior to the Scrambler I had a T309 Trident. The black coating came off the engine cases in large chunks.
My other (corrosion based) gripe is that the nuts / studs on the exhaust pipe collars have rusted away, so maybe worth taking a look at those before they become a problem. Managed to fix one side, new (original) studs and stainless nuts, but getting to the other side will be a real bugger of a job, so leaving it until it really needs dealing with. I got a complete (new) exhaust system, again from eBay - £80, ready to go on the bike at some point, so the old header pipes could be cut off if necessary.
Coated engines cases are a daft idea, prior to the Scrambler I had a T309 Trident. The black coating came off the engine cases in large chunks.
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The other bolt to watch is the front wheel spindle clamping bolt
That was corroded solid on my mates bike
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