She is a SS again

pierodn · Apr 3, 2016

Hi All.
As NOC Records says, the bike "dates from June 1971 and went new to Fabretti of Italy. It was a Street Scrambler and it's colour was Tangerine."
http://s1284.photobucket.com/albums/a56 ... amclts.jpg

Greetings from Italy.
Ciao
Piero

Fullauto · Apr 3, 2016

Well done!! Fantastic!

jaydee75 · Apr 3, 2016

Thanks for the restoration of that beautiful bike. Enjoyed the pictures.
Jaydee

batrider · Apr 3, 2016

I love it. Nice work!

freefly103 · Apr 3, 2016

Fantastic. That's a lot of work captured in a few pics.

How long did this project take to complete?

grandpaul · Apr 3, 2016

Wow! That is a fantastic transformation.

Well done.

Deets55 · Apr 3, 2016

molto bello !!

pierodn · Apr 3, 2016

freefly103 said:
Fantastic. That's a lot of work captured in a few pics.

How long did this project take to complete?

Hi.
Ten hours for dismount.
One month for the parts all ready (painture, zinch, chrome, reboring, parts order, etc.).
30 hours for remounting (alone).
2200 euro spent.
Ciao
Piero

Peter R · Apr 3, 2016

Piero, you did a good job on that bike, and a quick one also. I have spent almost 3 years on the restoration of my Benelli.
Easier to get the parts for Nortons than for Benelli's.

pierodn · Apr 3, 2016

Peter R said:
Piero, you did a good job on that bike, and a quick one also. I have spent almost 3 years on the restoration of my Benelli.
Easier to get the parts for Nortons than for Benelli's.

Hi,
i know.
I was wayiting six months to find the free wheel for my 1985 Ducati MHR!!!!
The SKF bearing arrived from Argentina (from a retired Cagiva dealer as a part of a "Elefant 650"!!!!).
Sorry, but with english bikes is more easy to find the parts you need than italian one.
Ciao
Piero

Stephen Hill · Apr 3, 2016

Great job Piero.

Any idea why the rear of the timing case had been cut off?

Stephen Hill

pierodn · Apr 3, 2016

Stephen Hill said:
Great job Piero.

Any idea why the rear of the timing case had been cut off?

Stephen Hill

Hi.
Your is the question!
I cannot understand why.
There is no reason.
But i have a good alu welder and a case to cut.
Ciao
Piero

trident sam · Apr 3, 2016

Great job, well done.
How common are Commandos in Italy, or any other British bike generally ?

sam

elefantrider · Apr 3, 2016

Looks great Piero, as you know I am a fan of SSes. Now even more than before! Chris

lcrken · Apr 3, 2016

Nicely done, Piero. I've always liked the look of the SS.

Ken

L.A.B. · Apr 3, 2016

Good job Piero.

Just a minor point, but I think the headlamp brackets are fitted incorrectly (upside down on the wrong side)?

pierodn · Apr 3, 2016

Hi Les.
If you have right (and you are always in right) all my bikes have the incorrect position of the headlamp brackets!!!!!
Sorry, but i will leave in this way.
Sure the next bike will have the right position.
Ciao
Piero

pierodn · Apr 3, 2016

trident sam said:
Great job, well done.
How common are Commandos in Italy, or any other British bike generally ?

sam

Hi.
I dont know how Commandos and other british bikes still are in Italy.
But i can say there are a lot.
Only in Rome more than 300.
Ciao
Piero

L.A.B. · Apr 3, 2016

pierodn said:
Hi Les.
If you have right (and you are always in right) all my bikes have the incorrect position of the headlamp brackets!!!!!
Sorry, but i will leave in this way.
Sure the next bike will have the right position.
Ciao
Piero

How many Commandos have you got now?

We see many Commandos in the photos but don't always know who they belong to?

Craig · Apr 3, 2016

That is a really nice bike Piero .... you are a very good restorer and fast .... I have been working on and riding mine for many years now .... still not as good looking as your new SS .... thanks for the photos , you made it look easy ...
Craig

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