Page 16 1986 GasGas Halley restoration
Now its time to give the wheels some attention.
They are pretty ropey, but there arnt many dents so they have potential.
Im going to give them the full works .
They are pretty ropey, but there arnt many dents so they have potential.
Im going to give them the full works .
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First i stood above them and measured the amount the hubs protruded on each side of the wheel . This would be critical for when i reassembled them.
Original Spanish muck and wildlife still present. The tyre still had a couple of pints of water sloshing around inside , which meant i had an early bath when i took the rubber off :). The sprocket looks good.I can use that .
The spokes were seized so i pulled out the angle grinder and went beyond the point of no return. I was like a man possessed. All that destruction was great fun.
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Ooopps ,what have i done !!
Now for the rim polishing. I have found that using a paint restorer like T cut gets the best results .
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The rims are all finished . I'll give them an autosol when they're back on the bike.
The disadvantage of T cut is that you get covered in muck ha ha . I did manage to remove a few spokes get the correct measurement. I then phoned around for a price. I was priced £68 per wheel for stainless steel spokes + £8 post . This would make it a total of £144 if i bought from the UK.
I then asked my Spanish friends to help.
I then asked my Spanish friends to help.
1986 GasGas Halley restoration www.retrotrials.com
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1986 GasGas Halley restoration www.retrotrials.com
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This photo wasnt my idea. I come back from the garage in this sort of mess every time. On the day i was painting the frame my wife told me i looked like an red Umpa lumpa from Charlies chocolate factory ......as if you needed reminding ;).