The Bullet being my daily ride and considering the Bullet was now 52 years old and me touching 40, I felt it was the right time for doing up the ground-up restoration.
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Restoration of the Bullet to its full glory! – May 2023 to April 2024
Kindly read the first post of this thread to know how I acquired this motorcycle! Two years after the Bullet was found, purchased, and partly restored, it was time for the complete restoration. The Bullet ran flawlessly during the last two years post the quick restoration. The Bullet was my daily ride and considering the Bullet was now 52 years old and me touching 40, I felt it was the right time to do the ground-up restoration.
The Bullet was serviced at Mehboob garage since the ’80s, I decided to get the restoration done at the same garage. In May 2023, I visited Mr. Syed and Nawaaz of Mehboob Garage and told them about my aspirations of the Bullet and what I expected of the restoration. They inspected the Bullet and gave some info on the work to be done approximate costs and the timeline for restoration to be complete
My expectation from the Bullet is a perfectly done-up engine with any modern bits to make it more reliable and, should look like a 1971 Bullet. Some exceptions from originality are ok with me like the cosmetics, latest type meters, switches, handles, etc which are modern but OE from RE.
With the understanding and expectations clear between the Garage people and me, we started off with the restoration!
Restoration begins! – May 2023
Mr. Syed, owner of the Mehboob Garage
Closely inspecting to estimate the work to be done
Nawaz also inspects
Selfie with the Bullet before it was dismantled!
In a few hours time, the entire Bullet was split into parts
Chassis
All the parts which are not needed by the garage are loaded in my car for safe storage
The Engine being dismantled
Heavy crank of 9.1 kgs
Mr. Syed examines the engine parts
Daughter Yashna. During a regular visit to the garage.
Bullet’s Body and Chassis work – July 2023
The body parts’ tinkering was done
Toolboxes
Corroded parts were patch-welded
Chassis being worked upon
Body parts prep work before the painting
At the painter’s garage.
Seen here are the painted parts of other vehicles
Stickering on the painted body parts – November 2023
Here’s my Bullet’s tank painted and ready for applying the sticker. Lacquering is pending.
Mr. Syed applied the various stickers
Rear mudguard. The sample tail light was fixed to know the position of the sticker to be stuck
Yashna with the painted toolbox!
Sticker applied
Here’s the completely painted toolbox
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