Edizione Finale…

…So just before I ride off into the sunset in a slightly smoky haze, I shall pick up from last time.

The seat.  Well, I have found someone local to me that are Master Upholsterers and have made plenty of motorcycle seats previously.  Take a bow the guys at Crowther & Sons who have done a fantastic job.  After visiting their showroom and looking at the different products I went for a tan leather in a specific style that is somewhere on another blog entry.  To keep the cost down my dad and I did some preparation work to the seat base which involved gluing some battens to the lip of the base which the leather would eventually be secured to…

 

…and it turned out pretty much okay, a couple of bits needing only slight adjustment by the seat maker.

Attention then turned to the intermittent starter motor problem whereby it would not engage correctly, requiring a little tap to help matters.  I know that's not the right thing to do so decided that a reconditioned unit might be required but tried a local auto electrical specialist first.  There was a dry soldering joint, a misaligned something or other and a droopy spring…so that has all been resolved now.  The chap who did the work knew from when the starter motor originated from 10 feet away but was surprised how heavy it is.  Thanks go to Electro-Mec for sorting it out.

As some paint was on the mating face of the starter motor I decided to take all the paint off.  As time has gone by I have got less and less enthused with it so have spent a few hours with Dremel and drill and a variety of flap wheels and wire brushes to polish it instead.  I think it looks a lot better for it too…

BEFORE…

 

…DURING…

 

…and AFTER

A period of shakedown tests will commence very, very locally before I venture too far afield.

So how does she look now that she is complete?  Well, I am slightly biased but think she looks gorgeous and has been worth every millilitre of blood, sweat and tears, not to mention ££££'s it has taken to get to this point, nearly three years after first starting this way back in August 2012…But, I shall let you judge the success of the completed Little Goose.

 

 

The next project is yet to be sourced.  It might be a bike.  It might be a car.  Who knows?  But whatever it is, it will be built with a passion for bringing back to life that which had previously been neglected.