An iconic piece of motorcycle history has been added to our team : Yamaha RD 350 F, ORIGINAL & straight from the 80's!🏍️
We will take care of it and it will soon shine like it came out of the factory.😎
💡Stay tuned : #YamahaRD350FRestoration@easyvintagepart💡
#RD350#RZ350
Is it a piece of POP ART?🎨Something to do with rainbows?🌈None of this: it's a side fairing of a #YamahaRD350
Over decades,previous owners repainted one color over another. We counted six (blue x 2, yellow, red, white, grey). And you?
@easyvintagepart#YamahaRD350FRestoration
And after the fine tailoring works to mend the cracks... here is the final result : fairings like new🎇🆕 in their shiny original orange colour🟠🖌️
Ready to be assembled🛠️
💡#MbkBoosteRestoring 💡#AHistoryBeyondRust@easyvintagepart
Fine tailoring operation🪡 for our MBK BOOSTER : the cracked fairings have been repaired by melting incandescent steel wires into the plastic♨️
Once their ends are trimmed, next step will be grouting & base coating🖌️
💡#MbkBoosteRestoring#AHistoryBeyondRust@easyvintagepart
The rims of our MBK BOOSTER were in very bad shape...paint detached,oxide everywhere!👾
After sandblasting & restoration of the parts damaged by the oxide🛠️,they were repainted to former glory using original colours🏆
💡#MbkBoosteRestoring#AHistoryBeyondRust@easyvintagepart
Mystery in the #MbkBoosteRestoring ... suspense rises!👻
Which carburetor is hiding under a thick crust of oily sludge?🔍
After a patient cleaning🪥🫧 ... we've discovered a Dell'Orto PHBN 12 HS, a "classic" for MBK BOOSTER
💡Stay tuned : #AHistoryBeyondRust@easyvintagepart
#MbkBoosteRestoring chapter 1 : MBK BOOSTER SPIRIT 1997🛵
Under the fairings…rust! oxide! crumbled rubber mounts! cracked plastics🩹🎇
There will be a lot to do but ... no fear : we will restore it to its former glory!🛠️🦾
💡Stay tuned : #AHistoryBeyondRust@easyvintagepart
#MbkBoosteRestoring chapter 0.
Our MBK BOOSTER SPIRIT 1997 has seen better times: rust,split fairings,missing parts,torn saddle...all premises for in-depth restoration
💡Stay tuned,many surprises could be hidden under its golden fairings!
#AHistoryBeyondRust@easyvintagepart