New to me, and new to the forum.

IAG said:
Many Three Cross prepped bikes were breathed on- looks like a keeper, congrats!
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Thanks! My dream bike when I was a youngster was a Triumph Trident with the Norman Hyde big bore kit, so this RGA Jota is a good equivalent, except it won't need fettling quite so often.
 
A lot of work has been done since I posted this thread. The frame and ancillaries have been powder coated, the engine is away being given a make over, and everything that is chrome, has been rechromed. I've started working on refurbing the many parts that haven't been replaced or renewed. The starter motor has come under scrutiny today, and it looks like the commutator is going to require a skim, as when you put a steel rule across it, there's a discernable dip in it where the brushes run. The rest of it, apart from being a touch mucky inside, is looking in good order.
 
RGS1000RGS said:
A lot of work has been done since I posted this thread. The frame and ancillaries have been powder coated, the engine is away being given a make over, and everything that is chrome, has been rechromed. I've started working on refurbing the many parts that haven't been replaced or renewed. The starter motor has come under scrutiny today, and it looks like the commutator is going to require a skim, as when you put a steel rule across it, there's a discernable dip in it where the brushes run. The rest of it, apart from being a touch mucky inside, is looking in good order.
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So you are going with Orange 😉
 
Richard 180.S2.81 said:
I'm bored with orange Laverdas.
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The original colour was orange, but it was painted black by Three Cross when it was fitted with a Sprint fairing. The black looked okay, but is not a colour that looks clean for very long ( I have a black Triumph Thruxton, and it's a dust magnet), and since the non- OE black was in poor condition, and needed a total repaint, orange was my choice.
 
I got the engine in last Friday with the help of my brother-in-law. That was an interesting experience, to say the least! The engine is quite a weight and certainly need two pairs of hands, and the workshop manual was not a great deal of help, but we got there eventually. Following on from getting the frame with engine installed and shifted onto the hydraulic table, I've fitted the Yokes and swinging arm, and am starting to 'dry fit' and fettle chassis components for the Sprint.
 

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