After all that has gone on in the last 12 months the little '86' TRX70 has been feeling left out. With all the racing and then moving interstate it hasn't left much time for this project (plus a few others have taken precedence) but I finally got to spend a little time working on the little guy. The rotten old tyres have been taken off the rims, 2 of which needed to be cut off, the split rims sandblasted and then painted in CRC bright zinc which is a great corrosion protectant paint that can be painted straight onto bare metal, it also has the added bonus of being a pretty close match to the original silver paint that Honda used in the 80's

As mentioned in the previous installment on this restoration, Hardiman ATV were able to supply us with Maier replica guards which are the same deep red as the originals were in 1986 and a search on ebay netted us some reproduction graphics, which really werent that complicated to put on (be nice if some of the modern quads were like that.... so many different shapes on some of them, the sticker kits are like giant jigsaw puzzles) being just the graphics on the tank cover and the logos on the sides, back and front. The seat cover is also a reproduction item, also sourced on ebay, which gave my trusty Bosch staple gun a work out stapling it onto the original seat pan and foam.

This is as far as we got for this installment unfortunately but things are looking good for some new tyres to go on soon and then it is onto the frame and engine.......

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