Honda Africa Twin XRV650 RD03 Restoration

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brinco

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So yesterday I decided to buy Africa Twin RD03 that is in dire need of rescuing. I've had my RD07a for a while now and I thought this will be a good addition :biggrin:

The bike had major front end damage somewhere in the past and was deregistered in 2002. From what I can tell the motor hasn't been properly run since then. From the outside everything looks good and the motor cranks over. I also noted that the front and rear sprockets are still original so my opinion is that the owner of the bike prior to the accident took good care of the mechanical workings.

Here are some photos of what the bike looks like... not good at this stage unfortunately :peepwall:

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I then decided to strip most of the bike today.

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I'm looking to do a restoration to as close to original as possible and at the moment my biggest issues is:
- getting the motor out and make sure everything is good
- finding the missing parts - front cowl, windscreen, side panels, clocks, lights, brackets for lights and clocks, front wheel, front mudguard, shocks, shock and disc covers...

I'll keep this post updated as the project progresses. My first task is getting the motor checked out, get the parts to the powdercoaters and looking for parts.

Any advice, pointers or help with spares will be greatly appreciated!!
 
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