My Bike, paint, bodywork, assembly

This weeks update is just the collection of parts that were out for painting, prepping some ready for assembly and starting the final assembly.

First off the nose fairing came back after having a full re-paint and having a mystery hole filled by my brother-in-law

Secondly the tank and seat unit were done via Dream Machine Race Paints

Assembly, paint match and wheel prep for new tyres

Faring, mirrors, indicator fir plus tank parts

bearing fit plus cleaned disc surface

seat and rear light fit + add Dunlop decals

paint match check

My bike, wheels 2

I picked up my wheels from the powder coaters today, I got to say they have done a great job as usual and most importantly got rid of all the corrosion and given it a finish that should last another 30 years!

I will have to do a little prep on them as there is an area on the rear wheel that should not be painted, so i'll be super careful and remove this myself.

The conundrum now is do I fit the old tyres, which look good but ate 5 and 7 years old, or fit new tyres? What would you do???

My bike, seat covers

 This last weekend I managed to finish up fitting the seat covers. I had ordered these covers from an Italian company called Volcano Industry  based in Sicily (probably named after Mt Etna!) who I originally found on ebay. 

The kit turned up fairly promptly and had a run of elastic sewn on the edge which you can use to staple it to the seat base. The kit is very tailored and fits very snuggly, so a little effort is needed to pull it around and get it in the right place, an extra set of hands would be useful! 

The end result is as good as the original if not better, the cover follows the curve of the foam and looks factory. Volcano also can offer alternative colours for the back pad for Sintesi use.

Bottom line: I am super impressed, Volcano have over delivered in quality, fit and finish and I can't recommend them highly enough. If you are restoring a Sintesi, buy this kit.

Full disclosure: I paid full price for this kit, I just believe in praising and recommending a great product when it warrants it. 

https://www.volcanoindustry.com/shop/seat-cover-aprilia-af-1-sintesi-1989-1992/