Another interesting job from repair, through chrome-plating to painting and line-drawing. The customer had a clear idea of his requirement. Using period photos and his detailed drawing, this great beauty was completed and will serve for further decades.
What made this repair unpleasant was the fact that the tank interior was pour-treated with epoxy, which is very hard to remove. And then the classic job...
General repair of crumpled and rusty Jawa Robot fuel tank.
The tank was damaged, deformed and full of holes. The general repair included opening, hammering and straightening. The tank was then coppered and chrome-plated. Inside, it was pour-treated with a special compound.
The tank was damaged, deformed and full of holes. The general repair included opening, hammering and straightening. The tank was then coppered and chrome-plated. Inside, it was pour-treated with a special compound.
Jawa Speciál motorcycle, 175 cc, year of manufacture 1936, is a transition model where the exhaust header was still the "chobot" version, but the fuel tank was already over the frame. Although the renovation did not seem very difficult at first glance, it was complicated because the motorcycle had already been attacked by several handymen. Over the years, various modifications were carried out, as was customary at that time, for which we cannot blame anyone.
Another general repair of a damaged fuel tank, for the first time using a sheet metal straightening tool also adaptable to the radius – A GREAT THING!!!
This motorcycle has been in our family since 1950 when my grandfather bought it. My father then inherited it and, finally, it ended up with me when I wanted to save it as a memory of childhood. The whole renovation took one year. The Manet 90 scooter has a single-cylinder twin-piston engine.
