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I don’t wish to appear rude but…… why do people take either the carbs off or the plugs out before storing the bike in a river for a few years. Always seems such a shame that what could have been rebuildable becomes a salvage operation!

Hi Michael, I did post the completed frame repair a while ago but for those new to site I’ll show the photos again. Being double skinned meant I had to do it in stages to avoid distortion. Once near completion I used a laser to check for alignment and tweaked the frame before finally finishing the w...

Almost nothing is the same, even the drive is on the opposite side, the headlight is about 1/4” smaller. 305 on the left and the c95 on the right.

The rust on the frame is a real pain, I would get it shot blasted to show any other areas of concern, my C95 was really bad, right on the verge of not being repairable.

If you look on the wiring loom under the tank there is a small label that has a date on it. It will be within a year of manufacture. The engine and frame numbers can sometimes be misleading and don’t expect them to match like some manufacturers do.

The bike looks very nice and complete, good silencers will be difficult to find and expensive if you do find any. CMSNL in the Netherlands is a good source of parts but again quite expensive. You obviously paid attention at school as your English is excellent.

I used short silencers on my CA77, they worked well except after a long run the chain guard and back wheel was covered in oily soot. Probably proved my bike was running a bit rich!