My German Army motorcycle, a Hercules BW 125 V1 from 1971. I restored the engine, de-rusted the frame and all metal parts (and there is next to no plastic on this thing!) and gave the bike a new paintjob (using the authentic shade of olive).I coated the tank on the inside with "Kreem White" to prevent it from rusting. Having rust particles in your carburetor simply sucks ass.
Of course, with a bike this old there were so many things that had to be done that I simply cannot list here.
It is a fun bike that turns heads wherever I take it - you gotta love the oldschool fork and overall "dirty little bastard" style of it. Oh, and it has a nice, loud, screaming two-stroke sound. There are different opinions about the reliability of this bike - but it has never let me down in a serious way. I wouldn't go for a ride without tools and a spare plug, of course.
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