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Gas axe might be over doing it! Hacksaw blade should do less damage. Sitting up on a bike is just is not for me, seems less connected somehow. It has alot to do with style as well i guess, what looks good often is good though. [img]href=http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/uu258/leighton666_bucket/Wal...

One can't have a centre stand on a cafe racer, people would point! Anyway already member of RAC, and, as mentioned earlier, bike lift is the the biz. Are you close to the shop? Very little down here in the S.E. old or interesting bike shop wise. Unless anyone knows different?

Thankyou, that is well described, i bashed it a bit more, but would not move, so jacked it up on bike lift( very handy thing ebay £75 with p&p)and took hacksaw blade to the bolt, wasn't to bad, nice to get rid of stand, nearly have fairing in final position, clipons look great.

I got a nice chrome pair from NLM(thanks to them) in the end, 2nd hand but not even fitted and still in box, now i can get on with lining up the fairing, next buy is rear sets.

Thanks for that, seems like the cause, was trying to preserve the bolt just incase future owner may have wanted to reinstall, plus its as you say not easy to get hacksaw to.

Any reason why the long bolt will not come out? It turns round easy with spanner, but only moves out about 3mm with a hard bash! then comes to solid stop.

Thankyou for your help, another step closer to my cafe racer. Struggling with mounting the fairing/ headlamp at the moment! Keith you are welcome to pop over.

Does anyone know what size(fork diameter) i should be looking for? Best i can measure is 35-36mm! Thanks

Yes its a black SEI-V, but all fairly std, would like to convert to sport mode + handlebar/cockpit fairing. Am still cleaning it as was it a bit grubby, will be sorting it as i ride.

Hi all, Just picked up a 500, reg A 167 TGF, anyone owned this before?

Keith, have now got my bike back here + a workshop manual, so if you want to take some pics pm me. Leighton

Will be picking up my new purchase, (a se1-v) next week, im in Orpington, let you know when its here. Leighton

Will consider any up and running Sport or Strada, pref within 100 miles of Orpington Kent, BR5 4AA. 07887 547864. Thanks Leighton