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Offline JoeJ

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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #75 on: January 04, 2015, 03:49:10 AM »
Does anyone know how I remove the seat from the frame?  I can not figure it out.

The second photo is a bit blurry (sorry!)

Thanks!

Joe
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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #76 on: January 04, 2015, 03:52:04 AM »
Looking good Joe, keep up the good work.
The seat needs the pin (broken off bolt?) removed from the middle of the boomerang shaped plate.
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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #77 on: January 04, 2015, 03:57:18 PM »
Hi Murdo,

Thanks for the encouragement!  I posted the same question on terrot.org and you are right, the bolt needs to be removed.  Somehow it was sheared off some time in the past :(

Any idea on how I can remove it?

Thanks!

Joe Joyce
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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #78 on: January 04, 2015, 10:02:56 PM »
Large hammer and a pin punch maybe.
 If it is rusted solid you will just have to drill it out and buy a new bolt.
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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #79 on: January 14, 2015, 03:41:41 AM »
Ever since I got this bike back in (yikes!) 1977 I have told people "I only need a gas tank, just a gas tank!"  Well it ended many more parts than just a gas tank. So after 37 years or so of talking about it and the last 2 years looking for one, I FINALLY found one and it arrived from France today. What a lovely present to come home to!

Isn't it beautiful?

Thanks for all your encouragement, especially you Murdo :)
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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #80 on: January 14, 2015, 03:43:36 AM »
Here's another.....
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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #81 on: January 14, 2015, 03:44:12 AM »
Gotta post them all.....
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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #82 on: January 14, 2015, 03:45:24 AM »
One more....

I do plan on stripping the paint off and the decal or paint that is on the chrome parts, but that is a summer project.
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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #83 on: January 14, 2015, 03:47:39 AM »
Wow, nice find there Joe.
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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #84 on: January 14, 2015, 04:50:29 AM »
Quote from: JoeJoyce on January 14, 2015, 03:45:24 AM
I do plan on stripping the paint off and the decal or paint that is on the chrome parts, but that is a summer project.

Wow. We think you should give that tank a good polish, and then use it and ride it as is.
And tell folks its "an original paint tank".

And leave the 'summer project' for when it really needs it - in about 20 years !
Assuming its clean enough inside, of course.
Is that paint scheme how it should have been, or someone added those stripes ?
Cheers.
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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #85 on: January 14, 2015, 09:59:55 AM »

Gorgeous! The colours and style are very 'art deco'. I have some 1930s novels that use the same silver/black/red combination on their dust jackets as well as very angular fonts. Very cool. The Terrot tank has the extra "machine age" element of the chrome strip with cut-out lettering.

By the 1950s the style was on the wane, but it looks great here. I doubt the tank is "first paint", but it looks good to me as is. It will look equally good with a repaint, so please yourself.

Enjoy!

Leon
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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #86 on: January 14, 2015, 03:49:13 PM »
Hi,

I believe someone added those stripes as I have never seen that before plus when I run my fingers over the paint I can feel the ridges.  Interesting too that when I take the gas cap off I can definitely smell gas fumes.

It is from a 1952 EDS, but I was told from an independent person (meaning not the seller) that it would fit my 1953 ETM.  Fingers crossed that it does!

My birthday is on the 21st of this month, so I think it is an excellent present.
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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #87 on: January 14, 2015, 10:24:57 PM »
Hi Joe,

I love the way you're enjoying the chase and the challenges of restoration. You should at least consider simplifying your task by using the tank as-is, at least initially. Clean out the inside, polish up the outside, and enjoy the ride.

Here's the book I was speaking of. 1936 and about as art deco as you can get; unless you have the funky Terrot tank!

Cheers

Leon
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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #88 on: January 14, 2015, 10:40:50 PM »
Quote from: JoeJoyce on January 14, 2015, 03:49:13 PM
I believe someone added those stripes as I have never seen that before plus when I run my fingers over the paint I can feel the ridges. 

Is that ridges from the stripes, or just on the general tank ?
My older bikes all have stripes that can be felt - mirror smooth finishes and clearcoat hadn't been invented yet !
Ridges in the general tank paint may need a bit of polishing (and sanding out) out and even touching up.

Whatever, redoing that tank should be the last thing you do to your bike. ?
When everything looks better than it does.....
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Re: 1953 Terrot 125cc
« Reply #89 on: January 15, 2015, 12:42:56 AM »
Hi,

I love the book, great cover - I do see what you are saying about the art deco styling, I style I really like.

Good points about leaving the tank until the end; there are some many other parts that need attending to that I believe that is a good suggestion.  Unfortunately the bike is all apart and I still need the nuts and bolts to hold it all together!

The seller said that the tank was repainted, though I do not think he did it. But now that I have the tank, it is the now the least of my worries.  Once I can get the seat frame off the frame (a challenge) I plan on using electrolysis during the summer to de-rust the whole frame at once.  I will try to post some before and after pictures of the parts I have de-rusted so far - pretty impressive results.

Thanks for your support and encouragement. At least I know I am not crazy for pursuing this - or maybe we are all crazy?
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