So it looks like the plan has started to evolve already , to cheer myself up I've started to order a few nice parts and dragged my old frame (Kris's old Oki bike) down from the garage roof for a good clean up and to get it ready to build up.
Years of dirt and grime have had a good scrub , nothing worse than getting filthy when building something.

https://flic.kr/p/2a9siMP
https://flic.kr/p/28Loidp
https://flic.kr/p/28LohGV

A good scrub has removed the dirt and grime so I don't need to use gloves to handle them any more , frustratingly during a couple of house moves the frame has picked up various scratches and marks , now I'm not out to build an immaculate bike but I couldn't live with these.
The frames are anodised if I'm correct so is it a case of having it stripped and re done or am I better to polish it off and wd40/scotch it and rub some acf into it now and then?

https://flic.kr/p/28LohGV
https://flic.kr/p/27oC9o7
https://flic.kr/p/27oC9GU

Waiting now for a whole host of titanium fixings, an ali headlight bracket and I need to get an order done with Rick Oliver to get the frame built up.

Hi Marcus,

Do you have any of the OEM nose cones available??

So project number two is now home , a much nicer bike in general and pretty much all there all be it in various boxes

https://flic.kr/p/2aayNAo
https://flic.kr/p/N7qc1J
https://flic.kr/p/2aayLUs
https://flic.kr/p/N7qcAG

Time to sell some of the bits a I have to give me space to work and money to spend

I can picture the mrs face, "why have you bought another one?!"

Cos the first ones not good enough thats why!

Also I tried using [/img] around your links but 400gb cant determine the image size. Sure youre using the right links marcus?

It went something like that

Yeah the picture links are the same as what I use over on the pb forum and it works there .

So a few goodies have turned up and I've also done a deal on a 3rd bike , I now have no money or space

https://flic.kr/p/NfqCrL
https://flic.kr/p/NfqCtE

No3 love it haha

Timon wrote: Wed Aug 29, 2018 2:36 pm No3 love it haha

In my defense I've sold the majority of the first bike as one lot, it's off to a chap building a race bike for next year as a rolling chassis Inc the knackered engine , he's happy as I've sold.it cheap and I'm.haooy as I gives me some space back and more importantly some cash to spend.

From a return to the 400 fold, to a third bike within 2 pages of a build thread - respect Marcus

https://flic.kr/p/27C6dDj
https://flic.kr/p/29dCJZF
No more room at the inn
https://flic.kr/p/29dCK5k