The CL77 "kit bike" I found a couple of years ago continues to be a work in progress, like most vintage "anythings". It's all together and running great but has a few external, aesthetic nits that I'm slowly addressing. One was the generator cover. It had a gouge from a drop by a PO that pushed the rear brake lever into it. Still functional, but that visual oops kinda bugged me. One vintage bike restoration parts site had reproductions, but by the time I decided to get off my wallet, he sold out. His previous source and he parted ways, so no new ones were forthcoming. Rats! All the other ones I was able to locate were used (and pricey), but they also had the same damage that mine had. Double rats.
I continued to look on and off over time, and those searches finally paid off a couple of days ago. I found a fella on eBay that started making them available. Being a polished aluminum cast piece, they're not particularly cheap. I made an offer, and he accepted; it arrived yesterday.
We're happy.
I continued to look on and off over time, and those searches finally paid off a couple of days ago. I found a fella on eBay that started making them available. Being a polished aluminum cast piece, they're not particularly cheap. I made an offer, and he accepted; it arrived yesterday.
We're happy.