dr.wylde Posted February 27 Posted February 27 as some of you know I have a few TF Mudbug Farm bikes Bug #1 the one that started it all. 1980 TF100. missing parts, it's dirty it's rusty. the seat bracketry has very porous welds and cheap thin pipe material was used . I didn't need a grinder for the added buggery of previous owners literally walloped the added brackets off with a soft mallet. so much is missing or just wrong with this little bike . 1 Quote
dr.wylde Posted February 27 Author Posted February 27 after a day or two I had torn it down to this overall the frame is ok , seat mounts/hinges have been ground off, rear mounts for carrier are also gone too. since this day I've been slowly buying bits and pieces, plan was to convert it to full 125 spec ( forks , front wheel and engine) .bung on a generic seat from temu and locate a TF tank . found a tank found a mint 125 engine. bought those and stashed them in the shed Quote
dr.wylde Posted February 27 Author Posted February 27 So over the Xmas / new year break I was perusing marketplace............ seen something I like , had a think about it, messaged seller, made offer, went and did the exchange and I came home with mudbug #2 a full bike with not much pillaged from it . plan was to cannibalize this one into the 1980. Seller said it ran but the gearbox is rooted. no worries I've got a mint one in the garage. going over the bike ,while complete , it's also been well used. and it's covered and I mean absolutely covered in this weird dirty ,sticky ,greasy mud . she has lots of rust , frame is solid but definitely crusty around the edges. 1 Quote
dr.wylde Posted February 27 Author Posted February 27 and this is where it currently is at . this is #2 bug. this frame compared to the 1980 , complete and not butchered so decided that this will be THE bike that I slap together. this will not be a concourse resto . I don't have time for that but I'll tidy up the frame, replace frame bearings and bolt in a working motor , then we go find some mud and cow pats.😁 1 Quote
dr.wylde Posted February 27 Author Posted February 27 so I was on marketplace......... I've always been a bit of a believer that you don't go looking for the odd and unusual/ rare / desirable parts. They find you I found a TF185 engine that was seized. when i say seized I don't mean the piston in the bore ....... that crank is seized in there! I have the barrel, I have the head. further marketplace browsing also netted me a TF185 expansion chamber, magneto cover and left side fairing cover. photos to come I didn't find those parts , they found me , definitely a sign from the farm bike gods 5 Quote
dr.wylde Posted April 5 Author Posted April 5 Small progress, cleaned up the frame , painted it , and started putting stuff back on it. she'll never be pretty,unless I go whole hog resto ......maybe one day. until then farm bike does farm bike things 4 Quote
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