Sam1991

So finally we are here! A pinnacle moment and one I have been working hard towards, with many hours of sanding/scratching away at paint and rust I have got the frame to a point where I am happy enough to prime it. Thankyou very much to GojuRyu5 for taking the time to explain the ‘Electrolysis’ process to me as this was very helpful. So fingers crossed I have done enough prep to give this frame a half decent chance of getting a good solid protective layer of paint over it and that it stays there. My main priority is getting most of the metal parts stripped and painted before the weather turns as I have developed this internal hate for rust! On a positive note the engine is turning up tomorrow so I’m looking forward to a change of scenery and all new challenges this will bring. We’re slowly getting there!

Yes the swing arm isn’t filling me with a lot of confidence but I’m sure after some cleaning to examine the damage there could be a chance it’s salvageable! If not then a replacement isn’t by any means expensive so it’s not the end of the world. Well my progress so far! The frame is now stripped to its bare bones which was rather easy and of course all nuts, bolts and washers have all been carefully thrown on the same table in no particular order so the rebuild is going to be interesting! BUT!! With my most recent purchase on the UKs most popular online auction being the Haynes manual I’m feeling pretty confident with this restoration having a positive outcome but of course only time will tell. So after spending lots and lots of time sanding, paint stripping, swearing and wire wheeling the bike frame I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m going to get it sand blasted. I cannot get in all the nooks/ crannies and there’s some stubborn rust that I cannot budge so it just wouldnt feel right rushing this part and succumbing to my childish excitement to start priming the frame! So I’m going to be patient and get it done right, fingers crossed also I should be picking up an engine in the next week! so we’re slowly but surely moving forward! Just a bit more cleaning and spraying then we can start rebuilding but I feel like I want to do this stage properly or atleast the best I can. Also any feedback is welcome I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing really but I’m having a go!

So the strip down/clean is going pretty well, I’m meticulously taking apart the whole bike and giving it all a good clean before I clean the old rust and paint off ready for some primer!. My choice of beverage being beer for most of these evenings has meant that progress on the strip down has been extremely swift but any form of labelling of parts has sadly been neglected! I mean how hard can it be. A Haynes manual may be on the horizon! But ok the positive I’m very much enjoying getting stuck in even with my limited knowledge. I made abit of a concerning discover when cleaning off the crud from the rear swing arm (if that is the correct term) theres quite a substantial hole. Obviously I don’t think it’s fixable with welding on a plate etc but I’m struggling to find a replacement part. I’ve looked on all the usually websites to find one for sale but sadly there’s none. I’m just wondering if anyone knew if there was another bike which shared a similar rear swing arm that would in a perfect world just bolt on? I may be asking to much but you never know!

Appreciate both of the reply’s and Thankyou ‘Yorky’ for finding that link I was starting to wonder if the bike was imported as I couldn’t find any information on it so that’s good news. I’m slowly starting to take the bike apart and take off the old paint/rust so it’s going to be a bit of a journey but looking forward to it! Like you said ‘Mississippi bullfrog’ im definitely enjoying trawling through the internet looking for my next part. I’ve recently purchased an original Speedo and ignition cluster. So slowly getting there. Just need an engine among other things!

Hi all my name is Sam and I’m in the process of hopefully restoring what I’ve been told is a Honda Benly 200. So I basically saved this bike from the skip, it has no paper work etc and is lacking pretty much everything in order to make it move or stop but I’m thinking with a bit of money and time I could potentially have this bike restored. I have no time limit on the project so it’s as and when I have a few hours but I’m slowly taking parts off and taking them back to bare metal/removing rust and re spraying. I’m just struggling to find the actual model number and cc of the engine as the frame number doesn’t bring up any information online. Anyway any information would be grateful appreciated.