South African Super Alce

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I completed the rebuild of the Super Alce over the weekend.

 

I’ll fit the legshields when I have completed a few runs to make sure all is working well.

 

Cheers

 

Phil

[Paul Marx]

Lovely.

Now get it dirty.

Paul

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[phil.sk...@gmail.com]

Hi Paul, you are joking!

 

I’ve just spent a small fortune on it, having owned it for the last forty years, it now looks as good as new and I intend to keep it that way.

 

I know what you mean, but it will be used on bright sunny days only, and there are plenty of those here in Pretoria.

 

I intend to display it at the 100 year celebration taking place at our local Italian Club on the 14^th March.

 

Cheers

 

Phil

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[pouma1954]

There's enough room in the world for a lot of opinions but were I a show judge, I wouldn't vote for a bike without road dust and some mud splatters.

And some oil mist.

🙂

Paul

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[Rick Yamane]

Looks great Phil!
I do judge and like to see some evidence bikes are ridden but high on the list is ‘did the entrant clean the bike?’ I see that as a matter of respect not only for the judges but the viewing public. Patina is great but the display should be clean. Naturally un-restored machines fit into different criteria.

 

Rick

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[phil.sk...@gmail.com]

Hi all,

 

It appears that restoring a motorcycle evokes many different views within the community.

 

I certainly have my own views on “trailer queens” that are pristine, without a trace of an oil leak or the smell of petrol vapour.  To me these are just static works of art (beautiful they may be) and do not represent the machines as they were intended to be.

 

All of my restorations run, leak, and smell in varying degrees.

 

However they have been brought back to as near “as new” condition as I can manage at the tip of Africa.

 

Just to prove that the Super Alce does indeed run, here are some videos of the weekends activities.

 

If you are interested I’ll post some videos of the Cardellino 73 and Ercolino.

 

Cheers

 

Phil

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[Alan Comfort]

Hats off to anyone who has the skill. patience and resources to bring an old motorcycle to this level of finish. It is a bike that you can take well-deserved pride in riding and displaying.  Keep up,the good work.

I, on the other hand, prefer to take the "return to service" approach to vehicle restorations. If the motorcycle (or car) is mechanically sound,  reliable, relatively clean and cared for that is good enough for me. I ride my "scrap metal" regularly in all kinds of weather and on a variety of roads so I cannot justify the costs of plating, $3000 paint jobs, NOS parts and the other things that drive up the costs of restorations.

Ciao, Alan in Roberts Creek

Here are a couple of rides that I keep fueled up and close to the door:

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[Alan Comfort]

Hats off to anyone who has the skill. patience and resources to bring an old motorcycle to this level of finish. It is a bike that you can take well-deserved pride in riding and displaying.  Keep up,the good work.

I, on the other hand, prefer to take the "return to service" approach to vehicle restorations. If the motorcycle (or car) is mechanically sound,  reliable, relatively clean and cared for that is good enough for me. I ride my "scrap metal" regularly in all kinds of weather and on a variety of roads so I cannot justify the costs of plating, $3000 paint jobs, NOS parts and the other things that drive up the costs of restorations.

Ciao, Alan in Roberts Creek

Here are a couple of rides that I keep fueled up and close to the door:

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[SED Sci]

Phil, your work is superb - looks better than new.  Definitely a sunshine bike.   that's why you have the other bike ;)

Videos show a real machine.  Lovely neighborhood!

[guzz...@aol.com]

Beautiful machine  ,,,,,,,,,,,, I'm jealous !! 

Tim