No problem Dave, hopefully there’s a non faded bit of paint I can get a match from. Yes, looks very complete, just missing a few bits. Not sure on engine as no spark plug which doesn’t help, but I’m happy to rebuild it if need be. Will start a thread when I get the bike.

Dave, thanks to Bernie and his bike I'm well trained in side of the road repairs. 😂 On the positive side I'll have to ride back out there and finish all the Byways I missed out on.

Devin, what an incredible find and great story. Only stumbled across this post today because of Shyted's Weber's post.

Agreed, The Greenie is great looking and great fun to ride. Bernie was over mine this afternoon and after replacing the fuel line and filter we took bets on how many kicks to start it, I last rode it at the end of February. Even I was surprised as it sprang to life on the second kick. Got to give it a good check over ahead of our TET ride and camping trip next month.

Other than flatting the clear coat, the tank is done. I'm very happy with how it turned out. The Ford UG pearl was a 2 can aerosol system, colour coat then pearl coat. I normally use my spray gun for the whole job, but for this one, it's only the clear coat that is 2K and was applied with my spray gun. It's a slightly warmer white than the 55 year old original paint, but I'm happy to leave the other tinware original just like the rest of the bike.

Despite a very reasonable offer from Enduronut on the beautiful tank shown, the shipping and taxes push the price up to nearly double. I've managed to find a rough CT1-C tank here in the UK which I will be tidying up and painting Pearl White. Here's the before photos, might be a while before the after photos appear 🙂

Schu, that's a great find, it looks great. I'd give it a service and ride it 🙂

"My wife almost didn't tell me ... Go figure" 🤣 Think yourself very lucky Dave, it's been raining here in the UK so much lately, that's how a brand new bike would look if you left it outside for two weeks.

Thanks Dave. The rear sprocket is something else, maybe the PO rode in the mountains or up them 😂. When I picked up my CT1-B it had a very large alloy rear sprocket too, but not one that appears to bolt onto the original sprocket like this one.

Here's my AT1-C and the paint I used. No metalic base coat, but must be put over a white primer. It's a 2 part paint which you mix 2:1 with the 2K hardener plus upto 10% thinners depending on how you like to lay it on. 2K clearcoat afterwards. My set-up is a gravity spray gun (Voilamart 2 Set HVLP Gravity Feed Spray Gun Set with 600CC 125CC Cup Paint Sprayer Airbrush Painting Tool Kit with Copper Nozzle 1.4MM 0.8MM : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools) and a 50 litre compressor. Headlight bowl is original paintwhich I used it to match the new paint.

It's not off a CT3, they have VM24SH fitted and ident on the flange 316E1 or E2.

They're not having it back 😀

Did a little check on the other site and it looks like you have an Oceania market AT1. MarkT gave the original information, so I would think it's correct.

Nice to see some familiar names here. First bike I owned was a DT175MX which I bought in 1986 when I was fifteen. Rode it around the farm I lived on, blew it up, fixed it and carried on. Got the bug for the early Yamaha enduros when I picked up an RT1 in April 2000. The RT1 now has a new owner and the collection has grown. I have restored a few of my bikes, but also have bikes which I love because of their originality. Like Devin I have a soft spot for my CT1-B "The Greenie", which has been so much fun and this year carried me and my gear for a 400 mile 50/50 trail/road ride on part of the UK Trans European Trail and I'm planning to go further next year.