found the holy grail

[Goldenrod]

the motor has compression no spark has whizzer speedometer ,belt cover,saddlebags on backwards lol,,over the winter I will take it apart and replace whats bad and restore it , it will be an amateur resto as I want a rider not a trailer queenView attachment 1304258

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Does the kick peddle work? That was the weak part. How did the guy keep the bike away from women on junk day?

 

[saladshooter]

I can't believe people are still ruining awesome stuff they find.

well I decided to due a restoration on the ambassador as I have been collecting parts for several decades,i completely dismantled it every nut and bolt,so far I have stripped and primed the frame and fenders are down to bare metal I will be adding a full set of fender tips,the head and taillight are paint ready,the NOS parts I have are,echo tube,a complete 5"drum brake seat springs,all new chrome parts for the spring fork,handle bars and goose neck,full set of fender braces, right now im working on the gas tank and fenders,im using alot of the parts that came with the bike including the seat front drum brake ect ect...

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[fattyre]

@saladshooter

Thread stomper! Go ride your grail bikes...

 

[whizzerbug]

ambassador update,going back together all sheet metal sprayed w/acrylic enamel, original headlight and taillight restored ,new fender tips added,new handlebars original grips ,new footpeg rubber,original seat is nice and soft after repeated treatments of neatfoot oil haven't gotten to the engine yet but everything looks good including all kick start parts, hope to be on the road by spring