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Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: rob w on July 04, 2020, 11:32:44 AM

I finished the restoration Penton Six-Day # V054.

Links to pictures ->

https://photos.app.goo.gl/teq3i2a47CMFZGs6A

https://photos.app.goo.gl/9NfnqLV3ederjnAD8

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MxLPrdfzcBEthT4a8

https://photos.app.goo.gl/2ZbYqNZo9UvVJSXQ7

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: rob brown on July 04, 2020, 12:20:58 PM

That is a beauty. Great job!

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: firstturn on July 04, 2020, 05:34:11 PM

Very nice Bob.

Ron Carbaugh

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: Pat Oshaughnessy on July 05, 2020, 05:52:21 PM

Great job! It looks like a new one! I never had a steel tank. My friend Clyde Walther had one like yours & won first 125 B class at the 49er Enduro back in the early 1970s. It was always a tough Enduro. Congrats. to both of you![:p]

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: LeeBuff on July 05, 2020, 06:36:44 PM

Very nice job Rob. Are those Borroni ribbed alloy rims?

Lee

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: rob w on July 06, 2020, 07:58:59 AM

Thank you for the compliments gentlemen. This bike was the most gratifying motorcycle I have ever restored.

Lee, yes they are Borrani rims. Buchannan Spoke and Rim only has a WM1 in 21", they told me that the dies were destroyed, and they no longer make a WM2 (which is what it needed to be original). Luckily after 6 months, I found the right size NOS Borrani rims from a guy on Ebay.

Bob

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: Don Roth on July 06, 2020, 09:49:42 AM

Bawb,
She is a beaut, only see one thing missing, need a tag under that rear CEV light.
-don

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: rob w on July 06, 2020, 10:18:27 AM

:) Thanks Don, that would be up to the owner, I'd like to see that also.
Forever when I look at this bike, I will think of Jeff Borer. Without Jeff, this bike would not be complete. I can only hope he'd be glad his air box went to a worthy cause.

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: 242 on July 06, 2020, 10:53:11 AM

Nice job Rob, I have a old John Penton tag on mine that Larry Maiers gave me back in the day. Had my old steel tanker out over 4th weekend, First kick and away I went. Took the grand-kids a ride. Later Ol Dave

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: erickz on July 07, 2020, 02:51:08 PM

Pretty!!!

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: KJDonovan on July 07, 2020, 04:55:04 PM

Gorgeous build Rob! Awesome work!

Kevin J. Donovan
Foster, Rhode Island
72 Jack Piner
72 Six Day
72 Berkshire
74 Hare Scrambler

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: Paul Danik on July 08, 2020, 03:21:12 AM

Mr. Wardlow,

Very nice comment about Jeff Borer. I can still picture the smile on Jeff's face when he brought that airbox to a POG meeting and told of his incredible find. I don't recall if he found it at Jamie's weekly flea market in Amherst, or at a local garage sale, but either way it was an incredible chance find.

Jeff's dad attends most all POG meetings. and when he hears of your restoration and of how you gave much thanks to Jeff's find I am sure his smile will equal Jeff's as mentioned above.

Very nice restoration.

http://www.pentonusa.org/GalleryServerPro/default.aspx?moid=4586&hr=1

Paul

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: Dale Sonnenschein on July 09, 2020, 04:04:03 PM

Awesome job Bob. Great looking bike.

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: rob w on July 10, 2020, 11:43:48 AM

Thanks everyone. -
Paul, I remember when Jeff brought the air box to Vintage Days, after his incredible discovery. Yes, please let the Borer family know how much it is appreciated.

Here is the bike, as I received it. Just needed a few parts, and a little Armor All.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/JrE2k3xdZNQFZX2BA

https://photos.app.goo.gl/vD6jRiDvX6d9kMxp9

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: Paul Danik on July 10, 2020, 02:25:42 PM

I would like to buy a few gallons of THAT Armor All :D Very impressive.

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: Daniel P. McEntee on July 10, 2020, 08:01:44 PM

It's not the Armor-All, it's how you rub it in!!!
As always, Rob, another great job. And you have the world best wall to take pictures in front of!
Type at you later,
Dan McEntee

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: Pat Oshaughnessy on July 11, 2020, 06:58:46 PM

Rob when you did that over the bars into the bed of that pickup it must have given you some super powers for Motorcycle restoration![^]

Title: 1968 Six-Day restored
Post by: LeeBuff on July 12, 2020, 01:34:50 PM

Rob,

Who did that great paint job ? Lee

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