Hi all!!
I just want to share some of my extraordinary happy feelings right now... Yesterday night I started to work with my newly bought Penton. It hadn´t been started since 1977!! and parts are missing etc etc..
But any how, I started to check the engine and ignition and founded that the spark were gone..??![}:)], after a quick change of breaker and kond. I turned the wheel and a clear blue spark occured!!!! Wonderful..
Since the kick is missing I used the second gear trying to get it started, and after only a few meters the engine started!! I´m you guys understand the feeling I had when it happend.
After this the real work starts, gathering parts and as you all now in some cases it´s almost impossible to get what you want.
But Yesterday a friend of mine came to my work to get some parts and I told him about this lovely bike since I know that he in the 80´s worked for the Swedish KTM importer and he told me that he had lots of parts for theese bikes still lying arround in his fathers old garage. Ofcourse I saw a chance here to find some goodies. I don´t know what kind of parts he has but I told him that I´ll buy the lot and after this has been done I can make an inventory list for you to look at if there are something here that you need, we all have to help eachother right..[^]
I will keep you posted futher regarding everything!
Regards
Ragnar Sweden
Welcome to the world of POG. Very friendly group,willing to help new members. good luck with the Penton. don howard
RajRaj,
Just to repeat what Don said welcome to The Penton Owners Group. Is you bike a steel tanker or does it have the fiberglass tank? Your progress sounds great.
Ron Carbaugh
It´s a fiberglass green one with Sachs engine.
:)
//Ragnar
Ragnar,
Sounds neat. If you have time to send me a picture of your progress I would be interested.
[email protected]Ron Carbaugh
Ragnar,
Good luck, I hope you have as much fun restoring your bike as I did mine. I just completed a restoration on a 1971 steel tank (pictures are on this site under the title 'Almost ready for ISDTRR').
I have found many folks here with MUCH information who just can't wait to help.
Send some pictures of your progress.
Bob McCullough,
Cranberry Township, PA
WELCOME RajRaj, I bet that was a great feeling after you got your bike to start ! You have come to the best place to complete your project! The guys here are very smart on PENTONS. You might won't to get in touch with DR 2 stroke here in the members section , I belive he is also in Sweden.He has a lot of Penton parts also.Good Luck
Thomas Carmichael