JAMES CADET 125cc 1954. full sympathetic restoration. RELISTED
James Cadet 125cc. This bike is 60 years old. It began its life up in Scotland. The story of this bike is what makes it that bit special, how many bikes or cars of this age can be traced back to the original owners, well this has only had 2 previous owner before me. The gentleman whom we purchased the james from, had owned the bike from 1983, this was by default really, it had belonged to his grandfather, he had bought it when it was only a couple of years old, he had used it as his main form of transport and had used the james every weekend for salmon fishing, hence the bags on the back. these were the pictures that were used when we went to Scotland to purchase the bike. When his grandfather died, as a young boy he had used the bike in the fields, bent the forks and then just left it to stand in the garage, a few years later he decided to rebuild the engine, new pistons etc.. When we collected the bike it was last on the road in 1983, the old tax disc was still on it. we got the bike running in a relatively short time, then began the strip down. The bike was nut and bolt stripped. the frame, wheel rims, tank,(small dent included) chain guard, tank trim, side box etc.. all powder coated. I managed to source new forks from the same model of bike and with a lot of searching many other essential parts. The wheel rims were powder coated, (as they were in those days). They have been fully re spoked in stainless. All parts are virtually new. Handle bars, grips, levers, cables, all...