Crisis

Since moving to the south nearly 10 years ago my treasured motorbike has been sadly stored in the garage gradually rotting away. For whatever reason (maybe my age) I've decided to dig it out and restore it.

This photo if of the exhaust valve which is at the lowest point of the machine and is thus prone to get exposed to all the crap kicked up off the roads and the poor bolts tend to get corroded. The whole valve is also stuck; if you look carefully (top let and bottom right circles) two bolt heads have already sheared off so I need to remove the whole exhaust and try and drill them out before removing the valve. All part of the fun.