Thought i'd share my latest project. This is a a 1949 James Comet 98cc Deluxe and it has seen better days but I have collected almost all the parts to get it back up and running. It wont be done super fast but I will add in pictures and such as I make progress. Should be fun to putt around on!

My dad found this in the back of a pickup truck years ago at a swap meet. The owner didnt know what it was and so my dad bought it because he thought it looked cool. It sat as decoration in his garage for the last 10 years or so and ive decided i want to make it run again. We ordered a bunch of parts from the UK to get the motor rebuilt and new brake cables etc.

What it would have looked like new.



And its current condition.



I think I have everything for it except new tires, the rear fender and a headlight switch. The plan for now is most likely just to get it running with new tires and leave it as is looks wise. We will see if that ends up happening or not.

A weird old bike...count me in!

I love threads like this!

I'm in for results.

This will be quite the feat!  Good luck!  

Nice save

IN!

My dad had a "Famous James" scooter.  I've never seen a pic of on before, cool.

Started working on the engine this evening. I have an old gasket set and such to rebuild it with.











So far its looking good enough. Need to source a driveshaft bearing though before putting the case back together. I think like all the other bearings it should be a pretty standard bearing.