Originally Posted by
Ged117
It looks really good, too! I followed your thread on the Holdsworth. I certainly admire yourself and others here on BF who have the time and steady hands to perform that kind of work. I've thought about it but if I have that kind of time these days I try to spend it riding versus tinkering. The little one keeps me busy!
There is definitely a big time commitment to paint a bike yourself. It was a year and a half to finish my FW Evans. I have other bikes to ride, so I didn't miss it while it was out of service. The first summer, I cleaned it up and rode it as a "rat rod". Some of my riding buddies wanted me to leave it that way.
early 1970s FW Evans