This will be a thread documenting the restoration of my Terrot MT1, 1949.
The bike was made by a very large bike company in France called Terrot. They made many bikes, simple to very fast, for the working man to the racers.
This is a simple 2 stroke bike sold to go to work and back in the simplest way possible at the time, it is sort of the equivalent to the BSA Bantam.
The bike recently came to England and I bought it as a simple winter project to fully restore the MT1 as best I can, my third '2 wheeled winter project'.
The bike was almost complete but has been in a small accident but I think has had a good life in France.
Every nut and bolt came apart with no effort!
There is no rust at all on the panels and the frame but the chain guard is very thin in places.
I think the engine will need to come totally apart to repair the engine castings and replace the crank seals.
The sprocket has been welded onto the shaft in the past....
I will be using many parts from the British BSA Bantam and have already modified the handle bar levers to fit the Terrot as the originals were broken.
Some pictures for you:
£995 buys you one of these from France. No MoT required, no vat to pay, no papers either!
Handle bars were re-bent to level them up;
Taken apart easily, original tyres and a tank shiny inside, perfect.
All foot controls were bent so with a little eat all were straight again
