We're engaged; let's get a tandem

I proposed to my girlfriend recently. So now she's got a nice sparkly engagement ring. And to even things up a bit, I bought myself a winter project.

The tandem itch is one I've always wanted to scratch. We plan to use it for light touring.

This bike was advertised on Marktplaats. An extremely kind Dutch forum member (@maryann) completed the transaction it on my behalf and, to my amazement, the seller agreed to deliver the tandem from the north of the Netherlands to the south. A few weeks later, a courier delivered the bike to London.

Initially I hoped the bike might be a Gazelle. Sadly - and despite having Gazelle forks - it's actually an AMR. I can find very little information on AMR bikes. Apparently the initials stand for "Ateliers Maison Rouge", or Red House Workshops. Here's a gallery of similar AMR tandems. Here's another one. If anybody can tell me more about AMR bikes, I'd be very grateful.

The components (Stronglight triple chainset, Shimano cantilever brakes) are in really good condition. Here's the approximate plan.

• Moustache bars (stoker and captain)
  
• Matching white saddles
  
• New paintjob
  
• Silver mudguards and rack(s)
  
  

First job is a full strip and clean. For the bike. The workshop apprentice has already got to work with the allen keys.