Cosmetic mods done

Well, for the most part, the cosmetics are completed. Paint coming sometime between now and spring. NOt too bad of a transformation, if I do say so myself. More pics in my gallery. Here's the before and after. Guess I could have taken some better pictures, but oh well.

 

Did it fling the mud when you had no fenders on? What exhaust is on there. stock?

Looks great so far, keep us posted!

 

It dosen't fling mud if you don't ride through any. The slash cut pipes were on the bike when I got it. I need a jet kit to compensate for the pods, and I am looking to buy a colortune sometime soon.

 

Well looks good, and probably has a nice roar when you are in the top half of the tach.

 

Logged some miles today, lots of lookers and I was pleased to catch them looking. I do need to change the seat and remove the coil springs though. My weight kept sliding me forward into the tank, not a good feeling. I really dont need them, it's not like I'm on a rigid...

 

Hey man, our bikes look very similar lol. Do you have a better side profile shot? Maybe out in the sun.

 

It's getting reworked over the winter including new lighting, paint etc...

 

Pretty cool, I need to make a new seat for mine. After like 20-30 min it gets very uncomfortable. How is the ride on that seat?

 

Surprisingly, not too bad. Could be better, but whatever, you know...

 

I think you started out with a pretty nice looking bike. Beyond that ill keep my opinion to myself.

 

I'm not getting the whole bob-job and checkerplate thing, but to each his own.

 

Just as I can't relate to having my bike look *exactly* like the other 5000 that just rolled off the line. To each his own, indeed.

 

Hey Kevin. I was born and raised in central Ohio. I sure do miss getting drunk as hell in the bars on the short north. I saw a helluva lot of cool bands at places like the Newport. I've no idea what it might be called now or if it's even still there. Ahhhh, memories.

Who mounted that front tire on your bike? Looks to me like it's on backwards. Am I wrong?

 

Yes, it's backwards, the PO did it. I have a new one coming. I really didn't want to turn it around for a few weeks worth of riding, when I would be getting a new one anyways.

As for Columbus, the Shorth North is in a revitilization of sorts, new everything cropping up everywhere. The Newport is still there, but there are new venues drawing crowds now downtown in the arena district. South campus and basically everything from 15th (Long's bookstore) south to King Ave. has been leveled and rebuilt over the past 10 years. Sad really, it's totally unrecognizable, and that's where I learned to get REAL drunk. AAAAHHHHH the memories is right.

 

Kevin, have a nice holiday!

 

Thanks, Seedy...

Rebuild is in full swing, I've unintentionally been documenting it pretty well. More in my gallery, and more to come...

 

WOW, coming along nicely. I had no idea you were planning this kind of job.

 

I originally wasn't planning on pulling the engine, but my buddy came to help with this&that, and 12 beers later the frame was bare. Since then I've made quite a bit of progress on reassembly. I'm waiting on new carb boots and digital gauges to arrive, but other than that I have everything to get her back on the road. I'm converting to a dual headlight set up, and need to do some harness work/mods, new signals, and assorted other crap. I've got a lot of work ahead of me still. here's as she sits right now, 12/28.

 

Whatever you do, don't stop showing us pics of the progress. For some reason, I've always loved yellow/black scheme on vehicles. It makes the bare metal look great.

By the way, where did you get the braided brake line from? Did you just replace the brake line only?

 

You got a GREAT project going. I really appreciate it when I can see how the work is progressing.

Do the math before you plug-in two head-lights. The headlight circuit can be a "Sleeper" of a problem that has a nasty way of breaking the news that it's overloaded.

My advise would be to calculate the various load situations that two headlamps can bring into play. You might need to do some creative switching to prevent both headlamps coming-on with High-Beam.

The usual path to disaster begins with running an aftermarket bulb with more watts for more light. The stock fuse blows every now and then. The fuse gets "Upped-a-notch" to prevent the occasional blow-out ...

It's all down-hill from there ...

Normally, the alternator brushes take a beating and burn-out real fast causing electrical system nightmares. Although, there are a couple of sad stories that ended with a snowy white cloud of CO2, dissipating, to reveal a hard-works dream-come-true, gone-up in smoke.