Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s

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Thank you everyone for the props. I will be getting more photos soon. Assembling motor and waiting on gaskets etc..... Carb linkage is done and working great.
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palepainter wrote:
Track T 2411 wrote:Looking great! I'm very curious about fabbing the fairing. I'd love some details, if you'd wish to share...

The fairing is made from a steel stamping that artists use to display motorcycle tank art. I trimmed it to the shape that I wanted and to the contour of the headlight lens. Then I made two brackets that mount behind the stock Gl headlight mounts. The brackets are .080 thick. I had to do just a bit of shaping on the wheel to get the right spread on the material. But not much. I think it could simply have been done over the knee as well.
Ah! I wondered what material it was made of... hard to tell from the pics! Thanks!
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s

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Assembled front end of motor today. Tearing down back half of it this week. The bore is perfect. Low mileage bike.

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You should have bought one of these. viewtopic.php?f=6&t=63837

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robin1731 wrote:You should have bought one of these. viewtopic.php?f=6&t=63837

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I will be darned. I was looking for one of these. The Phillips head on this section are the worst idea.
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Robin..I just sent you email. Thanks for the link.
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palepainter wrote:Robin..I just sent you email. Thanks for the link.
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Thanks for the hardware Robin.

Rebuilt starter clutch and added an access point to lube it in the future. Waiting on new alternator coil for charging system

Bolting it back together.
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I like that linkage setup.

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I also like the carb. Linkage. Is that bell crank handmade?
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True art! Beautiful paintwork.
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Why would you need to lube the starter clutch? It runs in oil.
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Wangthang wrote:I also like the carb. Linkage. Is that bell crank handmade?
Yes. The entire linkage is pretty much hand made except for the Heim joints at end of connecting rods.
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Shadowjack wrote:Why would you need to lube the starter clutch? It runs in oil.
I have read in a few places that the oil is constantly being forced out of there by centrifugal force and that it is a bit of security to have access to those points for the occasional preventative lubrication.
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