The tale of TWO
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Re: The tale of TWO
So on with it...........
Chrome off to be made perfect as well !!
Chrome off to be made perfect as well !!
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Re: The tale of TWO
I found out that lacing up spokes and truing the wheel was NOT as easy as it looked (even having the '76 to compare to).
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Re: The tale of TWO
SO........the usual rebuild pics........
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Re: The tale of TWO
AND......... finally
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Re: The tale of TWO
You know it's never that easy..........
So I fired her up and when reaching operating temperature, the idle would rise from 1,000 to 2,500-3,000.
I took to this site, read and asked. I received many good recommendations.
By the way ........you can get VERY quick at taking the carbs off at the 3rd or 4th time !!
I gave up and finally called one of the carb gods! Pistol Pete.
I sent them out to him and he commented on how good a job I had done on the rebuild. He put them on his test engine and checked them out.
Got them back, put 'em on, fired it up........... SAME THING!!
Called Pete and he said "hmmmm" in a knowing way (he thought that he might not have got them totally up to temperature) ........HEY........stuff happens.
So he tells me what to try.........
Take a flat screwdriver and place it on the #2,4 cylinder sync screws and very carefully bend ONLY the "C" shaped part out. So......... I did.
NOTHING. He said try it again.
I did this time with a little more force and........... BAM !!!! the idle dropped to 1,000 and has been great ever since.
He told me that the arms can get bent slightly and when the heat rises, they distort just enough to cause the RPM increase.
So I fired her up and when reaching operating temperature, the idle would rise from 1,000 to 2,500-3,000.
I took to this site, read and asked. I received many good recommendations.
By the way ........you can get VERY quick at taking the carbs off at the 3rd or 4th time !!
I gave up and finally called one of the carb gods! Pistol Pete.
I sent them out to him and he commented on how good a job I had done on the rebuild. He put them on his test engine and checked them out.
Got them back, put 'em on, fired it up........... SAME THING!!
Called Pete and he said "hmmmm" in a knowing way (he thought that he might not have got them totally up to temperature) ........HEY........stuff happens.
So he tells me what to try.........
Take a flat screwdriver and place it on the #2,4 cylinder sync screws and very carefully bend ONLY the "C" shaped part out. So......... I did.
NOTHING. He said try it again.
I did this time with a little more force and........... BAM !!!! the idle dropped to 1,000 and has been great ever since.
He told me that the arms can get bent slightly and when the heat rises, they distort just enough to cause the RPM increase.
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Re: The tale of TWO
You'd think now, it was completed........NOPE !!
All the body paint on the '76 was 98% perfect.
So was the '75 ..... EXCEPT ...... the center false tank piece. Had to be repainted.
I tried myself with one of those companies that you find the matching paint code for the bike. I received the base coat and then candy semi clear..........didn't come close.
I had it painted TWICE locally........didn't come close (one didn't even try).
I had it painted TWICE out of state.......didn't come close (one of these didn't even try).
SO......…???
I was (again) cruising ebay..........and I could NOT BELIEVE IT. COULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.
I found an OEM panel (in the OEM box/wrapping) ...........out of GERMANY !!!
All the body paint on the '76 was 98% perfect.
So was the '75 ..... EXCEPT ...... the center false tank piece. Had to be repainted.
I tried myself with one of those companies that you find the matching paint code for the bike. I received the base coat and then candy semi clear..........didn't come close.
I had it painted TWICE locally........didn't come close (one didn't even try).
I had it painted TWICE out of state.......didn't come close (one of these didn't even try).
SO......…???
I was (again) cruising ebay..........and I could NOT BELIEVE IT. COULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.
I found an OEM panel (in the OEM box/wrapping) ...........out of GERMANY !!!
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Re: The tale of TWO
AND............here she is !!
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Re: The tale of TWO
This would have been impossible if not for all that helped my from this forum.
THANK YOU !!
Not to forget Randakk, ebay (thank goodness), Pistol Pete, etc, etc.
Here they are together
THANK YOU !!
Not to forget Randakk, ebay (thank goodness), Pistol Pete, etc, etc.
Here they are together
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Re: The tale of TWO
One last picture..........
My sons and I out in the Texas hill country (devil's backbone to be exact).
Excuse the (ahem) Harley (friend of my son)........ good guy....... a cop.
My sons and I out in the Texas hill country (devil's backbone to be exact).
Excuse the (ahem) Harley (friend of my son)........ good guy....... a cop.
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Re: The tale of TWO
What a transformation!
"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
"He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail" - Abraham Maslow
"If you can't take the time to do it right the first time, how are you ever going to find the time to do it over?" -Unknown
Current Rides:
'Grumpy' - '81 Standard, now fully dressed.
'Layla' - '81 Standard w/dealer installed fairing and Hondaline bags.
'Scarlett' '76 'Survivor' nekkid as a j-bird!
Under Construction:
The 'Jalopy' '78-'79 Mash-up
'Quikie' '81 gl1100I back on the lift, project with the step-son!
In The Shed:
'81 gl1100I barn find aka "Josie, the farmer's daughter." (almost comatose build)
'77 gl1000, roller parts bike.
'82 gl1100I, 'Old Crusty' titled roller parts bike (free!)
'82 gl1100I, My first 'Wing, and an expensive lesson!
New2U Bike? Read Me.
"He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail" - Abraham Maslow
"If you can't take the time to do it right the first time, how are you ever going to find the time to do it over?" -Unknown
Current Rides:
'Grumpy' - '81 Standard, now fully dressed.
'Layla' - '81 Standard w/dealer installed fairing and Hondaline bags.
'Scarlett' '76 'Survivor' nekkid as a j-bird!
Under Construction:
The 'Jalopy' '78-'79 Mash-up
'Quikie' '81 gl1100I back on the lift, project with the step-son!
In The Shed:
'81 gl1100I barn find aka "Josie, the farmer's daughter." (almost comatose build)
'77 gl1000, roller parts bike.
'82 gl1100I, 'Old Crusty' titled roller parts bike (free!)
'82 gl1100I, My first 'Wing, and an expensive lesson!
New2U Bike? Read Me.
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Re: The tale of TWO
Great tale of two amazing bikes! Love the pics of the transformation of the blue one.
Enjoy them!
Enjoy them!
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Re: The tale of TWO
Wow, great finds and great work.
"Less is More" Anonymous
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2014 Yamaha 950 V Star (sold)
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2009 Honda VTX1300R "Me Brudder's" (sold)
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1977 GL1000 "O'le Blue." (sold )
2014 Yamaha 950 V Star (sold)
2017 Indian Scout Std w/ABS (sold)
2009 Honda VTX1300R "Me Brudder's" (sold)
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Re: The tale of TWO
You have done "well my son" The bikes are very nicely presented. Paint etc. The only thought I have is that the fork emblems must be found and mounted. They are costly and I don't understand how many must have been stripped off of bikes like yours and lost to future generations. Somewhere there is a raft of those emblems or someone has start making reproductions. Nice bikes, I would be proud to ride either one.
Jonesz
1983 GL1100 Aspencade named "Freki" currently undergoing change to a standard. Sold
1999 Valkyrie CT 1500 goes by the moniker "Valerie"
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1979 Suzuki GS850. Sold
1983 GL1100 Aspencade named "Freki" currently undergoing change to a standard. Sold
1999 Valkyrie CT 1500 goes by the moniker "Valerie"
1978 Gl1000 "Loki" new project going to be a Cafe Convertible
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Re: The tale of TWO
Ditto. Great work. The notion “spare no expense” comes to mind. That’s the way it should be done (and was) – on both of them!
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