My Preservation restoration

[davhj]

I rode the 75 to work today, got it up to 65 MPH and the front tire seems to be OK it ran great I just have to lower the idle a bit.
the ride is 18 miles one way, on the way home I'll take the long way and see how it goes.
I'm going to enter it into the bike show Sept. 8th 2013 at Rice-O-Rama in Oxford Ma.

http://www.rice-o-rama.com/

I went last year had a great time lots of nice vintage bikes and the fle market is very good.

Dave

[davhj]

The ride home from work was great the bike runs so smooth and is so quiet, it shifts up and down with no effort at all, the clutch action is smooth.
When I got home I let it idle in the driveway, got a screw driver to lower the idle a bit and the fan came on so I know that works now.
I'm very pleased overall with the outcome of the bike. After sitting in the garage for the last ten years I can't beleive how good it runs.

Thank You to everyone on this board for your kind words and help I realy appreciate it.

A special thanks to Randakk Cycle Shakk for his great Master Carb rebuild kit, video, fuel filter and float gauge.

Dave

[Rat]

GREAT news .....

Nice work.

Gord

[Roady]

Well done!

[NewWinger]

great bike, and nice thread. You inspire me greatly.

[wog]

Beautiful bike!
Great job on getting it back on the road again.
Enjoy!

[davhj]

I went to Rice O Rama last Sunday, had a blast. I entered the 75 in the show and got a trophy for the bike with the highest milage.
I got a few good deals in the fle market too. All and all a great day.

Dave

[BruteSquad]

Congratulations! Maybe I missed it in the thread, how many miles does it have?

[davhj]

It has 74,thousand + not sure exactly.
Dave

[CYBORG]

still a young pup. kinda tells the story of the rest of the bikes, and how much they are ridden. congrates on the trophy

[duke182]

Just read through.
Nice results.
Thanks for sharing the process and the outcome.

[davhj]

So last fall I got the bike ready for the winter, I filled the gas tank added stable, shut the petcock ran the bike till it stalled to empty the carbs, took the battery out, cleaned the bike and covered it up.

Last weekend, uncovered it, put the battery back in, checked all the fluids, turned the petcock on, with the kill switch off I just hit the starter button till I had oil pressure, flipped the kill switch to run, pulled the choke, hit the starter and it started like it was just running five minutes ago. I couldnt beleive it it started better than my Harley for the first start of the season. I took it for a ride and it runs so nice.

Dave

[Gowing]

Just read last years posts for the first time and it's better than a one hour movie, and then
after six months slumber she fired right up, that's awesome. Have fun this summer,
and put lots of miles on your anteres gl1000.
Thanks for the posts
Dave

[Placerville]

Dave,

I've been following your thread since you first posted and just re-read the whole thing. Cudos to you for your persistence and terrific results.

Your thread is an excellent, well documented example of the cost (and significant effort) involved to restore these machines to a fine mechanical and cosmetic condition. And, it continues to support my belief that these bikes, in excellent condition, don't fetch the selling price that they should. Had you not 'stolen' this bike at the point of sale, you'd have now been into it well in excess of 5K, an amount that could never be recovered if it were to be sold on eBay tomorrow. And THAT is a sad state of affairs.

[Roady]

The bike looks great! How about some beauty pics in a nice location?