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2/01/2013

New Motor

Have not updated blog in a while. I broke down the motor my 79 came with and found it to be badly shot. I must have pulled out half a pound of metal flakes and chunks. Rather than attempting a rebuild I ordered a new (to me) motor off ebay and it has come in. Hopfully this month I will get the new motor into the frame and get moving on reassembly. Will post pictures soon.

4/23/2012

Randakk Order

Some stuff showed up. Man Randakk is a top notch vendor. Fastest delivery ever.

 




 And the best part of the order.....which made it totally worth the cost.

 

 Cant wait to get a jacket to put it on (hehehehe) I am such a dork.

4/19/2012

Away We Go

Purchased the major mechanical items needed to get my bike going. There will be a few more items to buy as I go through the engine but I got the big purchases out of the way. Picked up my headlight fairing and handlebars for 1/3rd the price of retail off ebay. Woot.






4/18/2012

Old Floor Tore Out

Well I finally got the last of the old molded flooring out of the living room area. Tonight I will be purchasing the plywood for the sub-floor and laying it down. Depending on how tired I am I might be able to get the primer coat down.

4/03/2012

Bike Idea

So I have been playing with Photoshop and looking at various bikes and ideas. Have a folder full of bike pics that I have gone through and landed on this design.

1. The rear end is more bobbed like that of a sports bike. Break light under rear fender bob. Example
2. The 3 color valve covers is from various bikes I've seen on here doing that.
3. Handle bars and quarter fairing look from randakk's beastly supercharged bike.
4. The lower body panels (over the gas tank and battery) are going to be black like frame and I am going to try to get 2 pieces of flat sheet metal cut to cover those. So it is flush and not a rounded bulge sticking out like the factory covers.
5. The front fender in the picture is the one that's on randakks bike, but my goal is to bob a fender and make a slightly longer one to stop water and dirt flying up onto fairing.
6. Black and white, with a splash of red throughout. Rear shock springs in red, valve cover plate, spark plug wires, valve stem covers. Etc.
7. I currently have the Jardine exhaust and plan on changing out to a single megaphone exhaust on both sides. (Example) [May end up chrome instead of black]
8. I have the comstar wheels but I plan to powder coat them white.
9. The seat would be a Gunfighter saddle for Honda Goldwing 1000. Black with white rear.
10. Putting a digital gauge cluster. Will post about that soon.

I Hate Flooring

Still fighting to finish up my work area. The plywood the previous owner put down over the hardwood floors to lay tile was the cheapest you could buy. It started to crumble as I have been pulling up the titles. Will have new plywood down this weekend and have the bike in by Monday! So ready to get started.

I did disassemble the 77 tank I ordered and washed it up last night to feel like I was doing something.