Workshop Progress

Well I almost have my living room shop ready. The old tile that was put down was a LOT more work than I anticipated. Should be putting down my new plywood floor and painting it this weekend with floor non-skip paint. Once It is dry and setup Ill move bike indoors and work on getting my bench installed and shelves setup. Got a really nice parts wash my father gave to me a few months back that I am going to get installed as well. Was going to try running simple plumbing but think I am going to have it drain off into a 25gallon tote so I can dispose of it properly. Lord only knows what kind of chemicals and the like I will be washing off.

Ordered Some Parts

Well, was browsing some of the items for sale on eBay this morning out of boredom. Ran across a great deal I could not pass up. I was wanting to go to the older style gas tank on my bike and knew I would have to get new side panels, new lid, and a new under cage to mount it to. Managed to find the whole getup this morning. Should be here sometime this week hopefully.

The plan is to relocate the Temp and Gas gauge up into the speedometer cluster area. have some general ideas in my head but will flush out more details as I make progress. Have so much to do the engine before I start worrying about the appearance of my bike. But the price on the deal was too good to pass up.

Here are some pictures of my order.

Also went and picked up my motorcycle lift.

Got Her Home

Well was able to get my baby home today. Loaded it up on a lawnmower trailer.....it was squatting something fierce. Thankfully my friends house was only about 8 blocks away. She is sitting in my building out back until I can prepare my living room\shop renovation this week. Current plans are to get my front room ready by next weekend and get her inside.

Perk Of Home Ownership

So, some of my friends know that I have been renovating my front living room. It was originally a living room and front bedroom next to one another, but both were 12x12 foot rooms. Not tiny but still not a decent size for a living room. Well, I am a single man and I love movies and will eventually have a projector setup in there. So I tore out the wall and have been converting it into one room. So it is 12x24 foot room now. I pulled up the carpet that was in the bedroom and am pulling up the stickem tiles that were in the living room. Plan was to go back with pergo flooring (which I already have).

Well that being said, I have decided I am going to turn my living room into my restoration room for the next year (or however long it takes me to restore my bike). I would have to run power and cooling to my building out back to be able to work in there. My shop is only a 12x10 foot, which is not a bad sized shop...but for a 6'3 brawly guy like myself and a 700lb motorcycle....would be tight and frustrating. I have an old rug I am going to put down under the bike for the oil. Which I have pine sub-flooring down right now so if it stains it, it is no big deal.

Going to be building a cub shelf system and putting clear plastic totes in it for parts. Ziplock bags with labels for labeling parts. Some small buckets for soaking parts. Going to install some cheap shelving for other items and the like. My sister is printing out the high def wiring diagrams for the bike and I am going to frame them in cheap poster frames and hang them up.

I will get some pictures once I have it setup and make progress. :)

Frame Off Restoration Project

So last night after riding, I stopped off at a friends house and noticed I had a short in the wiring. Had melted some wires and burnt out my ON switch on the throttle controls. The previous owner had wrapped the fuses with foil to bridge the connections. Was my dumb mistake for not checking. But I have been toying with the idea of doing a full restoration and conversion of her to a cafe racer style bike.....well this made the choice simple.

Since I would have to do a whole new wiring harness/wire replacement I might as well start my restoration now. So keep an eye on the blog if you would like to watch my progress as I work on my 79 Goldwing.

Registered And First Ride

Well I got the plate for my bike and road her to work after lunch today. Her low RPM range is a little off and sluggish, does not kick in well until after 5,000 rpm.

Picked up new oil for her, tomorrow Advanced should have my oil filter in that I ordered.

Oil Filter: KN-401 K&N Oil Filter
Oil: Shell Rotella 15W40 Motor Oil

Picking up timing belt in the morning. Need to order some gasket kits before I do any work.

New Blog For New Bike

This will help me keep track of progress as I tune up and restore the 1979 Honda Goldwing Gl1000 I recently bought. Will post some pictures soon.