Recent content by jmaresca

Finally finished her. Before: After: Here's an album of pics taken throughout the build: http://imgur.com/a/qyPP8

I've got spark. It's turning, just not starting. Haven't tried starter fluid. I gapped both plugs to .030. Could the sparks be too weak to ignite? I'm using a large battery. I have an antigravity, but I'm using a large normal battery the previous owner installed. I never try cranking...

I'm just about finished rebuilding my gs450. I just need to get the engine sorted out. It won't kick over. It did for a few minutes, the first time I went to start it, then died. I would have to pull the throttle to get it going, it wouldn't idle. What I've Done: Carb dip Rejet to 142.5...

I'm almost positive I did it by tightening the air screws. They were 4 or 5 turns out and I screwed them back in to 2 turns. Then I flooded it. Then I killed my old battery by cranking it. I'll try again today. I had it running before I broke it down. I stripped and dipped the carbs. It's...

The end is near. Got everything hooked up. Electrical system is working. All lights are good. Got an antigravity battery. Got a new master cylinder, a slew of jets, and bar end mirrors coming tomorrow. I've got some kind of idling issue in the carbs. I was able to start it up by pulling...

Started the final build. Got new rubbers mounted and balanced. Painted the wheels and gas tank. Fabbed a new seat. Got a bad master cylinder, so I need to order a new one.

Got the engine and frame painted. Ordered some Shinko 712s. Have to get them mounted and balanced. Put some new gaskets in the motor. Swapped the stupid Phillips screws in the motor for stainless allen screws. Got some new brake pads and brake rebuild parts. Black is the new chrome.

Really nice build. I'm currently building an all black 81 450S, so it's nice to see a sneak preview of what some of it will look like.

The clock is a nice touch!

Cut and mounted a seat pan Next I stripped all of the metal. What a time consuming process. Hindsight is 20/20. Originally, I tried soda blasting the whole thing, but that can be quite a process. If I could go back and do it over, here's what I would have done: Strip all metal parts with...

Not yet, it will be once I get the height/angle set. After looking at the pics of the turn signal bracket, I think I'm going to shorten them to bring the signals in closer to the center.

Metal work is almost done. Just need to fab a seat pan and drill mounting points. Then I'll blast and paint the frame. Yes I know my welds suck, it's my first time 8)

Seconded, don't do a single thing to it besides clean it up.

It's been awhile. Had to buy a welder and get some parts. I broke the bike down completely and all that's left is a frame. Today I finished grinding out all tabs, grinding down slugs for the rear hoop, and fabbed a holder for the electronics under the seat.

If you posted 4 bikes within the first page and started with 2, "I am new, not sure what to do!" is a great title for your thread. 8)