cantupshift
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Bought this bike off of Craigslist, was looking for a project and I'm pretty sure that I found one.
Don't know how long the bike has been sitting.
The engine was repainted some point in the past.
Double dot above and below the - on the engine, which is good news.
Bike turns over with the kick starter.
The tank was repainted as well, not good enough for me to leave as is. The tank has some rust in it as well. Going to hit that with some vinegar and BB's, then some evapo-rust, then hit it with Red-Kote.
From what I've read, if you need to clean/de-rust the inside of a tank you're likely to damage the finish on the tank which needs to be redone anyways.
Already had disassembled the petcock and dipped it in carb dip. Need to pickup a rebuild kit next for that.
Clymer manual is on order. Going to work through the explosion / parts drawings to try and figure out what's missing on the bike and start breaking it down, and making a parts list of things to order, and special tools.
Waiting for Vermont to cash my registration checks.
New wiring harness for sure, as I'm pretty sure Ray Charles was giving directions to Helen Keller on the wiring. Going to order a new one from Sparck Moto.
Going to try to keep the bike as stock as possible with the exception of adding some updates. Stronger headlight LED / HID? LED turn signal bulbs, tail light , improved charging, improved ignition. I still plan on using the points, but I think there's a setup out there that doesn't pass the current through it so they don't get eaten as quickly. Can't remember it at this point, will have to research more.
Don't know how long the bike has been sitting.
The engine was repainted some point in the past.
Double dot above and below the - on the engine, which is good news.
Bike turns over with the kick starter.
The tank was repainted as well, not good enough for me to leave as is. The tank has some rust in it as well. Going to hit that with some vinegar and BB's, then some evapo-rust, then hit it with Red-Kote.
From what I've read, if you need to clean/de-rust the inside of a tank you're likely to damage the finish on the tank which needs to be redone anyways.
Already had disassembled the petcock and dipped it in carb dip. Need to pickup a rebuild kit next for that.
Clymer manual is on order. Going to work through the explosion / parts drawings to try and figure out what's missing on the bike and start breaking it down, and making a parts list of things to order, and special tools.
Waiting for Vermont to cash my registration checks.
New wiring harness for sure, as I'm pretty sure Ray Charles was giving directions to Helen Keller on the wiring. Going to order a new one from Sparck Moto.
Going to try to keep the bike as stock as possible with the exception of adding some updates. Stronger headlight LED / HID? LED turn signal bulbs, tail light , improved charging, improved ignition. I still plan on using the points, but I think there's a setup out there that doesn't pass the current through it so they don't get eaten as quickly. Can't remember it at this point, will have to research more.
