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Bike is pretty much complete other than the dripping oil from the stator cover gasket and fine tuning the jetting for my altitude (we ride 6000' - 9000' here in Colorado Springs)
Oh yeah and finally got my oil pressure gauge from Joker Machine!
I wanted the option to have a passenger. I have a set of passenger pegs that thread into tabs I put on the frame also. I am currently building a bike for my wife, but until it is complete she will go on short rides with me. It will ride 2 but short rides only.
Plus I thought it was pretty cool make it removable...
Honestly when I started the build in August I didn't even know what a Thruxton was. I came up with the idea because I knew I wanted a cowl but also knew my wife and kids would kill me if I built a bike that they couldn't at least go on short rides on.
As for the paint, it is cleared. The pictures don't really do it justice. It is Honda Planet Blue Metallic to keep an original(1975) Honda color for vintage appeal but I did a satin sheen on the blue and a high gloss on the white stripe. I need to take some pictures with something other than an iphone.
Fixed all oil leaks (new oil tank (weld was leaking), new stator cover gasket, front fork was leaking through the bottom bolt (had to replace the copper washer)), and installed new Tarozzi low rise clip-ons. The exhaust was dragging in right hand corners so I had to raise the bike back up to stock height.
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