I bought this bike back in 1980 when I was a senior in high school. I rode the crap out of it until 1989. I ended up parking it in the barn at the family farm until I pulled it out the winter of 2012. So here is what it looked like the day I brought it home for a "quick" restoration. :-) Or so I thought.
I hope this is not too long winded.
It was a little dirty and rusty
I blasted and powder coated all the smaller pieces
had the hardware plated and plated some myself
new guage faces
Recovered a torn NOS seat that I found on ebay
Found a little hole in the engine cases which precipitated a tear down of the engine
Good thing I tore it down, because there was a lot of metal floating around in the engine
long story short, I replaced a lot of stuff in the engine, had the cases welded up, did some painting, polishing, and wrenching.
Had a nasty little dent in the tank so I pulled it out, filled a little with lead body filler and painted the tins. It was the first time with Candy paint for me. What a learning curve.
A year and a half later I ended up with this.
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