Thanks guys, I'm doing OK. A bit of road rash on the back and stiffening up a little today. Had a field trip this morning, High School Cheer Leaders to Alma Collage. About 103 miles one way. It was a drop only, so we didn't have to wait and bring them back. Round trip with loading and unloading, plus stopping for breakfast on the way back made for almost a 6 hour trip. There were two buses, so I had company and I had no troubles at all.
I did have some time to think about what I was going to do about the bikes. My first thought was to strip the front end off the 73 and put it on the 72. After more thought, I realized that I had no idea of how badly damaged the 72 was. With the forks twisted like that, maybe there is some frame damage, a twisted head tube or something like that. So I'm going to put the 73 back together (the clutch and the throttle cable I pulled off and put on the 72). I'll put the carbs and front brakes from the 72 on the 73 and should have a runner.
I originally bought the 73 so I had something to ride while I restored the 72. I might just as well do exactly that. The 72 just needs a lot more restoration now.
When I got home from the trip, I proceeded to pull off the fairing and luggage so I could assess the damage better. I also was worried about the engine and wanted to see if it still ran. The terminals of my ammeter were shorted to ground, killed the battery and blew the fuse. My #1 plug cap was shattered so I put an old one on. Found that the ignition switch took a hit as well and had to solder my red wire back on.
With a battery charger hooked up and using the kick starter, she fired right up and purred like a kitten.
Here's some pics.
MJ
