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Offline unheatedgarage

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A Resurrection
« on: July 25, 2010, 01:29:12 AM »
Hi Folks,

My name is Michael.  I've owned a '77 550K for about 15 years. 

Bought it when I was 16 and rode it for a couple of years.  Having no appreciation for it at the time, and having no business owning a classic bike, I parked it underneath a tree when I went into the Air Force.  When I came back after 10 years it was covered in vines and locked up solid. 

Needless to say, it's in a sad state and I have a lot of work ahead of me.  I've never been able to bring myself to sell it, and it shames/berates me whenever I look at it, so it's time to bring it back to life.

I've been lurking on this forum off and on for a while now - there seems to be a lot of good people here with a wealth of knowledge that is happily shared.  Thank you all in advance.

I'll take full advantage of the search engine whenever I have a question, and probably won't post much unless I'm drinking.  Nevertheless, I'm very pleased to be here and am looking forward to getting to know you all.
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Offline Terry in Australia

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Re: A Resurrection
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2010, 02:31:19 AM »
Welcome to the forum mate, you've committed a mortal sin by parking a good bike under a tree for 10 years, but you can atone by doing a thorough rebuild, and regularly posting pics of your progress! Cheers, Terry. ;D
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So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

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Re: A Resurrection
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2010, 04:52:23 AM »
Phehe...stupid mistakes made by a silly kid.

I'm amazed by how clean the bottom-end looks.  Sure the exhausts are clogged by rat's nests, and the intake as well, but all considered it's not too bad.

Aw heck, who am I kidding?  This poor thing is one leg short of an amputee. 

Thanks for the warm welcome Terry.  I met a few of your countrymen in Oregon this summer.  I rather enjoyed insisting that "Flight of the Conchords" were Australian!  It was all in good fun...they thought I was from Texas.

I'll make it a point to post a thread of the whole ordeal, bike included.
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