Well, to a point I restored, to a point I changed. The bike would never have been a show-peice, so I went mildly cafe-racer with it...I didn't get tacky about it, just a little here, a little there, to make it slightly "different"...
S_400F: There is a motorcycle salvage yard about 30 miles from where I live. The only mechanical parts that needed replacing on the bike were the master cylinder (used one off of a new kawa, designed for dual calipers, so the front brake is much firmer, yeah it's not original, but phoey!), and the caliper, which I took off of another bike, and sanded/rebuilt to suit. Mechanically, the bike was in very sound shape, if completely neglected, maintainance-wise. Most of the mechanical time was spent adjusting, oiling, tightening, tweaking....
The seat is off of some sort of CB, not sure which one...nor was the ebay seller. At any rate, I made it fit, and it looks close enough to the original seat that only a cognescinti would see something "different" regarding it. It is in perfect condition, and I won the auction for 9.99, plus shipping, so what the hey...
tintin: The motor was relatively simple. I washed it in degreaser, sanded it, masked off the chrome bits and side covers, and sprayed it with dupli-color gloss black engine enamel. Once it had dried a bit, I sanded the edges of the cooling fins to give them a "silver" edge, then sprayed clearcoat over that to prevent corrosion...looks fantastic....
I didn't document my progress, unfortunately...
As soon as I get the opportunity, I will take a few digi's of the bike and upload them...
A word on the mscs exhausts (LFU 4-1)....they have a nice mellow tone, are a pain in the arse to keep from leaking around the header/muffler connections, and they start to *howl* when the bike comes "on the pipes" around 5k rpm... Very pleasant. The paperwork suggested I adjust the jetting, but honestly, I think the bike was running a tad rich before, because it pulls very cleanly to 11k with the new exhaust on it...no hitching or backfiring, etc...a plug chop came up brown, so it seems about right..
