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« on: December 23, 2006, 04:52:14 pm » |
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Creating a thread to post my "progress". Hopefully somebody might find it useful or good for a laugh.  Many more pictures here..... http://www.flickr.com/photos/doug_goodenough/sets/72157594349938594/Here is how it looked when I got it home. I was riding it home when the rear tire went flat. I think it has spent a lot of time sitting outside. Only had 7500 miles on the odometer.    more to come............. |
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« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2006, 04:57:56 pm » |
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« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2006, 05:01:20 pm » |
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« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2006, 05:05:12 pm » |
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Removing the engine...... I took off the manifold bolts on the left 3 cylinderts to make it a little easier.    Wooohoooooo!  |
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« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2006, 05:10:03 pm » |
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« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2006, 05:13:41 pm » |
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« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2006, 05:18:16 pm » |
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« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2006, 05:20:47 pm » |
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« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2006, 05:25:43 pm » |
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« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2006, 05:31:27 pm » |
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Looking good, just keep them pics coming  Cheers and merry christmas Daniel |
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« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2006, 05:37:53 pm » |
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Looking good, just keep them pics coming Cheers and merry christmas Daniel Thx Daniel.....if it looks half as good as your bike when I am done I will be happy. It has been a lot of fun so far.  |
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« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2006, 05:51:48 pm » |
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It will be the nice bike in New Year Good luck in your project and M.C.! |
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« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2006, 07:57:58 pm » |
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Thanks for the pix Doug
DWYJ-The "Other" Doug
i got a CB500 & a motor to drop in it, a 550 with under 10,000 that runs fine!
after the new year i'll post pix
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« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2006, 09:04:36 pm » |
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WOW!!!  Looks REALLY good so far. I'm in the process of re-painting my tank and side panels over the Christmas break. (I've got a whole MONTH off!!  ) |
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« Reply #16 on: December 23, 2006, 09:10:29 pm » |
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WOW!!! Looks REALLY good so far. I'm in the process of re-painting my tank and side panels over the Christmas break. (I've got a whole MONTH off!! ) you lucky bastage! |
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« Reply #17 on: December 23, 2006, 11:19:40 pm » |
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For heat curing the engine paint, check with a local powdercoater. The place where I had my frame done said they could bake parts for me free of charge, they just wouldn't do the rattlecan application. Its a thought.
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« Reply #18 on: December 24, 2006, 09:37:34 am » |
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now why didn't I think of that  I think if I am careful and don't spill any fuel on the paint I should be ok.......I hope. |
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« Reply #19 on: December 24, 2006, 09:52:56 am » |
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Hey, really nice work there! The attention to details and paitience to do things the right way is really paying off for you. But man, I cant believe you rode it home like that! Must have been a short, slow trip? What do the insides of those rims look like, bet you had to do alot of work on the rust before mounting new tires.
I see a future "bike of the month" in the works! Thanks for bringing another one of these beauties back to life.
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« Reply #20 on: December 24, 2006, 10:03:07 am » |
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Thx Wykydtron,
Well, I didn't make it more than a mile from the owners house before the tire blew out on me.....almost wrecked....doh! Was thinking man $200 might have been just to much to pay for this thing....lol. Had to walk home and get my truck and a trailer to get it back. The engine seemed to run nice though for the short time I was on it. I think one of the carbs has stuck floats as there was a pool of gas under the bike. Hopefully soaking the carbs in cleaner for a while will fix that. I am trying to avoid having to do a complete teardown of the carbs.
I have some new tubes and tires for it but haven't put them on yet so I don't know what I will find when I take the old tires off.
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« Reply #21 on: December 24, 2006, 10:53:20 am » |
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Doug,
Your bike is turning out great! Just keep posting the pictures.
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« Reply #22 on: December 24, 2006, 03:27:51 pm » |
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I had a piece of flat bar bent and then welded to end of my frame to match contour of the new seat....
Killer project, with great attention to detail ! One question though - aren't you worried about clearance with that piece of flat bar making "love" to your rear tire ? I don't know if you are planning on lowering the bike or not, thus my question... |
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« Reply #23 on: December 24, 2006, 04:21:24 pm » |
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I had a piece of flat bar bent and then welded to end of my frame to match contour of the new seat....
Killer project, with great attention to detail ! One question though - aren't you worried about clearance with that piece of flat bar making "love" to your rear tire ? I don't know if you are planning on lowering the bike or not, thus my question... Thx Proteal, Yeah.... after I got it back and then started looking at others project pics I realized it was going to be closer to the tire than I thought. Not planning on lowering bike so will have to see. Worst case I will grind the flat bar so it tapers down at the very back. |
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« Reply #24 on: December 24, 2006, 06:52:50 pm » |
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Very nice Doug! I should be so successful in my CB500 rebuild. I have lost momentum on my project!
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