We are the newest owner of an 80 MNS!

[John]

Psst!

She can do the Frenching pretty well too!

[TopCatGr58]

International Language of Motorcycling.

There's Norway I'm Ghana Russian to this thread,

Uruguays would not take me Syrias, and I wouldn't want you to Haiti me and think me a Laos!

Hey Kat, while performing those polishing duties, ladies like you need to make sure they wear BRAZ, ILL bet in this recent weather they might get Chile without one!

Hey John, Uganda be one happy guy with your new MNS. But Kenya find all those parts without Rwandaring around the boneyards? Zaire you can find Somoa parts on Ebay, but you better Czech who the seller is, and hope their feedback Israel,Denmarks are important, you don't want to bEgypted! And those other bidders can Pakistan, cause you're Hungary for those parts, and if you win several from the same seller, perhaps he'll combine shipping to Sweden the deal?

O man, I'm sure you got a good title. Just be careful to print your Suriname correctly.

Yemen, once you get it all done you can celebrate! Go ahead, Taiwan on, but if Kat Wales on you for your behavior, just tell her you can't help it, you're a Solomon.
T.C.

[prometheus578]

(I was tempted, T.C., but I see you have beaten me to it.)

[John]

Well...it's home

But I don't see too much that says "Restore Me". It had been sitting outside for some time. It is covered in what we call 'West Texas Real Estate'. (Dust from the red dirt that is prevalent out there). Every surface that is black has scratches, the seat is junk, the pipes are rusty as hell and the mufflers have been cut short and butchered. The tank is straight, chrome on the tank badges is good and the fairing isn't too messed up. The wheels and rotors are in decent, useable condition, but the gold plating on the grab rail is flaking off. If I knew that the parts would be easy to come by, or replate, then I might restore it, but right now I have to say "No Way!" There is no title either, and that can cost a couple three hundred to chase down. It was listed on ebay as a parts bike, and I'm afraid that was a very accurate description.
BTW, the serial number is 4H3001017 Would that be the 1017th one built that year, or the 17th one built?

[JWSanders]

Nice find!

Mine wasn't in much better shape than that when I got it. Worse, in some ways. It took the majority of the last 2 summers to get it back up to speed.

Will take another for the final build. Got to get my spagetti pipes on too, ya know.

It's definately a long term project to get one back up to snuff. I was tempted to get my parts bike going as it was actually in better shape than the bike I was restoring, but I like to finish what I start. It's motor will shine brightly (in my bike) before I'm done.

It's a shame to see those spagetti pipes all rusted, as rare as they are...

Think they're restorable?

[80mdnt11]

John,
Don't dispair.........Take your'e time & possibly merg two parts bikes into one! Call it the After Twilight? Shoot it only takes Time & Money! But Ohhhhh the end result feels & looks sooooooooooo good.
When I found my LITTLE problem I too went through @#$%^&**!!..........So sit back, salvage, ya never know where being XSesive will take ya.....
As for the ser. #, I think that would be the 1,017th in production.


3 months and still tweaking ever so slightly.........

[80mdnt11]

one pic. one x?

Guess it turned into another one of those dasterdly red X'SSSSSSS......???????? This is from 3 months after realizing frame situation.....




(Moderator's note - you're missing a 0 in the address, should be 1100001.jpg KT)

[80mdnt11]

Pic???????

Some reason it won't take??? If pic is being "carried" in another post, that wouldn't effect being able to post in new thread would it? One last try.....

[80mdnt11]

Dohhhhhh

Never mind..... Thanks

[John]

That sure does look nice. I know you have probably been asked before, but what did you do about the gold plating? Is that paint, and if it is, what brand is it?

[80mdnt11]

Slow Reply.......

John, Been working on component hook-ups for the new Plasma. Hell of a b-day gift from the kids! Also been trying to figure out where to hang the pics after front room paint job! Five kids, between the two of us and seven grandchildren.
Watching one right now @ the age of 6-mo., Grandma is rocking him, so I get a little break.........

Gold IS paint. As for the brand, well it's in the garage & it is winter time cold! I think if memory serves correct......Rustoleum Lacquer Gold Metallic.........As with any paint job, prep,prep! One coat primer, wet sand..two coats gold,wet sand in-between coats, two coats Clear Lacquer....
Will double check on brand tomorrow.....
I also had thoughts of having stickers/emblems made....didn't follow through, hats off to ya! Look great!

BTW....Did use stripper to help break down factory clear. (And No, she wasn't 38-24-36! Dang-it )

[Brian_D]

Re: Well...it's home

Originally posted by John
.... the pipes are rusty as hell and the mufflers have been cut short and butchered.

Just looked over the April 2007 Eastwood catalog - looks like the Eastwood Rust Dissolver might be the ticket for those Jardine pipes. Haven't used it myself but it sure looks promising.

[madbiker]

John I just picked my 2nd Midnight last weekend and she is in more parts then I like, but for $75 who can complain . Any way saw this on Ebay they look Black to me. and my pipe look a little better then this. 'http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem%26amp;item%3d170100865377%2 6amp;ssPageName%3dADME:B:EF:US:2');
Madbiker