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So as you can see from the previous post we have gotten the pipes fixed up and put back on the bike (still need a right hand heat shield though, might try and make one out of SS and polish it up)
We also have gotten the forks polished and front end mounted up, and breaks bled.
Salty also decided that the existing pinch bolt we had was far to nasty to put on these forks, so he got a “Chrome” plated allen socket bolt to put it in there
. Although as he pointed out it is now the only SAE bolt on the bike :P
The rear end is also on now and ready to go.
Head light bucket all wired up.
Repainted the black on the Yamaha cover plate.
Handle bars polished and the controls finished up.
Salty took and made a new horn bracket out of 1/4” steel plate angles and all, painted gloss black, and re-installed, because the old one was cracked and had already been welded twice by the PO.
Gas tank may one day see a paint job in the future , but we have 6 other tanks between us on other bikes that need it also (gonna try and get a group rate on painting the tanks and side covers one day) so for right now it just gets a good cleaning and waxing.
The Octopus has been re-plumbed with new Tygon and 2 fuel filters, and the carbs got another parade rest cleaning, polishing, and checking before they went back on.
Today we Started him up with the fixed pipes on a Lord do they sound good!
This little guy is going to be a monster on the road.
Wingnut came by bringing beer (you da man Bro) and was there for the first real full function start up. He did a little popping at first but Wingnut quickly dialed that in by ear.
He starts sure and easy every time with just the slightest touch of the starter button, and idles like a purring kitten. I don't know if its just because all the work we have put into this bike or not but I think it by far the sweetest sounding bike we got. I'll have to post a you tube video one day of her running for ya'll to hear.
It was opportune that Wingnut dropped by tonight with beer, because we had “The No Chain Gang” was there (sorry Doug ) for his resurrection. The Naked Boy has a little of all three of us in him, little ideas here and there that make him unique. So it was only appropriate that we were all there tonight for it.
Still got some things to do before a test ride tomorrow, like the head light is not turning on (light is good) and the turn signals not working (but the 4 way flashers do), but they shouldn't take long to short out. It's going to be 60 degrees out tomorrow, and we will be sure to give ya'll up in the snow a good ride report for ya.
Still got some work to be done, but we are almost there.
~Camel
So as you can see from the previous post we have gotten the pipes fixed up and put back on the bike (still need a right hand heat shield though, might try and make one out of SS and polish it up)
We also have gotten the forks polished and front end mounted up, and breaks bled.
Salty also decided that the existing pinch bolt we had was far to nasty to put on these forks, so he got a “Chrome” plated allen socket bolt to put it in there
. Although as he pointed out it is now the only SAE bolt on the bike :P The rear end is also on now and ready to go.
Head light bucket all wired up.
Repainted the black on the Yamaha cover plate.
Handle bars polished and the controls finished up.
Salty took and made a new horn bracket out of 1/4” steel plate angles and all, painted gloss black, and re-installed, because the old one was cracked and had already been welded twice by the PO.
Gas tank may one day see a paint job in the future , but we have 6 other tanks between us on other bikes that need it also (gonna try and get a group rate on painting the tanks and side covers one day) so for right now it just gets a good cleaning and waxing.
The Octopus has been re-plumbed with new Tygon and 2 fuel filters, and the carbs got another parade rest cleaning, polishing, and checking before they went back on.
Today we Started him up with the fixed pipes on a Lord do they sound good!
This little guy is going to be a monster on the road.Wingnut came by bringing beer (you da man Bro) and was there for the first real full function start up. He did a little popping at first but Wingnut quickly dialed that in by ear.
He starts sure and easy every time with just the slightest touch of the starter button, and idles like a purring kitten. I don't know if its just because all the work we have put into this bike or not but I think it by far the sweetest sounding bike we got. I'll have to post a you tube video one day of her running for ya'll to hear.
It was opportune that Wingnut dropped by tonight with beer, because we had “The No Chain Gang” was there (sorry Doug ) for his resurrection. The Naked Boy has a little of all three of us in him, little ideas here and there that make him unique. So it was only appropriate that we were all there tonight for it.
Still got some things to do before a test ride tomorrow, like the head light is not turning on (light is good) and the turn signals not working (but the 4 way flashers do), but they shouldn't take long to short out. It's going to be 60 degrees out tomorrow, and we will be sure to give ya'll up in the snow a good ride report for ya.
Still got some work to be done, but we are almost there.
~Camel
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