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WOW! That's going to be such a sweet looking (& running), bike!
You're doing some beautiful work.

Thank you! I can't wait to ride it again after all this work.

 

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Finished the seat assembly. New cover already on so I installed the new strap with cleaned up hardware, polished the trim and installed, cleaned and installed all the pan hardware.

Before and after:

 

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Installed the refreshed badges with new hardware

Before and after

Replacement trim for the gas tank

Finally finished polishing the last engine covers

 

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New brass bushings and lower shock mounts

Installed the stator into the cover

Cleaned the mirrors

Cleaning the gauges - clean on left

Cleaned the tail light housing

Cleaned the horn

Cleaned the shifter and kick starter

Cleaned the clutch riser parts

Greased and installed in the cover

 

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Frame ready for some parts

Installed the freshly cleaned tail assembly with a new repro lens as my original was cracked, and upgraded LED bulb

Cleaned the grab bar and installed some repro signals and stems. Keeping originals but these add some bling for not too much $

Vs old

Installed the swingarm after cleaning the pivot and putting new grease, grab bar, signals, and new rear shocks

 

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Like eating an elephant - one bite at a time.

Clean powder coated kickstand, foot pegs, and new rubber

Cleaned the hardware

Assembled

Before and after

Battery box and cleaned hardware

Installed on the frame

Chain guard installed

 

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Installed and torqued down the head

Aligned the cams and connected the chain

New intake insulators

Set the valve clearances and installed the covers

 

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All my cables were hurting so I got new ones

Old and busted

And new

Clutch cable was barely hanging on

New one

New throttle cable

Upgrading instrument bulbs to LED

And some more assembly on the frame, center stand and brake lever

 

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LEDs for the signals and gauges

Cleaned the air filters

Upgraded to tapered roller bearings

New races in and greased

Bearings packed and installed

Triple trees installed

Removed the front tire