Great Job I love the way it turned out, and the paint is great, really stands out. You can be proud of your fine work.

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1977 Honda GL 1000, 1945 Indian Chief, 1947 Indian Chief, 1948 Indian Chief, 1958 Cushman Highlander, 1959 Cushman 3 wheel Mailister, 1966 Triumph TR6,

They should have a warning with the directions in bold print about doing that sort of thing! I've got an old range in the garage for such work, but found that the motor's heat cooks it just as well. Wives are not very tolerant.

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The difficult can be done in a day. The impossible takes a little longer, if you don't know it can't be done.
'75 GL YelloWing, '73 Norton Commando, '79 CB750, '80 Fiat Spyder, '83 Silverado w/ BB Cad, to name a few.
'79 Black Hondaline/Vetter bagger Tourer
'75 Candy Blue GL is SOLD
'76 Café to be
'62 150 Dream....restored/for sale
'83 CX650C is a Rocketship
'83 CX650C #2 Project runs
'81 CX500 is back and alive.
10 others in the project/parts pile

That must be something that each of us tries once. I did it on the headers for my '96 Sprint. It said right there on the can that you need to cure it in the oven at (such-&-such) degrees. Didn't even occur to me that the whole house would stink for a couple of days.

If I remember right, it cost quite a few restaurant meals and a couple nights at a Moe-Tell.

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Steve -- IBA #8078 -- Winnie, the '81 Nekkid Bagger build

Really wasn't that bad here, I thought I had pulled it off. doors and windows open, exhaust fan running and then scrubbed the inside of the oven when I was done. All while she was at work.... until the following night when she turned it on for supper

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Bulldoged '81 GL1100 "BOMBER!" BUILD THREAD
Cafe' '74 CB350F "Lil Sister" LINKY
Bratstyle GS750L "GADZOOKS!" LINKY

rainstromrider say's I'm "addicted to the build"... I think he might onto something

Bad enough she found you out, but to have her plans for supper derailed....bet there was a lot of silence at your restaurant table! No wonder all those ads on TV make men out to look like idiots. Madmen been there too.

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The difficult can be done in a day. The impossible takes a little longer, if you don't know it can't be done.
'75 GL YelloWing, '73 Norton Commando, '79 CB750, '80 Fiat Spyder, '83 Silverado w/ BB Cad, to name a few.
'79 Black Hondaline/Vetter bagger Tourer
'75 Candy Blue GL is SOLD
'76 Café to be
'62 150 Dream....restored/for sale
'83 CX650C is a Rocketship
'83 CX650C #2 Project runs
'81 CX500 is back and alive.
10 others in the project/parts pile

I did get away with it with VHT paint on muffler clamps. But less surface area and perhaps lower volatiles in the paint. In the future, I must remember to be more cautious.

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1977 GL1000 BAD DOG - Bring Along Deb, Decades Old Goldwing (April BOTM)
Motorcycle restoration is our hobby and we pay for that. But in the end of wrenching, the bikes are free!

Sorry I'm so late to the party. That is a mighty fine ride you created there. Looking back to the before, it almost doesn't seem possible. You're an inspiration. I sure do think an Indiana meet and greet would be fun.

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Faith, Family and Friends
'75 GL1000 (Feb 2012 BOTM)
2012 Harley Street Bob
Riding a motorcycle...95% exhilaration, 5% terror.
Working on your own motorcycle is half of the fun...it's also half of the problem.
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Nice Job HD, the black accents with that color give it a great look. Enjoy.

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____the CONDOR 2011 BOTY_______________________________ Ol' Sparky - Dec. BOTM
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'76 GL1000 the Condor
'80 GL1100 Black Dress
'81 GL1100 Red Dress(in worx)
'81 GL1100 Lucky #13(in worx)
'83 GL1100 Ol' Sparky

Hey, your wifey and I are still looking for those rear foot pegs. Hope your not forgetting us.

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1977 GL1000 BAD DOG - Bring Along Deb, Decades Old Goldwing (April BOTM)
Motorcycle restoration is our hobby and we pay for that. But in the end of wrenching, the bikes are free!

Nope, I didn't forget. They are all reassembled and back on. I masked off the nice chrome and sandblasted the rust off, then painted with Appliance epoxy black. They came out pretty nice. I'll post a pic tonight.

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Bulldoged '81 GL1100 "BOMBER!" BUILD THREAD
Cafe' '74 CB350F "Lil Sister" LINKY
Bratstyle GS750L "GADZOOKS!" LINKY

rainstromrider say's I'm "addicted to the build"... I think he might onto something

I need to do the same, so looking forward to seeing what you did.

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1977 GL1000 BAD DOG - Bring Along Deb, Decades Old Goldwing (April BOTM)
Motorcycle restoration is our hobby and we pay for that. But in the end of wrenching, the bikes are free!

Here ya go, hope this helps.

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Bulldoged '81 GL1100 "BOMBER!" BUILD THREAD
Cafe' '74 CB350F "Lil Sister" LINKY
Bratstyle GS750L "GADZOOKS!" LINKY

rainstromrider say's I'm "addicted to the build"... I think he might onto something

I occasionally use my rear pegs on my 1100s kind of like rear sets. I'll hook my heel over them and lean forward in the saddle some. With my bad back it gives me some relief to find a totally different riding position than normal. I don't have to do it for long but it helps loosen my back muscles while riding.

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Dean Spalding
Raleigh, NC

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." - Albert Einstein

'82 Yellow GL1100
'81 Blue GL1100

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My 1100 Build Thread

Wow! Nice job! That looks brilliant......I like the straight bars and the Sportster mufflers.

How tall are you though? You said something about having long arms....I prefer the look of straight bars but having trashed my back and had a disc collapse and repaired, I wonder if they would work for me....I find the higher bars and more upright position suits me well.

Is that purple a stock colour?

That rusty left side bore seems to have come up well...what did you do, hone it?

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"The Moving Finger writes, and having writ, moves on,
nor all your Piety nor Wit
can lure it back to cancel half a line...
so....probably best use Tipp-Ex in future?"

1976 GL1000 "Mitzi"
1976 GL1000 and Héchard sidecar "Mitzi 2"
1977 GL1000 'The Parts Bike' now in bits
1976 XT500 'C'
1976 TT500 'C'
1980 Paris-Dakar XT500 (replica)
1992 Grinnall Scorpion SC3 prototype
1993 'Big Valve' BMW R1100RS "Red Sonja"


Hal's Nalbum

There are a couple of threads on the board that should be required reading, this one and Old Fogey's come to mind. This one should be retitled perseverance.

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Cookie


A guy with two sidecars can't be all bad.
Owner of 4.4 76s and one lone 75 Wings (does a spare engine make .2?)