Looks good; did you touch up the frame again with a higher gloss paint? If it is the Napa paint, I'd say it looks pretty glossy..........

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Brian Crow
1977 gl1000, with California sidecar
"KBO"!! Keep bungling on! Winston Churchill
"Bound is boatless man"

I'm just glad I could brighten you day! You guys didn't even ask if I wrote it inside the covers. You will NEVER know!

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Hope for the best, expect the worst and take what comes!

1977 Candy Sirus Blue Wing (gone but not forgotten!): Ernie's 77 Resto
1998 Yellow/Creme Valkyrie: Valk Redo
1976 Sulfur Yellow Wing (sold): Melloyellow to live again
1976 LTD #1353 (my new love!): And away we go . . . . LTD style
1970 CT90: Had too much time on my hands so . . .
1/4 of 1975 Wing #898: Team 898 - raised from the ashes

Brian, That is not the napa paint. It is made by Hirsch auto paints of New Jersey I think. Ernie

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Hope for the best, expect the worst and take what comes!

1977 Candy Sirus Blue Wing (gone but not forgotten!): Ernie's 77 Resto
1998 Yellow/Creme Valkyrie: Valk Redo
1976 Sulfur Yellow Wing (sold): Melloyellow to live again
1976 LTD #1353 (my new love!): And away we go . . . . LTD style
1970 CT90: Had too much time on my hands so . . .
1/4 of 1975 Wing #898: Team 898 - raised from the ashes

So did You???????????

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Steve Tarket
1975 GL1000 Restoration
1976 GL1000 LTD
1976 GL1000 - Jigsaw +
Proud Member of the NGW Cartel

I bet he put a time capsule in. Odds are his wife could tell us stories about him.

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Enjoy life,
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?)

Do we have her phone number?

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Steve Tarket
1975 GL1000 Restoration
1976 GL1000 LTD
1976 GL1000 - Jigsaw +
Proud Member of the NGW Cartel

A time capsule, I like that! Maybe 70's disco recods or something. Thanks for the idea. And yes she could tell many stories, thats why her number is unlisted. Ernie

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Hope for the best, expect the worst and take what comes!

1977 Candy Sirus Blue Wing (gone but not forgotten!): Ernie's 77 Resto
1998 Yellow/Creme Valkyrie: Valk Redo
1976 Sulfur Yellow Wing (sold): Melloyellow to live again
1976 LTD #1353 (my new love!): And away we go . . . . LTD style
1970 CT90: Had too much time on my hands so . . .
1/4 of 1975 Wing #898: Team 898 - raised from the ashes

I was cleaning the engine prepping for paint this morning. I removed the inspection cover to see how things looked inside. All was good. I was wondering what to use to replace the gasket. Nothing came with my "complete" engine gasket kit. It was not rubber or cork. It looked more like a paper gasket but was real hard. I can cut out a gasket alright, just not sure what material would work best. ernie

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Hope for the best, expect the worst and take what comes!

1977 Candy Sirus Blue Wing (gone but not forgotten!): Ernie's 77 Resto
1998 Yellow/Creme Valkyrie: Valk Redo
1976 Sulfur Yellow Wing (sold): Melloyellow to live again
1976 LTD #1353 (my new love!): And away we go . . . . LTD style
1970 CT90: Had too much time on my hands so . . .
1/4 of 1975 Wing #898: Team 898 - raised from the ashes

Boy, that front wheels looks like brand new mid 1970's stuff.

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Proud member of the NGW Cartel
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!

Ok guys here is an update. I got the engine cleaned up and ready for paint. Then painted the underside. I then started to put things back together. First the rear cover. After that, tape for paint. I pressed out the water pump and installed the new one. I have not installed the front cover yet. I jump around a bit on this project. I next started working on the brake system. I rebuilt both master cylinders. It went perfect. Now I'm working on the calipers. Still have not been able to get the allen screws out nor the pistons. Soaking in kroil oil and hoping for success. Just to see what this motor will look like I placed the covers etc on. Looking pretty good I think. HOPE IT RUNS SOMEDAY!

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Hope for the best, expect the worst and take what comes!

1977 Candy Sirus Blue Wing (gone but not forgotten!): Ernie's 77 Resto
1998 Yellow/Creme Valkyrie: Valk Redo
1976 Sulfur Yellow Wing (sold): Melloyellow to live again
1976 LTD #1353 (my new love!): And away we go . . . . LTD style
1970 CT90: Had too much time on my hands so . . .
1/4 of 1975 Wing #898: Team 898 - raised from the ashes

That's looking really good ... nice work

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"5 year survivor bi-lateral lung transplant"
"Live Long, Ride Free"
"Life is too short to work all the time ... get out and ride"
"Integrity is doing the right thing when no one else is watching"

1982 GL 1100

1972 CB 750 K2 SOHC
1973 CB 450 K6 DOHC
Member AMA

Will you be eating off it or what. Looks real good. Better than in 1977.

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Proud member of the NGW Cartel
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!

I Want my engine looking like that, nice work

Grtzz, Miky.

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There are two types of motorcyclists, those who fell and others who are yet to fall.
Apologize for my Google english!
1978 Honda GL1000 K2
1997 BMW R1100RT

Tell me you are retired so I have an excuse.

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Enjoy life,
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?)

I hurt my back yesterday and made my mind up I would not do any work on the bike. Well . . . . I couldn't resist. I decided to work on the calipers that I could not get apart yesterday. Amazing what a good night's sleep and an overnight soak in kroil oil will do. No problem with the calipers today. Everything looks good. I also put the radiator unit back together and it looks good to see some of the bike's blue color going back on. I should have left well enough alone, but did not. I decided that I could put the steering back together in the frame. I bought new roller bearings for the job. Got everything figured out. I put the dust cover on and then the lower bearings. They fit very tight. I needed to "tap" the bearings on the shaft. Well tapping led to disaster. It was almost seated on the lower end when the roller bearing "cage" came apart. I had roller bearings EVERYWHERE! In case you were wondering, there are twenty of them and no the "cage" will not go back on over them. One more thing on the next order form! I wonder if they will wonder at Crescent why I need another set. Two steps foreward, one step back. I'm done for the day. I think I'll just study the shop manuals some, watch college football, rest my back and order what I hope to be about the last parts order. Happy Labor Day Weekend! Ernie

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Hope for the best, expect the worst and take what comes!

1977 Candy Sirus Blue Wing (gone but not forgotten!): Ernie's 77 Resto
1998 Yellow/Creme Valkyrie: Valk Redo
1976 Sulfur Yellow Wing (sold): Melloyellow to live again
1976 LTD #1353 (my new love!): And away we go . . . . LTD style
1970 CT90: Had too much time on my hands so . . .
1/4 of 1975 Wing #898: Team 898 - raised from the ashes