Need to start getting ready for the BBQ. and need to start riding more!

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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

Like the saddlebags. I need to find some that I can take on and off.

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"The trouble with the world is not that people know so little,
but that they know so many things that ain't so." -- Mark Twain

Current bikes:
75 GL1000
76 CAFE GL1000
76 YELLOW GL1000
76 LTD GL1000
77 GL1000
VT1100 AERO
two CT90

Nice Job - the pipes and paint look great!

Tinkered with the bike a bit last night. I have decided that I liked the sound of the bike better with the baffles in the muffler. I am therefor in search of a set of baffles from a stock 75 -77 muffler. I greased the points last night which I had not done when installing them. I also removed the spark plugs. They were still the plugs that were in the bike, so I figured for 8 bucks I would replace them. I did, but all the old plugs looked good. I then started swapping out some parts on the bike for which I or Streetwing had better spares. The right muffler guard, headlight ears and mirrors all got replaced. I thought there was something different about my two mirrors. Sure enough they were made differently. One of the mirrors had about a 2 inch longer neck. I still want to set the timing with a strobe light to get it spot on. Tom has a glass cover, so I will get that done soon. Then I will check the synch again and I should be good to go. Pics of the saddlebags on the bike are attached. I bought this old set off ebay. I wasn't going to use them because they didn't fit the bike well, but I trimmed up the leather on the straps and they are fine.

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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 like the bags. I've have more mirrors, sure we can find a matched set.
Pics from the ride are great. Lets take the twins for a evening ride this week.

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Tom
1976 LTD #276
1976 BLACK VETTER (soon to be naked)
1978 Naked(soon to be dressed)
1983 750 sabre(1476 miles) next project
1989 1500
1998 cr250
1974 bultaco 250
1973 suzuki tm125

Tonite is best night for me and weather may put the Kibash on that. Lets see.

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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

Well so much for the ride this week. Weather really did not cooperate. Went to Columbus yesterday for my son's graduation from Capital University. Very proud of him! If any of you have any connections for an apartment or job in Chicago, let me know.


I got back at the bike this morning for a while. I had been having real trouble starting the bike. I had to use a lot of throttle and rev it a lot. After some investigation, I realized that the choke cable was not staying extended. Basically I did not have any choke. I tightened up the cable adjustment and she started up great. I worked on some other little things on the bike. I replaced the stickers that were removed when I had the frame sand-blasted and powder coated. I put both "helmet holder" stickers on and the muffler warning. All the rest are in pretty good shape.


I also re-installed the case guards.



I then decided to see if I could get the gas gauge working. I removed the sending unit from the tank. I cleaned it up, but it was in pretty good shape. I checked it with a spare battery and test light. It worked fine. I then realized that the copper contact was loose from the float. A twist of the Phillips screwdriver, a slight bend to the copper and presto:


The bike is now running great! I will recheck the timing when I get a chance, but definitely not a priority. A few little things left to do before I can call it done, but not many!

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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

Looks like your at the finish.

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"The trouble with the world is not that people know so little,
but that they know so many things that ain't so." -- Mark Twain

Current bikes:
75 GL1000
76 CAFE GL1000
76 YELLOW GL1000
76 LTD GL1000
77 GL1000
VT1100 AERO
two CT90

What king of Job is your son looking for?

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Fil, Italian but now in the US..
Work in progress: GL1000'77 , a 76 LTD and another 75 being restored, a 76 750 four frame up ready to re assemble.
Riding a CB750 '72 and a blue GL1000 75 ;-)
left home in Europe: Blue 76 for sale, Red 77 (now sold), Black 78.

He got his degree in music and theater and wants to be an actor. Anything in the theater! (even scrubbing floors) But what he really needs is a job and besides acting he is a math and computer wiz! He has always wanted to live in Chicago, so off he goes.

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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

Good job on the Son and the Bike!

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Redwood

Two amazing Grandsons, four great kids, two crazy cats, a husband who is fun to have around and two great motorcycles, one is an 1200 Interstate with a sidecar that is in Oklahoma and another in PA

My "TO DO" list keeps getting smaller. I made a couple minor modifications to the bike. Actually the first one was was made by my trustee and faithful sidekick Sadie. I think you may have seen her in a couple of pictures. Anyway, she decided that the saddlebags looked better without the leather decorative straps. After some reflection, I guess I agree.



The second mod I completed with the help of the Ohio BMV. What do you think of my new plates?


I will be able to put my final list together after I get my baffles, which I am working on.

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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

Looking Good my friend

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Resurrecting a 1977 GL1000 with 7,380 miles

that now the only left for me is LTD76 in Ohio how much is the personal plate?

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Fil, Italian but now in the US..
Work in progress: GL1000'77 , a 76 LTD and another 75 being restored, a 76 750 four frame up ready to re assemble.
Riding a CB750 '72 and a blue GL1000 75 ;-)
left home in Europe: Blue 76 for sale, Red 77 (now sold), Black 78.

that now the only left for me is LTD76 in Ohio how much is the personal plate?

I think they were $20. LTD 76 is not available because you can only have 5 letters, numbers or spaces. LTD 6 is the next best thing. I could not believe that LTD was available. (I figured that Lawrence Thomas Davis had them!)

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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