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Wiscokid
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Re: Room for another Cheesehead?

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Thank you for the great link on the timing belt x2 Cliff. It looks like it's quite a job and I have never done anything timing related before. I just ordered them on Amazon, (the easy part) so by the time they arrive I should be more confident. It really sucks to have so few miles on the ones installed but I guess the age makes changing them a no brainer. In looking closer at my muffler it appears the collar/clamp has been cut off mine. Any help on what I can do there? I suppose welding... but there has to be a better, stock like option.
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Re: Room for another Cheesehead?

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Thanks for the tip Track! I couldn't believe what the grabrails bring. I'm polishing it up tomorrow. I'll also check on the headlight ears too.
Brad

Ring the bells that still can ring
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That’s how the light gets in.
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Re: Room for another Cheesehead?

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Actually, you probably want to keep the headlight ears, as the turn signals on your yellow bike are not mounted in the stock location. IIRC, '75 and '76 are the same (I'm more familiar with the 1100's). You might want to check them out.
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Re: Room for another Cheesehead?

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You know I thought those empty holes on the sides didn't look right. I checked it out and your right, he must have changed them to put on the Windjammer. Thanks for catching that!
I'll check the box o parts it came with and see if reflectors are in there and fix that.
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That’s how the light gets in.
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Re: Room for another Cheesehead?

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welcome aboard... all good advice
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Re: Room for another Cheesehead?

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Please, start a project thread.

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Re: Room for another Cheesehead?

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Welcome to the site!
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Re: Room for another Cheesehead?

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Whoa! Two Yellows. Very cool. My favorite motorcycle color.

...and also cool to see a chiminea in Wisconsin!
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Re: Room for another Cheesehead?

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robin1731 wrote:Please, start a project thread.

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agreed.... it will be seen by more members there... BTW, I am jealous
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all it takes for evil to prosper is the want of a few good men to do nothing-Edmund Burke
The question is not how much time do you have, it is what you do with the time that you have Gandalf
"One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation." Fred Rodgers
"it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert" ancient saying
78 constantly modified/customized since 1978, BOTM June 2015 de-evolving this very moment viewtopic.php?f=30&t=65511
76 Ltd "cookies bike" ALMOST DONE
79 project, finished, FOR SALE
'86 1200 (Beth's)(FOR SALE) with motorvation sidecar (sidecar sold) , July 2017 BOTM
'17 HD Road king and 08 HD Heritage softail (Beth's) (FOR SALE). I guess you can say we have MBS
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Re: Room for another Cheesehead?

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Project thread started in that section. Titled "My adventure begins".
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1985 Honda Elite
1976 KZ900 Dragbike
1992 ZX7 Dragbike (KZ900 style motor w/NOS)
and a rotation of various purchases
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