Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
Love your paintwork. That puppy is going to be a show-stopper.
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
Looking really sharp. Won't be long now.
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
Thanks for the kind words fellas. It has been a while since I posted. Took a bit of time off to work on property. Back at it in full swing. Heads rebuilt. Engine painted. Replaced water pump and clutch plates. Blasted and painted cases and everything else attached. All the covers painted and detailed. Gas tank powdercoated and installed. Brake calipers torn down and rebuilt. Wheels get installed tomorrow and on the floor it will be.
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
Nice work.
Bikes at present:
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
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And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
Very nice! That was one of the ideas I had for the pumpkin on my 77!
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
Making some good progress on assembly. Fabricated bikini fairing for bike. Working on motor now. Linkage is done for webers.
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
That racing bike on Post #6, the no. 51, screams 1979 Radian 600 to me. Plus, Mike, you appear rather tall for comfort to be on that seat, but surely it is modified to fit you. You are the racer?
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
Just sooo fine. Love the grafix, they flow so well. Nice green used on the frame.
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
Sundance wrote:That racing bike on Post #6, the no. 51, screams 1979 Radian 600 to me. Plus, Mike, you appear rather tall for comfort to be on that seat, but surely it is modified to fit you. You are the racer?
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This GL will never see the track. Just the roads. But Yes. I am building it to fit me. After I built that 750 in post#6. I realized that being bent over all the time was not working out with my tendonitis in elbows, so the GL is tailored more for a comfy ride.
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
Thanks Hott. I do a lot of work in the industry. Jackson, Charvel, Fender, BC Rich, D'Angelico..... There are thousands of them out there these days.HOTT wrote:Just sooo fine. Love the grafix, they flow so well. Nice green used on the frame.
Going to be beautiful.
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Your airbrush work is stunning. I believe I have come across your guitar work before.
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
Looking great! I'm very curious about fabbing the fairing. I'd love some details, if you'd wish to share...
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"He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail" - Abraham Maslow
"If you can't take the time to do it right the first time, how are you ever going to find the time to do it over?" -Unknown
Current Rides:
'Grumpy' - '81 Standard, now fully dressed.
'Layla' - '81 Standard w/dealer installed fairing and Hondaline bags.
'Scarlett' '76 'Survivor' nekkid as a j-bird!
Under Construction:
The 'Jalopy' '78-'79 Mash-up
'Quikie' '81 gl1100I back on the lift, project with the step-son!
In The Shed:
'81 gl1100I barn find aka "Josie, the farmer's daughter." (almost comatose build)
'77 gl1000, roller parts bike.
'82 gl1100I, 'Old Crusty' titled roller parts bike (free!)
'82 gl1100I, My first 'Wing, and an expensive lesson!
New2U Bike? Read Me.
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
Can't believe I did not catch this thread before. That clearcoat work is amazing. have this thread on watch now.
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
It's builds like these that make me want to throw up. But in a good way. Keep at it!
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
Some serious quality work, that is....
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Re: Let the party begin. Couple of 76 GL1000s
Track T 2411 wrote:Looking great! I'm very curious about fabbing the fairing. I'd love some details, if you'd wish to share...
The fairing is made from a steel stamping that artists use to display motorcycle tank art. I trimmed it to the shape that I wanted and to the contour of the headlight lens. Then I made two brackets that mount behind the stock Gl headlight mounts. The brackets are .080 thick. I had to do just a bit of shaping on the wheel to get the right spread on the material. But not much. I think it could simply have been done over the knee as well.
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