A forum for stories, pics and updates of your resto's. Be it a barn find, Grampas hand me down or a bike being brought back to it's former glory.If you are restoring it, show us your stuff!
Looks really clean. You're shaming me into moving my tail on my Weber conversion. I have the carbs now configured and "most" of the linkage bits. Just need to paint my intakes and get after tuning it. I have been lazy, but your build truly is helping motivate me. Good stuff.
- Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass. It's about learning to ride in the rain.
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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77 WING, 1200 engine with 77 heads, cams, gl1100 foot pegs, Magna V65 front end, 764A carbs, [-gone Suzuki M109 monoshock--, replaced with gl1100 shocks] gl 1200 swing arm, gl1500 final drive, wheel and rear brakes Valkyrie seat, Meanstreak tank, Sportster pipes, Power Arc ignition off crank.
77 Wing. black
83 Wing, in pieces
"Continuing education is important even if the subject matter is fairly useless (as in this case)."---Greg Foresi
Definitely has personality now. I like the look. I've just completed my Weber conversion, but the '78 shelter covers really limit filter options. I've got to come up with something, but I don't think it will be as radical as your solution!
- Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass. It's about learning to ride in the rain.
Do you have, the linkage made? I have seen a couple of ways to address the carb. Linkage. I still haven't set up the carbs, or linkage. I thought of using the Bell crank from the oem carbs, or Randaaks method. I have the new model 70 carbs.. Hope I don't have to open them up
1977 Gl 1000
1976 F1 750 SS
1973 Ironhead chopper
2007 Road King
1974 dohc 450 chopper project
1976 Gl 1000 parts bike
600rr parts bike
I totally went through my carbs. Glad I did. There were bits missing: one pump spring and an exhaust valve!
I started to go with an OEM bellcrank, but would still have needed a couple of the bits suggested by Randakk's method. I had another pivot that I tried, but found the same thing. In the end, it became obvious to me that his method really is about as straightforward as it gets. That's what I did.
I've cleaned it up and added an additional weak return spring since this shot:
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- Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass. It's about learning to ride in the rain.