76 LTD Restoration
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Re: 76 LTD Restoration
All I ask for is that you plan this ride after the tax season ends. We could ride south to Tombstone. Or we could go north over the Mengus mountains through Jerome, Sedona, Flagstaff and back Phoenix. That's a nice 400 mile ride. Or we could ride north to Bryce and Zion National Parks in Utah. The Utah ride is a multi day ride.
John
1976 Honda GL1000 LTD
1999 Honda Valkyrie Tourer
2001 Kawasaki ZRX 1200R
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1999 Honda Valkyrie Tourer
2001 Kawasaki ZRX 1200R
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Re: 76 LTD Restoration
I am planning on doing that as he goes through our part of VAdesertrefugee wrote:What a thrill it would be to ride with that group of rascals.
Maybe we should set up an ambush for Whiskerfish as he passes through...
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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
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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
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: 76 LTD Restoration
yea, a few of these guys will come here just to eat at a certain food establishment.RAT wrote:Be careful what you ask for ....
Gord
1976 Goldwing Super Sport
1985 Honda Elite
1976 KZ900 Dragbike
1992 ZX7 Dragbike (KZ900 style motor w/NOS)
and a rotation of various purchases
Randakk approved Carb Rebuilder
1985 Honda Elite
1976 KZ900 Dragbike
1992 ZX7 Dragbike (KZ900 style motor w/NOS)
and a rotation of various purchases
Randakk approved Carb Rebuilder
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Re: 76 LTD Restoration
food.... did someone say food..... and Beer
-Rodger-
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
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: 76 LTD Restoration
rcmatt007 wrote:food.... did someone say food..... and Beer
As a well known member here is known to say "I could eat".
1976 Goldwing Super Sport
1985 Honda Elite
1976 KZ900 Dragbike
1992 ZX7 Dragbike (KZ900 style motor w/NOS)
and a rotation of various purchases
Randakk approved Carb Rebuilder
1985 Honda Elite
1976 KZ900 Dragbike
1992 ZX7 Dragbike (KZ900 style motor w/NOS)
and a rotation of various purchases
Randakk approved Carb Rebuilder
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Re: 76 LTD Restoration
robin1731 wrote:rcmatt007 wrote:food.... did someone say food..... and Beer
As a well known member here is known to say "I could eat".
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Re: 76 LTD Restoration
AND .... he can ....
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Re: 76 LTD Restoration
geeeee I wonder whom?
-Rodger-
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
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: 76 LTD Restoration
She's finally all back together and running. Took her out on her maiden voyage and noticed the rear brake was dragging and the left front fork seal started leaking. Not surprising after sitting for so many years. I decided to upgrade with fork springs with Race Tech springs and polish the forks while i was replacing the seals. Should be able to get to it in a couple of weeks. Thanks to Desert Refugee for all his help and to Hampster for his incredible work on drilling the rotors.
John
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1976 Honda GL1000 LTD
1999 Honda Valkyrie Tourer
2001 Kawasaki ZRX 1200R
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1999 Honda Valkyrie Tourer
2001 Kawasaki ZRX 1200R
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Re: 76 LTD Restoration
Still so jealous of this build! Beautiful and meticulous! And I 100% agree to polishing out the fork tubes! That will make a WORLD of difference!
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Re: 76 LTD Restoration
As an owner of an ‘76 LTD, nice to see another one returned from the bone yard.
D.
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Re: 76 LTD Restoration
Thanks for the kind words. Codyjames, BOTM is a feather in anyone's cap! I'm just taking a bike and refreshing to a stock condition. Not very creative, certainly nowhere near what I've seen guys do to their bikes on this site. That's what I thought I had bought, however when I saw the bike sitting in my cousin's garage, I knew I had to keep it stock (except for the drilled rotors). I'm keeping my eye open for a bike that I can modify to my hearts content.
John
1976 Honda GL1000 LTD
1999 Honda Valkyrie Tourer
2001 Kawasaki ZRX 1200R
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1999 Honda Valkyrie Tourer
2001 Kawasaki ZRX 1200R
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Re: 76 LTD Restoration
Well the Race Tech springs have been replaced and the forks polished. I'm going to have the headers and mufflers ceramic coated black. I was considering a "chrome" ceramic coat for the headers and black for the mufflers but i decided black would keep it looking stock. I'll post final pictures once that work is finished.
As with anything that's 43 years old, things just don't work like they used to and that goes for the instrument cluster as well. The tach is very slow to respond. Once you let off the throttle it stays at 4,000 rpm even when they engine is idling and SLOWING goes down. And then there's the speedometer. The other day it wouldn't go past 73 even when I knew I was running about 80. The cool thing is that according to the speedometer I took the first round about on McKellips at 73 mph. So a friend of mine gave me the name of the Joel Levine Company in Lafayette GA that rebuilds all makes and models of gauges. He quoted me a price of $250 for the tachometer. Now that the speedometer is wonky it's probably double the original estimate. I don't know if anyone of this board has heard of Joel Levine or needs work on their gauges but I thought I would throw his name out there. Anyway I'm going to wait on the gauges until after the ceramic coating work is done. I don't hot rod the Wing so I won't be over revving the bike.
The adventure continues!
Ride Safe
John
As with anything that's 43 years old, things just don't work like they used to and that goes for the instrument cluster as well. The tach is very slow to respond. Once you let off the throttle it stays at 4,000 rpm even when they engine is idling and SLOWING goes down. And then there's the speedometer. The other day it wouldn't go past 73 even when I knew I was running about 80. The cool thing is that according to the speedometer I took the first round about on McKellips at 73 mph. So a friend of mine gave me the name of the Joel Levine Company in Lafayette GA that rebuilds all makes and models of gauges. He quoted me a price of $250 for the tachometer. Now that the speedometer is wonky it's probably double the original estimate. I don't know if anyone of this board has heard of Joel Levine or needs work on their gauges but I thought I would throw his name out there. Anyway I'm going to wait on the gauges until after the ceramic coating work is done. I don't hot rod the Wing so I won't be over revving the bike.
The adventure continues!
Ride Safe
John
John
1976 Honda GL1000 LTD
1999 Honda Valkyrie Tourer
2001 Kawasaki ZRX 1200R
1976 Honda GL1000 LTD
1999 Honda Valkyrie Tourer
2001 Kawasaki ZRX 1200R
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Re: 76 LTD Restoration
The tach on my '78 behaves the same way. I can live with it as is, although I would be willing to disassemble and repair it if I know the cause. If someone here knows, I'm interested.JohnnyNumbers wrote:As with anything that's 43 years old, things just don't work like they used to and that goes for the instrument cluster as well. The tach is very slow to respond. Once you let off the throttle it stays at 4,000 rpm even when they engine is idling and SLOWING goes down.
Your bike looks awesome - great job bringing it back to it's original and gorgeous condition. Thanks for sharing the whole process with us.
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1978 Honda GL1000
1983 Honda CB1100F Super Sport - Red 1123 Resto-Mod
1978 Honda GL1000
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Re: 76 LTD Restoration
Nice Job Johnny#'s! Looks great, hope you enjoy her a lot. One question was wondering how my Valk got in the picture background. Don't see her on your bike list
Jonesz
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1983 GL1100 Aspencade named "Freki" currently undergoing change to a standard. Sold
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1978 Gl1000 "Loki" new project going to be a Cafe Convertible
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