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Most of you know I have had my '78 since... well 1978. The past few years it has mostly sat, as I been working elsewhere. We are now consolidating everything in one place and it was time to take a look at my first "child" which has sadly gotten long in the tooth. But first a little history from my log book... the first page 1995 when the bike turned 100,000 the last entry--YIKES nearly three years ago and in the compartment, a little friend I picked up in 1979. I heard this click, click, click as the nail hit the swing arm... through the sidewall, but not into the tire/tube

but here is the reason it needs some TLC... the outside still looks great, but it is all the nooks and crannies...

so beginning the process... it is amazing how different it looks at this stage.... almost similar to Beth's softail when the rear seat is off

awesome..another build thread.
love the colour.

that actually is something I am going to change. It was painted 25+ years ago.... I still love it, but it was three stage, two tone candy lacquer. I was thinking of pacific pearl blue (an HD color) which is a little darker, and add back in the original pin-stripes. The other reason is the frame and sub-frame parts needs work so it will last another 40 years (I will be 104).

I like it.

I had been thinking of re-doing this bike for some time, but almost three years ago I had a carb flooding, and now that I am living in one place... anyway, recently rebuilt the carbs (with a Randakk kit) and now that my tools are here. I powder coated the bowels, and a couple of extras

the carb tops were painted with silver engine paint when I had them all apart

Your carbs have bowels ??

Must be custom work

Gord

and ulcerative colitis..... then there was the paper I wrote in seminary which referred to angles....

Cool beans. Interesting to see how the MPG slowly increaed on average until about 15K. Thinking that log is a good read on how these engines break in.

starting to look nekkid - the heads are off as I am sending them off to robin for new valve guides and the work over. One of those jobs I could no doubt learn, but why not send to an expert
while I am at it... lots of powder coating and painting

I have heard if you look up OCD… there is my picture... but little details... no one will ever see the timing belt pullies, but after 40 years there was a dusting of surface rust...

looking good.

Nice!