Nice 'N' shiny Jim! Looks great man!
It keeps me out of the pool halls. Haha!
In the early 70's my brother and I occasionally dropped in to a local billiard parlor which was attached to a bowling alley/bar with sticky floors, and wagered a few bucks on a game. Although only amateurs with big dreams, we felt like real Hustlers.Hey, where I grew up there were some very respectable billiard parlors. The kind of places that a young gentleman could actually, quietly, place a wager and come out ahead more times than not, if one had the ability to do so. Not sayin' I did anything of the sort, but heard it happened.
I would trade everything I have today to spend a week back in my high school days.
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I guess that our task is to make our youth happen now.Oh man , who hasn’t had that fantasy.
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Me!! I hated high school! Socially awkward and inept, grossly overbearing parents (who only wanted the best for me) and grandparents (lived a few doors away), and nearly forced labor in the family business... I've had tons more freedom and satisfaction as an adult! I'm currently in my third childhood...Oh man , who hasn’t had that fantasy.
Very true!
And as soon as Mailman is finished with this 1972 I think I will ship him my 1978! with all the practice he has had should only take a few weeks to get it looking like new! I already have the ship to address!
POLISHING
Is there anything ( with regards to old motorcycles) that’s more instantly gratifying than polishing? To me it’s always fun to take something funky and make it look nice. The beater forks I got off of eBay were corroded and pitted and just generally pretty ugly.
My progression on these was, first apply paint stripper and thoroughly clean, then....
1. A blue Dico wheel to knock off the corrosion
2. Wet sand 400 grit
3. Wet sand 800 grit
4. Bench buffer black compound on a stitched wheel
5. Bench buffer white compound on a cotton flap wheel
6. ( not done yet) Blue Magic Metal polish
What I started with
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After the Dico wheel
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After both wet sanding steps
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One done, one to go
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The finished legs next to what I started with
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You know what I mean Vern? Oh Yeah!!
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....I just hope that he's not so "clean-bonkers" that he won't start it up when the time comes....
Years ago I was on a tour of the shop that does the restoration work for the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and was a bit sad to hear that once they restore the airplanes they never run them! The guide said if they did start them then they would have to completely strip them down and clean every part and reassemble all over.....I just hope that he's not so "clean-bonkers" that he won't start it up when the time comes....
Thanks Ken,
I think your ‘78 would be a great resto project! They are a great model.
WOW - that seat guy sure knows how to charge $$$$!!