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:thumbsup:Tony that vinegar idea worked really well in my tank. Tried everything but it worked the best and im back to gray metal again. It only took a three day soak, im going to leave it for a couple more days and seal it on the weekend. thanks again. Mike

Hello Dave from Ontario Canada good to have you with us. Like yourself Im new to the crew and new to bike building. Im origanaly from Birkenhead/Liverpool area but have folks in Leeds. Im currently working on a 1971 1b (just got her fired yesterday!) as well as a couple of smaller bikes for...

Im going to do a liner and Ive shook the tank with some flat chain with a chemical and its not bad , but it completly oxidizes as soon as its dry and it needs to be dry to do the liner. Am i missing something here?

Hey guys, threw in a battery a bit of wiring and hung some old carbs on er and after a few kicks Old Goldie came to life. This bike hasnt fired since 1983 when it was put into storage. I used a plastic lawnmower fuel tank tie wrapped to the handlebars and blew some gas in the carbs with a...

Linked carbs for balance, thats a good point. Gunna try get some project pictures up stay tuned. By the way the fella tells me the carbs are off a 75 not a 76 any diff?

Guru thanks for the reply, the fella tells me they are fine and work well but we 'll see. They also come with a new set of pod filters and it seems he has other parts to get rid of so the trip may be worth it Thing is my old carbs are pretty rough and a throttle spring boss has been broken on...

I just found a set of carbs online for 80$ from a 76. Just wondering if they will work on my 71. I know the throttle linkage is different is there anything else? Did all models get the same size carbs?

Just talked to the guy who painted it. Did a good job and color looks good on the bike its different. I may just keep it.

Just wonder if any 71's came with a frame that was color matched to to tank. Just purchased this bike and the paint on the frame looks factory and it does match the yellow gold tank color. All pics ive seen are black framed bikes. Paint just looks original, patina and all. Any info would be...

How far from Ottumwa are you?

thanks for the reply lanesplitter, ill keep it in mind

hows twenty five bucks...and I take care of the shipping costs

hows twenty five bucks and I do the shipping costs

This is the beginning of the restoration. Im still not sure if im going to bob the bike or take it back to original. Check out the tank, I sanded it for hours and this is how it turned out. Maybe Ill just seal er up and rat the bike!