tketch
The HULK
Sitting for 41 years, was last ridding in 1980.
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1970 True Barn Find
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Got some pics? Give us a little backstory on the bike? We like pics here... lots of pics...
And welcome to the forum!!
What he said! And welcome, looking forward to more. 
Hoping tketch will indulge my posting a couple of pics of his barn find while he figures out how to post pics on this Forum:
Looks like a restore to me.
tketch
The HULK
Clean it up best I can and get it running, I will replace the unusable parts due to age and rot.
Battery, tires, filters, grips, oil.
Might need right down pipe.
I don't plan to keep it I just like projects.
I am not going to blank check restore it.. But I have lots of time and talent to play with it...
Battery, tires, filters, grips, oil.
Might need right down pipe.
I don't plan to keep it I just like projects.
I am not going to blank check restore it.. But I have lots of time and talent to play with it...
Good luck.
Great find.... first toss that hid E S... Ugh lee fare'n. A proper restoration would be five figures. We don't do this for profit. Our local chrome shop.... everything except mufflers... runs about $2200.oo... three stage candy green.... $1500.oo... add powder coat.. engine rings-seals-gaskets... re pop seat... hours at the buffer.... carb kits.... with floats ! ... never use old floats, a case of elbow grease. My Xs1 isn't prefect.... My oldest gets it after I have the dirt side view of the grass. 
Yea that looks like a lot of $$$$$. But something I would do. Glad I did not find it. It looks to be all there.
That is a good thing.
tketch
The HULK
Looks like a good candidate for a hardtail...
KIDDING!
Nice find.
KIDDING!
Nice find.
I think I would take the engine out and cleanup/paint everything. I would do a top end job at least, rings, seals and gaskets.
Thats going to take a bit of chroming
A lot of chroming...
Give the poor ol' thing a good bath and see where to go from there. Might just be good enough as a survivor.
Maybe you should just sell it to me.
tketch
The HULK
Hey everything is for sale, but price is going up daily as I am buying parts and working on it.
That being said what's it worth ?
I am in Seattle and don't really want to ship it but anything is possible.
That being said what's it worth ?
I am in Seattle and don't really want to ship it but anything is possible.
Oh my! 2Many could have book ends!
