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SeventyEighte
Are you talkin blue 77 ? Ask us guys all over to keep an eye out for ya !
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On the road again at 40.............the bike that is
That's an easy one... do what you want. People chop em', bob em', restore em'.... leave em' original, warts n' all....
It's your bike Robin... make it what you want it to be.
Yup Blue 77 TM. Maybe I'll put an ad in the classifieds.
Thanks Jim. I've just lived with it and figure I can't see it when I'm riding. so I've just left well enough alone. Certainly this is on the bottom of the to do list. And, would be after my next project 78 is done. Now that one HAS to have a full strip and repaint.
A saying that we used to use in the body shop, "you can't see both sides at the same time", meaning, they don't have to match.
Scott
Scott
Just catching up here....and looking at Robin’s photos above.
To quote a Cycle magazine article about the Honda CBX when it was introduced, “when too much is simply not enough....”
....we’ve got Robin doing the polishing.....
Wow Robin - that looks nice!
To quote a Cycle magazine article about the Honda CBX when it was introduced, “when too much is simply not enough....”
....we’ve got Robin doing the polishing.....
Wow Robin - that looks nice!
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Thanks Pete.
With all this snow on the ground right now along with an extended stretch of cold weather warnings, spring and putting it back together again for real seems like a long ways away. Cleaned up this set of carbs a bit and touched up the valve covers again. Found the points and advance housings will polish up nicely too.
Just had to do one last mockup a couple of weeks ago to have a peek before bagging everything up again.
And now, for the rest of the story………..
Right now I’m sitting here looking at my new pistons and bits and can’t help but reflect on what a changing world we live in, the power of the internet, this amazing forum, and the friendships that are forged here.
When I discovered that cruizinimage would not ship these to Canada, or to a PO box, DanielBlack offered to add them to his order. We could save on some shipping, and they arrived in Phoenix. As you likely read Maxpete from Windsor, ON, 120 miles to my west, was in Phoenix for a post Christmas holiday with his family. Pistons were handed off to Pete and brought to Canada in his suitcase. One of Pete’s daughters is attending Western University here in London and she passed them off to me today.
Wow. Back in May 2016 when I started cleaning up this old girl I couldn’t even have dreamed up a story like this.
Thank you all, and to everyone here, all the best for 2018!
Just had to do one last mockup a couple of weeks ago to have a peek before bagging everything up again.
And now, for the rest of the story………..
Right now I’m sitting here looking at my new pistons and bits and can’t help but reflect on what a changing world we live in, the power of the internet, this amazing forum, and the friendships that are forged here.
When I discovered that cruizinimage would not ship these to Canada, or to a PO box, DanielBlack offered to add them to his order. We could save on some shipping, and they arrived in Phoenix. As you likely read Maxpete from Windsor, ON, 120 miles to my west, was in Phoenix for a post Christmas holiday with his family. Pistons were handed off to Pete and brought to Canada in his suitcase. One of Pete’s daughters is attending Western University here in London and she passed them off to me today.
Wow. Back in May 2016 when I started cleaning up this old girl I couldn’t even have dreamed up a story like this.
Thank you all, and to everyone here, all the best for 2018!
You are most welcome my friend! I can’t wait to hear that melodic clash of XS650 starter gears (Mailman says it sounds like a spoon going through a garburator) followed by.....
....kablatta, kablatta, kablatta......
....kablatta, kablatta, kablatta......
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Me too Pete! Me too!
That really is great story Robin. This big old world of ours gets smaller and smaller each day.
Hey by the way, I love your photography on your motor. I think you could frame some of those!
Hey by the way, I love your photography on your motor. I think you could frame some of those!
A great story from The Polishing Master !
And what superb graphics. I'll know where to turn if I ever want to publish a book.
And what superb graphics. I'll know where to turn if I ever want to publish a book.
Yeah, how did you do that? It looks like the cover of a book!
LOL, well OK, I cheated guys.
I have a free downloaded book cover designing program. Come with lots of templates, you just add your own graphics and text.
https://www.canva.com/create/book-covers/
I have a free downloaded book cover designing program. Come with lots of templates, you just add your own graphics and text.
https://www.canva.com/create/book-covers/
Pete and his daughter sound like Secret Agents !
Huh, striking resemblances there Dude!
....and of course there's Daniel, in the background, pulling strings with the secret parts order.....
I trust we're not putting them in jeopardy by revealing their true identities Dude!
....oh behayyyyyvvvve.....
ROTFL Pete. Man you're killing me................
