First of all, let me apologize for what will likely be a long intro to this thread. If I'm wrong, I'll go back and delete these sentences, but I have been told that I can be a little verbose.
I thought I'd start a new thread for my next project, the refresh of my 78E that was introduced here…....
http://www.xs650.com/threads/on-the-road-again-at-40-the-bike-that-is.49360/
I know this thread name isn’t very original, was going to title it 'Cleanin’ up a dirty old girl’, buuuuttt, then thought better of that, don't need the mod’s mad at me. This title is in keeping with my last project and my intent for this one: to have her on the road next year for her 40th.
Also, I'm not very creative with making up names. You’ve probably guessed what letter my surname starts with and I’m not in the habit of naming my vehicles. But, buddies would say ”which bike are you talking about?”. The ‘77’, or the ‘78’, doesn’t mean anything to them so I’d say “the blue one, or the black one”, which morphed into ‘Ol Blue” and ‘Blackie’, which works for me.
Thinkin’ now, maybe ‘Black Betty’ (Bam-ba-lam)?
Details: 19,529 kms, 12,134 miles. Had been sitting in a garage for 12 years and shows the results of our extremely humid Southwestern Ontario climate.
PO stressed he wanted it to go to a good home where it would be well taken care of again.
I assured him it was, that I'd do my best, and that it was my intent to return her to some semblance of her former glory.
Plan is, get it fixed and tuned with some basic upgrades keeping it stock.
Make it stop again.
Clean it up, repaint the tank and tins (As close as I can get mixed up to the original Star Black) with new 78E decals (tank is pretty corroded and dented, need to pull and/or fill the dents) and get er back on the road as another survivor.
Chrome is pretty badly pitted from years of sitting, so can't do too much about that, but it will 'shine’ again.
I'd love to refit all that pitted chrome but for what it would cost to replace fenders and pipes I can find another 'project’ and I don't have the time, money nor talents to try for a ground up restoration so going to fix her up, get her roadworthy, and clean her up best I can to return some of her former elegance.
Some pics from the day after her midnight arrival.
Well that's pretty representative of what were starting with.
So now, let the games begin!
I thought I'd start a new thread for my next project, the refresh of my 78E that was introduced here…....
http://www.xs650.com/threads/on-the-road-again-at-40-the-bike-that-is.49360/
I know this thread name isn’t very original, was going to title it 'Cleanin’ up a dirty old girl’, buuuuttt, then thought better of that, don't need the mod’s mad at me. This title is in keeping with my last project and my intent for this one: to have her on the road next year for her 40th.
Also, I'm not very creative with making up names. You’ve probably guessed what letter my surname starts with and I’m not in the habit of naming my vehicles. But, buddies would say ”which bike are you talking about?”. The ‘77’, or the ‘78’, doesn’t mean anything to them so I’d say “the blue one, or the black one”, which morphed into ‘Ol Blue” and ‘Blackie’, which works for me.
Thinkin’ now, maybe ‘Black Betty’ (Bam-ba-lam)?
Details: 19,529 kms, 12,134 miles. Had been sitting in a garage for 12 years and shows the results of our extremely humid Southwestern Ontario climate.
PO stressed he wanted it to go to a good home where it would be well taken care of again.
I assured him it was, that I'd do my best, and that it was my intent to return her to some semblance of her former glory.
Plan is, get it fixed and tuned with some basic upgrades keeping it stock.
Make it stop again.
Clean it up, repaint the tank and tins (As close as I can get mixed up to the original Star Black) with new 78E decals (tank is pretty corroded and dented, need to pull and/or fill the dents) and get er back on the road as another survivor.
Chrome is pretty badly pitted from years of sitting, so can't do too much about that, but it will 'shine’ again.
I'd love to refit all that pitted chrome but for what it would cost to replace fenders and pipes I can find another 'project’ and I don't have the time, money nor talents to try for a ground up restoration so going to fix her up, get her roadworthy, and clean her up best I can to return some of her former elegance.
Some pics from the day after her midnight arrival.
Well that's pretty representative of what were starting with.
So now, let the games begin!