It's too easy to swap wheels. I had no trouble finding an '81 rear wheel.mebby a couple mag wheel Heritage specials did make it here?
It's too easy to swap wheels. I had no trouble finding an '81 rear wheel.mebby a couple mag wheel Heritage specials did make it here?
Same with mine, the Bazillion spoked rims were not pretty from being used as an off-road bike by the sons of the farmers I bought it from about 20 years ago!It's too easy to swap wheels. I had no trouble finding an '81 rear wheel.
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The Dewalt 20v version is just as handy. Its good to have a work truck full of power tools in the driveway every day.toss in here
this is the 1/4" impact that comes in the standard M18 2 piece drill kit.
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With a 3/8" drive adapter and sockets, easily removed all the "laid rusting in a field for 20 years" 14-17mm nuts and bolts holding pegs, exhaust, shocks, spark plugs, all the carb screws, including the angle iron screws etc. quickly drilled off stripped out screw heads also. If I was only allowed one battery tool, this one.
It's december, leave circled ads for the kit where your sweetie can see them................
Per my comment elsewhere, things got slightly snafued. I ended up being embarrassed to have paid $75 for it. Was sitting out back at "dads" place. We had it dragged out of the brambles and loaded in the trailer before the daughter showed, she had run the ad and was a jerk about the price. Took some serious work to beat her down from $100. But thatsa OK.
I know what that is like have way more `round to it projects than I'll ever live long enough to get to!I'm going to die or go completely feeble before it all gets done, but still look at "need love" bargains. (sick bastard)
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I'm in the process of trying to talk myself out of a Steiner like this one. Rough shape but complete, no attachments, multiple farmer fixes and repowered with a Predator V twin of some sort. Resisting the urge to ask what they want for it. Surfing Horror Fright, the engine (which appears to be brand new, or nearly so) retails for around $900 so they probably want more than my toy budget can handle anyway. Be my luck it'd be just out of reach and tempt me to do something stupid to get it.
Is it worth the effort to remove the swing arm?Frame seems fine but with no title an 83 frame is scrap iron,
Is it worth the effort to remove the swing arm?
That gas tank will "Buff Out". Just send it to Jim..
Highly variable, anywhere from a couple light taps with a drift to a three day saga ending with a sawzall extraction. Bronze bushings is the hot tip and yes a worthwhile replacement on most of the fleet.No, at least I don't think so. My swingarm has the most missing paint behind the left joint to the frame, but I believe it is solid. I heard those bushings were generally cr*p, being plastic, and should be changed to nylon or teflon, can't remember which. Wondered how much trouble it was to remove, mainly. Thanks though.