Member Contributer Mohawk Posted May 2, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted May 2, 2014 Sweet, love it :) Enjoy the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Beautiful job, Tom - I'm envious! Wish I had the time, money and patience to do to my 700 what you've accomplished. One question, did you refinish the mufflers, or did they clean up that nicely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer tomk1960 Posted May 2, 2014 Author Member Contributer Share Posted May 2, 2014 Beautiful job, Tom - I'm envious! Wish I had the time, money and patience to do to my 700 what you've accomplished. One question, did you refinish the mufflers, or did they clean up that nicely? There's really not a lot of money in this restoration, besides the usual stuff such as a battery, rebuild kits, chain and sprockets, etc. The biggest expenses were the top end oiler kit and carb overhaul. I had Mike Nixon in CA go through the carbs since they're quite different than the ones I'm used to overhauling. Time and patience are definitely key. If you're in a rush, then you'll never do everything you hoped to do. I try to attack my bikes during the winter when I can't ride them anyway. My mufflers were ok to look at, but nothing spectacular. I got a spare pair on CL and used them as guinea pigs for powder coating. I media blasted and washed them, and then shot them with a base coat of silver metallic followed by a couple topcoats of black chrome. They came out nice and hopefully they'll hold up fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer bswiles Posted June 4, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted June 4, 2014 Beautiful....and those mirrors look like a work of art! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NobleHops Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Tom, you are everywhere! I just stumbled across this thread, what a great build. Nils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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