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1980 Wes Cooley in the garage....finally!

Dropped the oil pan tonight to clean out the filter screen....pretty clean...good sign I guess....I'm sure it's never been done.



 
Well a little update....Carbs were leaking big time when we put them back in....Rob used his new can of Berryman's dip and it sorted it out.
Also the cam chain timing was out one pin....Rob fixed that too...





And Mark helped out yesterday with tuning the carbs....Sounds great!!! Now over the weekend I will get the other pieces back together..:D

Thanks so much to Mark and Rob....there is no way I could have done this on my own....I am in awe of their talent and willingness to help me.:)

 
Is that with the 33mm Mikuni smoothbores on the bike? The throttle response sounded pretty good, my 33's have a tendency to hang the revs.
 
eddie21 said:
Is that with the 33mm Mikuni smoothbores on the bike? The throttle response sounded pretty good, my 33's have a tendency to hang the revs.
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No Glenn, those are the stock carbs...yeah, the response is very good!
Btw...got your message and will call you shortly...:)
 
Wow. Talk about a marathon rebuild. Looking great. Hope she serves you well.
 
Thank you to Mark and Rob for helping me with this project. I appreciate your friendship and talent to restore a classic motorcycle...I clearly could not have done it without you two!! Cheers









 
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Looks great, Trevor.
I don't know enough about the S. Is the black trim on the windscreen stock?
I have a Zero Gravity and Gustafson and neither have the trim. The stock one i have is slightly "out of round" like the one on yours.
 
Lookin' Good Trevor!

That seat looks just like the "L" seat I have on my "T". Is the original supposed to be flat...like the "T" seat? Just curious...

Overall, you and your buddies have done a great job!


Ed
 
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bonanzadave said:
Awesome !! If I come out can I take it for a "spin"....:eek:
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Hahaha.....you funny! :p Well...if I had not let Fred ride and crash my 83 I wouldn't have a Cooley sitting in my garage right now. So I guess there is a silver lining.:D
 
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