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1988 Harley - spit shine...

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Well here is my other, other project that I needed to get done before the start of this riding season....

sorry not a whole lot of pictures of before, but to start off the bike was not that bad and just needed a lot of polishing, waxing, and over all cleaning, a few trouble spots, where the paint cracked and flaked off will be just touched up, over all the bike is not in too bad of condition, and the owner did not want to sped a ton of cash for a full tear down and rebuild, so it was done with most parts left on the bike...

some pictures...

just hosed down, soap and water, and a sponge bath...





parts are coming off and being polished





mirrors were bad, but got them back somewhat...





front fender

 
cont...

cont...

And a wee bit more...

tank before



and after



getting there....





Well tha's it for now....

Still a bit to go, but should be done by next weekend

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GateKeeper said:
Well here is my other, other project that I needed to get done before the start of this riding season....

sorry not a whole lot of pictures of before, but to start off the bike was not that bad and just needed a lot of polishing, waxing, and over all cleaning, a few trouble spots, where the paint cracked and flaked off will be just touched up, over all the bike is not in too bad of condition, and the owner did not want to sped a ton of cash for a full tear down and rebuild, so it was done with most parts left on the bike...

some pictures...

just hosed down, soap and water, and a sponge bath...





parts are coming off and being polished





mirrors were bad, but got them back somewhat...





front fender

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Never could figure the weird GSR Harley antagonism. Maybe it's some kind of reaction to some Harley guys bashing Japanese bikes.

Harleys certainly have limitations; I'm not a fan of those buckhorn handle bars. But they are fun bikes to ride and I enjoy the older tech of pushrods and air cooling.

Good job on what looks like will be a very nice bike. Thanks for posting the pics.
 
Steve said:
Looking good, but that seat looks a bit more uncomfortable than most. :-\\\

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Ya if I left it that way, it would not be so good on any type of ride...:D

I have it off, as it's being cleaned and conditioned tight now, it has seen better days....as has the backrest....

windshield has to go on as well, but that will be this week sometime
 
Ecklund said:
Never could figure the weird GSR Harley antagonism. Maybe it's some kind of reaction to some Harley guys bashing Japanese bikes.

Harleys certainly have limitations; I'm not a fan of those buckhorn handle bars. But they are fun bikes to ride and I enjoy the older tech of pushrods and air cooling.

Good job on what looks like will be a very nice bike. Thanks for posting the pics.
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Thanks....

trying to do my best, she don't need it showroom condition, but enough to make it look OK, say from 3 feet away....LOL
 
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