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'81 550L Rebuild/Restore/Cafe/WTF??

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Stahlgrau333

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Pretty much just a placeholder for now. I'll update my plans later...probably once I figure out what those plans actually are.

The day she came home...

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How she looked this past Saturday morning...

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And this where she was sitting when I gave her up in favor of a bottle of wine, Saturday night.

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That rear sprocket looks pretty big. How many teeth on there?
 
ChicagoBob said:
That rear sprocket looks pretty big. How many teeth on there?
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Ya know, that's a good question. I haven't looked at it closely, but now that you mention it I will.

I really don't know anything about the history of the bike. I was assuming that it's completely stock, but I suppose it's possible the gears have been replaced.

It's got just a hair over 6900 miles on it, and I picked it up from a Middle School math teacher that realized he was over his head when he couldn't get the starter to turn. Before him, I don't know how or where the bike lived it's earlier life. It does have OK tag on it...last registered in 1990.

I've had the lights on, and was able to somewhat 'bump' the starter, but either the solenoid is shot (likely), or the starter needs rebuilt (also very likely).

I decided not to waste any more time 'diagnosing', and after a little moral support from Chuck, decided to just start ripping into her and throwing pieces in boxes. This will be my very first actual build.
 
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