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A Huge Day In The Garage

  • Thread starter Thread starter BassCliff
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Thanks everyone.

I forgot to mention that I've got a pile of parts stacked up in my garage now thanks to the generous members of this community. You guys are really swell!

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To make the lateral adjustments we had put our doubled-up 2x4 against a small partition wall at the end of the work surface (covered with junk) in my garage. Here's a better picture...

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When we were working on the vertical adjustments the 2x4 was placed against the 4x12 rafter at the top of the garage. This is a picture before we nailed 2 of them together. A single 2x4 wanted to bend as we pried up on the rear frame arm.

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I'll take a good look at the welds as I'm putting the bike back together. Thanks for the suggestion.

I got a great looking tank from ebay for pretty cheap. It's the Marble Indigo Blue tank from an '81 model. It looks so good that I'm seriously considering shopping for the rest of the '81 body parts and just changing the color of my bike. I like that particular blue, if I can find parts in good shape. I'll try to keep the pictures coming as Jessie goes back together. Thanks for all the good wishes. I'm healing up nicely and the therapy is progressing very well.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
I'm glad to see the bike is coming together.

How are you healing?
 
Cliff, don't turn your bike blue - it'll be 20mph slower :D

Actually I agree - that blue does suit the 850 in particular in my opinion. You can make the bike look all colour matched by just adding the right colour butty box (tail section) and painting the side panels satin black - I thought this colour scheme worked really well on the B models.
 
azr said:
ok....you guys are nuts!! 2X4's and sledge hammers?? I will be watching your posts with great enthusiasm. Glad to hear you, and Jessie, are on the mend.
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I'm a qualified panelbeater (you guys call 'em auto body repairers) and I can tell you that even with all the high tech, computerised, laser guided body jigs that repair shops have these days, they still resort to using lumps of wood, bottle jacks, sledge hammers, string lines and chalk.

I did my apprenticeship in a shop that specialised in Euro sports cars and have 'sledge hammered' Porsches, Ferraris and Lamborghinis (I aint kidding) to get 'em straight. It's all about 'reversing the impact' (the main thing that repairers are taught to do) in the most appropriate way.

Good job guys. Glad to see things on the mend Cliff. :)
 
it's amazing what a little 'gentle persuasion' can do! I can't wait to see that thing back on the road with you on top!
 
Zooks said:
I'm a qualified panelbeater (you guys call 'em auto body repairers) and I can tell you that even with all the high tech, computerised, laser guided body jigs that repair shops have these days, they still resort to using lumps of wood, bottle jacks, sledge hammers, string lines and chalk.

I did my apprenticeship in a shop that specialised in Euro sports cars and have 'sledge hammered' Porsches, Ferraris and Lamborghinis (I aint kidding) to get 'em straight. It's all about 'reversing the impact' (the main thing that repairers are taught to do) in the most appropriate way.

Good job guys. Glad to see things on the mend Cliff. :)
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LOL, so true.
A friend of mine runs a shop. Not as high end as you but its scary to see em take hevy duty neanderthal type tools to some of the automobiles.
 
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