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Norwegian 1979 GS500E restoration.

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Kenny said:
Thanx but don’t do it lol!! So much work and more work ahead as i gotta Keep it this way too 
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Ill just ride down to Stavanger with a case of beer and have you do it :p

I want my bike to look better, I am so pleased with polishing the axle on the rear (it being rusty annoyed me a lot).
 
Noreg said:
Ill just ride down to Stavanger with a case of beer and have you do it :p

I want my bike to look better, I am so pleased with polishing the axle on the rear (it being rusty annoyed me a lot).
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Ha ha that beer sounds like a good plan 😂
 
Kenny said:
Ha ha that beer sounds like a good plan 
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Did you get that oil sweating from the filter cover fixed? And could you tell me about the salty monk brake thing?

I think you can reorder the licence plates from the vegvesen.no site, and have them shipped home, so you wont have to wait for an appointment. Might remember wrongly though. I believe they can be reordered even while sitting at the DMV. Also, at least here, if you knock on the door and seem sufficiently desperate they will usually let you in (depends a little on who answers, one of them is so strict).
 
Noreg said:
Did you get that oil sweating from the filter cover fixed? And could you tell me about the salty monk brake thing?

I think you can reorder the licence plates from the vegvesen.no site, and have them shipped home, so you wont have to wait for an appointment. Might remember wrongly though. I believe they can be reordered even while sitting at the DMV. Also, at least here, if you knock on the door and seem sufficiently desperate they will usually let you in (depends a little on who answers, one of them is so strict).
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Yes the oil leak from filter is no longer a issue. The Salty brakes, well, those parts are stuck somewhere in the Usps system due to Covid i think. Guess i?ll have to wait some more weeks..... the tracking for it makes little sense too. I could have had the license plates yesterday. Sadly "skatteetaten" had and still have issues on their Website for the tax payment solution. I need to pay one tax AS it is imported, "vrakpant". But they at dmv called me up again today and said i could Come on monday if i get to pay the tax in the weekend, then they will help me getting the license plate asap.
 
Got my licenseplates this monday and I have been driving it every day. A couple of minor hickups.One wire that broke resulting in no ignition/spark. LED bulbs and LED taillight messing up, now removed and thrown in the bin were it belongs.

I took the original tail light and modified the ducktail a little bit so i could push the taillight one inch or so back in the ducktail. Looked so much better in my opinion than both the led setup with custom red lexanplate, and original it just sticks out too much.

47669DE4-2447-4C67-AB0A-2A7F1871EC78 by Kenneth H, on Flickr

37B471FF-AC9C-4128-A88E-2105DEAEAAD5 by Kenneth H, on Flickr
 
I think I saw posts from your ride on facebook.

Did you punch holes in the licence plate or use a holder? I hate the bolts theough mine.
 
Noreg said:
I think I saw posts from your ride on facebook.

Did you punch holes in the licence plate or use a holder? I hate the bolts theough mine.
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i drilled holes and use bolts. These plastic holders does not look good on old bikes in my opinion. That?s just me.
 
Sanded down my sidecovers and ducktail and then painted them. video below, click the image to see the video on flickr.

IMG_1447 by Kenneth H, on Flickr
 
Looking good - I'm in the process of doing mine. I hope they turn out as well as yours!
 
steveb922 said:
Looking good - I'm in the process of doing mine. I hope they turn out as well as yours!
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Thanks, not so much in painting it to get a good result but the pre work done, like sanding etc.

i have yet to do the gas tank. Much more work on that one than these. I guess i will have to spend the whole next weekend just prepping it.
 
I'm envious of your painting skills. Just prepping and painting the rear caliper was an entire weekend ordeal for me.

Your bike will look so smooth.
 
Both are new

You haven't read the Salty_Monk Twinpot upgrade thread in Performance?

Kenny, proceed carefully. It is possible to lock the front wheel in a panic stop, so get used to all of that power
 
Big T said:
Both are new

You haven't read the Salty_Monk Twinpot upgrade thread in Performance?

Kenny, proceed carefully. It is possible to lock the front wheel in a panic stop, so get used to all of that power
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I have skimmed it, but decided it was something I'd look into at a later time. I have not have trouble with the brakes (except for the rear brakes after I changed the fluid and pads and rotor). The brakes aren't that bad.
 
Big T said:
Both are new

You haven't read the Salty_Monk Twinpot upgrade thread in Performance?

Kenny, proceed carefully. It is possible to lock the front wheel in a panic stop, so get used to all of that power
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it brakes good. However the frontbrakes are soft to squeeze. Wondering if either the brake lines are to old and give in or the brake cylinder might be bad.
 
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