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Not bad for an afternoon's work + pics

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From what i have read of this i must say the bikes looking great!!....Now i just gotta measure between the frame rails on my GS1100 to see if the fender im looking at will work on the bike..its a fender somewhat like yours sold by Drag Specalities called the Fat Bob rear fender...
 
jimcor said:
Undersand about the house and the OL, but hey, you got a responsibility to the peeps here, bro. 18 pages into the project is nowhere to leave us hanging! [-X...jk, well sorta +/-.
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yeah, I hear ya. I gotta get this thing finished. I'm so close...But still so far away. Couple guys at work have been buggin me about entering it into the car show at our company picnic, which is at the end of July...Maybe we'll get it done for that.
 
Progress, at last

Progress, at last

So, today I finally got a chance to work on old Suzi. No pics, cuz it really hasn't changed much in the last, oh, 6 months, but Now the brakes work again, and the electrical is really, really close to finished. All that is left is the various grounds, and installing the battery. Oh, and I gotta tap into a constant 12V supply for my running lights, but thats not a big deal. Its getting close now, Just gotta finish body work, and give her a bath.
 
Got a chance to work on the bike a little this weekend. Electrical is quickly coming to a close. I have the battery in, and all the lights work. My Mod to the front for running lights is even complete. Now, I gotta fill the engine with oil (I know I have a new filter floating around here somewhere), and Finish up the rear license plate mount (stock tabs were cut when I got the fender). Thats the last bit of fab work left to do. Then its time to convert my garage to a body shop, and finish up the glass on the side panels, and spray some paint. I think I'm going to go with a scheme similar to the Nightster. Might as well finish up the Harley theme, eh? Well, All except the oil leaks :mrgreen:

Oh, and I promise some pictures soon...
 
Krogrer has an excellent price on some genuine Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil this week!
 
mortation said:
Sounds awesome dude. But.....

PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES
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Ok, Ok, You've beaten them outta me :) Seriously, sorry its taken so long, but money has been tight (I'm starting to rethink this whole home ownership thing) and Time is even tighter. Enough excuses, here she sits.

The Battery Area...What a Mess
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Ok, Moment of Triumph. Those idiot lights have not been on in 8 months!

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Headlight Bucket. Even Bigger mess...Notice the running lights!

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Outdoorsy Pics

Outdoorsy Pics

Ok, I know I owe some pictures of the seat, and the weather is beautiful today, so I decided to roll ol' suzy outta the garage for some modeling. Here you go

Right Side View

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Close up of the Seat/fender

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Left Side View at 3/4 I think this is my favorite angle so far.

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Lemme know what yall think. I'm gonna go try to get her running!
 
Well, no runny tonight...Can't find that stupid oil filter...But I did get some glass thrown on the side panels, and looks like those are gonna turn out pretty good. Nice and smooth! Laid lots of small piece into the seam between the chrome airbox cover, and the painted plastic. Got them approximately level. Now I'm gonna bridge the gap, and smooth it off.
 
I think it is looking great.Arent those headlight buckets an absolute mess to deal with.I dont see how guys take theirs off and paint them and get all the wires back in and correctly.
 
ron bayless said:
Arent those headlight buckets an absolute mess to deal with.I dont see how guys take theirs off and paint them and get all the wires back in and correctly.
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Simple, you use a complex blend of psychology, and extreme violence.

Mike, good to see you making more progress on the bike. I hope you get to take some nice long rides this season. I know it can get tough to find time to work on it when other distractions show up. It took my taillight falling off for me to finally getting around to ordering new parts and doing any new work.
 
Man that thing is looking so sweet! I am green with envy :) I am definitely going to do the same fender whenever I get the money to do the fun stuff! I think I am going to see about using harley fender mounts to though to raise the rear fender up a wee bit and use shorter shocks to get that more V look.
 
Stupid Old motorcycles!!!!! Stupid Previous Owner!!! So, I gave up trying to find the other filter I have laying around, and went and bought a new one, along with some new plugs. Got her all filled with brand new oil, and want to try and spin her over. Turn the key on, flip the switch, pull the clutch...Wait a second...This clutch lever won't move. grrr. Well, thats ok. I know how to defeat that particular safety switch. Make sure bike is in Neutral. Double check to be sure bike is in neutral. Push Starter button...Nothing. Not a click, whir, buzz or pop. Well, I guess I'm glad it didn't pop, or let any magic smoke out. Now what I think to myself.

Out comes the meter and wire diagram. I start chasing wires back, starting with the right side handle. Lets look at the connector. Oh, this is the one the P.O. melted, that I should replace. Lets take that out. ZAP! Did I mention that I had not turned the key off? Hmmm....

After closer examination, one of the pins had released from the connector block, and will not stay put, due to the melting of the circuit. Well, while moving it around, I grounded it to the frame. So, It looks like I did not have contact on that pin, which was causing the original problem. Now I have to find a new connector. Anyone have a spare harness laying around that can spare the right side controls connector? I need the white 9-pin one (at least it white with 9 pins on my Bike).
 
Bummer dude, I know how much it sucks chasing down electrical issues, that's why I rebuilt my harness (which created about as many problems as it solved).

Last night I decided to get my 500 running, and spent about 2 hours looking for a bad ground.

I think most autoparts stores should carry some generic connectors. You might be able to cut out the faulty one and replace it.
 
I'm gonna end up using two 4 pin connectors. I have them laying around, and looking at the connector on the bike, there is only 8 pins being used currently. Should work out just fine.
 
Got the new connectors in, still no contact to the starter. I didn't spend a whole lot of time dinking around after installing the connectors though. Its F-in HUMID here today. I think my contacts fogged up when I went from my air conditioned house to the garage. As an added bonus, I got my new shocks today. Found a set on Flea-bay from an 83 650E. They are in Very good shape (still have the original Showa stickers on them), so I just gotta compress the spring, pull them apart, and repaint. Thinking about beadblasting the springs, and repainting them silver (currently they are black). The shock bodies are going to stay black. All for the low price of 45 bucks, shipped.
 
So I got my garage cleaned up for the wife sale this weekend, and finally had some time to start chasing electrical gremlins. I found a couple grounds that were not hooked up properly, so I'm hoping that is the problem with the starter. It makes sense, cuz one of the grounds was to the solenoid...:oops:

Anyway, I was putting the battery in, and struggling with the main ground wire that runs to the engine. I noticed that I had not routed it under the upper mount of the battery box properly, so instead of taking the whole box out (the "right" way) I tried to bend the negative terminal tab and just pass the wire through where its supposed to be. Well, the terminal broke. Now I gotta wait till after work tomorrow (and hopefully snag some 8 ga scrap wire :) ) and then drive to the 'shack for some ring terminals (or maybe the big box) make a new ground wire, then try it out. Its just like my sig says. "Never time to do it right, always time to do it twice" Old bikes are so much fun!
 
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