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Old 12-06-2012, 03:18 AM   #5581
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Hey Mike, I'm thinking 990Adv-R inspired look.

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What's the plan, Jimmy?

Washing is for girls, I'm painting it not give it a perm and highlights!

Only problem, is I got to this point and started thinking about paint the frame too...but I've never taken a motor out of a bike before.

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Geez, even I know to wash the bike first.
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Old 12-06-2012, 03:23 AM   #5582
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I'm painting it not give it a perm and highlights!

Only problem, is I got to this point and started thinking about paint the frame too...but I've never taken a motor out of a bike before.
Actually, when you think about it, painting it IS giving it a perm and highlights! If you didn't care what it looked like, you'd be putting money into performance parts, not paint.
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Old 12-06-2012, 03:45 AM   #5583
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Ok, Ok I just forgot to wash it...but even with all the dirt still on it, can't believe how light it is without all the plastic!

I would like to paint the frame black, but am a little nervous about getting everything back together after.
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Old 12-06-2012, 03:54 AM   #5584
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Ok, Ok I just forgot to wash it...but even with all the dirt still on it, can't believe how light it is without all the plastic!

I would like to paint the frame black, but am a little nervous about getting everything back together after.
We used to take our British bikes apart and do things like paint frames and body parts and it can be done, as long as you're careful and document the process with pictures and notes, so you don't end up with a basket case in the Spring.

The biggest hurdle these days is the complexity of the wiring harness. British bikes had about 5 wires in the main loom. Modern bikes have far more.
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Old 12-06-2012, 07:07 AM   #5585
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Ok, Ok I just forgot to wash it...but even with all the dirt still on it, can't believe how light it is without all the plastic!

I would like to paint the frame black, but am a little nervous about getting everything back together after.

Orange frame

Winter is long and I'm bored....I am willing to come over and help dismantle and put back together

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Old 12-06-2012, 10:00 AM   #5586
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Orange frame

Winter is long and I'm bored....I am willing to come over and help dismantle and put back together


+1 on the orange frame.....
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Old 12-06-2012, 10:03 AM   #5587
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Winter is long and I'm bored....I am willing to come over and help dismantle and put back together
Christ you better hide that bike fast
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Old 12-06-2012, 12:09 PM   #5588
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Hmmmmmmm...orange frame sounds good. And the dismantle doesn't bother me, it's getting all the wiring and pieces back in the right spots after.
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Old 12-06-2012, 02:09 PM   #5589
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Hmmmmmmm...orange frame sounds good. And the dismantle doesn't bother me, it's getting all the wiring and pieces back in the right spots after.
Pics, pics, pics. Manuals sometimes show cable routing, parts fiche shows 'washer this side, not that side'.
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Old 12-06-2012, 04:45 PM   #5590
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Pics, pics, pics. Manuals sometimes show cable routing, parts fiche shows 'washer this side, not that side'.
And labels. Lots of labels.

I wired an entire bike once. If I can do that, you can get your frame stripped and back together, Juames! And I like the idea of the orange frame.
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Old 12-06-2012, 05:18 PM   #5591
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Old 12-06-2012, 05:21 PM   #5592
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^^ exactly.

The older you get the more forgetfull you get so this is now my one golden rule
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Old 12-06-2012, 05:28 PM   #5593
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^^ exactly.

The older you get the more forgetfull you get so this is now my one golden rule
Speaking of forgetful...
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Old 12-07-2012, 05:22 AM   #5594
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Hey, I bought on ebay and it's in the mail

I did forget for quite a while though
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Old 12-23-2012, 06:15 PM   #5595
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