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    Well done on gittin' 'er done!!!

    You need to get your dad to take a pic of you riding by cos we need to see how a body fits on it!!

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      Love it MLC! That's turned out to be a wicked lookin' machine! Glad you made it safely too

      Did you manage to catch up with Big Rich at all?
      1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
      1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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        Originally posted by pete View Post
        wicked lookin' machine!

        I agree with pete!!! how does it feel?

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          Pete I forgot he was going to be here, but I really don't know what to look for anyways haha.

          Feels great, handles great other than being a little awkward at parking lot speed. We even rode about 30 miles on the interstate and it felt great! We've had a little battle with dads ironhead though. It's all good, think we got it straightened out. We are going to head home pretty early tomorrow.

          Wanted to leave you guys with this picture of Warren jr's knucklehead chopper... I saw it in person earlier this year at the Dixie roundup and it has been a bit of inspiration for my build:

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            Oh yeah I forgot to mention the frame has been thoroughly strength tested haha. My friends driveway is super steep so I tried hitting it at an angle and wound up running off the side, ramped a railroad tie, and landed safely in some bushes with nothing bent or broken hahaha

            Also the bushes are ok.

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              that s a new testing procedure!

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                Awesome stuff MLC, glad to hear you're enjoying her.. and yeah interesting testing there! Haha

                Not sure when you'll see this or anything but if Rich is still around I believe he'll be hanging out at the Do The Ton stand or stall or whatever it is... I believe I saw G25 somewhere if that means anything... of course you don't have to go look for him either...
                1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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                450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                  Friggin sweet!

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                    Originally posted by Etcheberri View Post
                    that s a new testing procedure!
                    It was a bit of a surprise to me... But if there was any doubt to the structural integrity of the frame, it has been wiped away completely haha

                    Originally posted by pete View Post
                    Awesome stuff MLC, glad to hear you're enjoying her.. and yeah interesting testing there! Haha

                    Not sure when you'll see this or anything but if Rich is still around I believe he'll be hanging out at the Do The Ton stand or stall or whatever it is... I believe I saw G25 somewhere if that means anything... of course you don't have to go look for him either...
                    I'm loving it Pete... we ended up leaving first thing sunday morning since my dad's ironhead wasn't charging. Tried a few things but couldn't get it to charge, so we just ran as far as we could on one fully charged battery, then switched to another charged battery I got from a friend... and that got us to about 35 miles from home where my wife showed up with the truck to get him. I rode the last 35 miles and gave my bike a big hug when I pulled into my driveway!

                    Originally posted by ScrumDown View Post
                    Friggin sweet!
                    Thanks!

                    I think this picture sums up the trip pretty well... awesome weather, fun times, and a great story.

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                      Excellent! Glad it was good fun!

                      Tell your dad to get a Honda R/R... it can have an R/R upgrade just like our trusty GS'
                      1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                      1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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                      450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                      Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                        Ha I think it was more likely the 32 year old generator... only thing he hasn't replaced on the bike... tested good a while back, so he didn't replace it. The guy that did the work on the bike for him didn't replace the original wiring harness, so I'm going to wire it up from scratch with new wire for him... 30+ year old wires just have too much resistance in them and will eventually burn something up.

                        He also said to tell all the suzuki guys that the american made bike lost this round, but will be back! haha

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                          Originally posted by mlc216 View Post
                          Ha I think it was more likely the 32 year old generator... only thing he hasn't replaced on the bike... tested good a while back, so he didn't replace it. The guy that did the work on the bike for him didn't replace the original wiring harness, so I'm going to wire it up from scratch with new wire for him... 30+ year old wires just have too much resistance in them and will eventually burn something up.

                          He also said to tell all the suzuki guys that the american made bike lost this round, but will be back! haha
                          Good call, old wires aren't the best... still contemplating a new harness in the back of my mind but that can come later if I do it...

                          Hahaha nice one! Glad to see he's got a sense of humour... he'll need it more with the American Iron vs. the Suzuki's... hahahaha
                          1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                          1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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                          450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                          Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                            Overall I'm really impressed with how my bike handled 400 miles this weekend....especially since I was still working on a few things friday morning when I woke up haha.

                            The fender has a nice crack in it from flexing from the weight of me and my pack, so that's the first thing I'll need to work on. Then I'll get the smaller sportster tank finished and sealed up. I'll probably make a shorter sissy bar for the daily commute, and then I'll paint it up nice and see if I can make bike of the month...

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                              Glad it all worked out for you, man! I have to say - I was a liiiiiiiiittle bit skeptical, given the time frame

                              Well done, mate!!

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                                Originally posted by HatchA74 View Post
                                I was a liiiiiiiiittle bit skeptical, given the time frame
                                I was too haha

                                Far from done, but I will definitely be riding it a lot while I'm making small changes and getting it ready for paint.

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