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    #16
    Originally posted by Steve View Post
    I happen to know a guy that has a nice shop that is less than a full-day ride from you.

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    hmmm...that's weird... I know a guy like that too.... Now all I need is time

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      #17
      Originally posted by Steve View Post
      I happen to know a guy that has a nice shop that is less than a full-day ride from you.

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      Heck, Steve's shop is nicer than my house, and probably worth more too :>


      sean

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        #18
        Originally posted by seanarthurmachado View Post
        Heck, Steve's shop is nicer than my house, and probably worth more too :>


        sean
        Same here!
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        2014 BMW F800GSA | 1981 GS850GX | 1982 GS750T (now the son-in-laws) | 1983 GS750ES | 1983 Honda V45 Magna (needs some love) | 1980 Yamaha GT80 and LB80 "Chappy" | 1973 and 1975 Honda XL250 projects

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          #19
          While you are at it, I would pull the steering stem off and check, clean/replace grease the steering head bearings. Might have been awhile since they were even looked at. Check the wheel bearings as well. And check the slider bushings in the fork legs and fork tubes.
          sigpicMrBill Been a GSR member on and off since April 2002
          1980 GS 750E Bought new in Feb of 1980
          2015 CAN AM RTS


          Stuff I've done to my bike:dancing: 1100E front end with new Sonic springs, 1100E swing arm conversion with new Progressive shocks installed, 530 sprockets/chain conversion, new SS brake lines, new brake pads. New SS fasteners through out. Rebuilt carbs, new EBC clutch springs and horn installed. New paint. Motor runs strong.

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            #20
            Top Tip: When draining the oil from the fork legs, make sure you have relieved the internal air pressure, else a jet of very smelly, black, evil oil will hit you right on the ear, nose or forehead. It just missed me the last time.
            I'd spent years with non air forks and this was the first set of air forks I'd stripped in decades, so was not quite au fait with them.
            ---- Dave

            Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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              #21
              Trailer it..cant do shims on a warm engine.
              MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
              1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

              NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


              I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                #22
                Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
                Trailer it..cant do shims on a warm engine.

                If I go to Steves for this project..I will ride down day 1 - we do shims day 2 on a cold engine.
                Days 3-4-5-6-7-8-9-or ? are spent tinkering and riding..

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                  #23
                  Life's been nuts. Hope to get to do this soon. In the meantime, I'm still riding.

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                    #24
                    Originally posted by growler View Post
                    Life's been nuts. Hope to get to do this soon. In the meantime, I'm still riding.
                    ​That is the correct answer...ride the snot outta that bike..then tinker it back together...

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