I'm with ya arthur, think I had over 100 hrs on my bike before I fired it up for the first time. Sat for about 10 years in my buddys garage covered up. But he never drained gas or carbs. What a mess. Keep at it, be persistent, BE CAREFUL, and enjoy Darin
On Wed, Jan 16, 2019, 5:24 PM Arthur Sheller <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll check out the video! Thanks! > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2019, 2:36 PM Darin Hatton <[email protected] wrote: > >> Damn bro , after all that what's left to order? Just kiddin. Want mine to >> look good as well, and safe. I saw a you tube video of a guy who one if >> those red ones and pretty much restored it in a deeper red and tucked in >> turn signals, front ones were mounted on the side of the front cowl. >> SWEET!! If you haven't seen it, it is worth searching. Red would have been >> my choice but this one came from a buddy who finally decided to let it go. >> Can't wait to see the progress on yours. Hopefully you can source oem >> exhaust? Do you have a factory service manual for your bike? >> >> On Wed, Jan 16, 2019, 12:39 PM Arthur Sheller <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Yes thanks, I got them all on ebay. So far I've had good luck. Replaced >>> fuel tank, instrument cluster, front turn signals, front cowl, handle bar >>> controls, brake and clutch levers, front forks, shift pedal rubber, carb >>> gaskets and connector o-rings, petcock kit, left side cover and electrical >>> bracket bar. I just placed a big order from Partzilla also. >>> >>> On Jan 16, 2019 11:16 AM, "Darin Hatton" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks arthur. Read your post about removing paint... you can use >>> chemical paint strippers to remove paint but the ones I have tried tended >>> to attack the plastic parts. Might be better off sanding with with >>> progressively finer grits, prime and paint as stated in earlier post. >>> The guy I got my silverwing off of painted parts of the bike with a >>> cranberry rattle can paint. Took lots of sanding. He even painted over >>> cracked clear coat and pinstripes! What a mess that was , anyway, good >>> luck. >>> Do you have the missing body work for your bike? If not I've seen >>> quite a few pieces on ebay >>> >>> DARIN >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
