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Liquid metal eh? That sounds interesting. I'll have to google it. Thanks DirtyDT!

post some pics when you get her.

my bike gave me some bruises tearing her apart this last weekend.

It sounded like a good idea at the time. He's got a great voice for narration.

Thanks Phil! I'll try not to bore ya to death. This will be my first motorcycle brake replacement. I did the pads on my old pickup, but that was ages ago and they were disc brakes. I did notice a tear in the seat pan so might have a little welding to do, but I'll keep that fiber glass cloth in mind too. Thinking about getting a sand blasting cabinet... yay new toys! Probably won't get much done during the week... maybe some parts cleanup. Hubby's birthday is Thursday so I should probably get something together for him.

what?! you wouldn't make those boots look hot?

Buddymc! Sounds like a nice thing to do upon retiring. I still have years of work ahead of me, but retiring to a life on the road is something I can look forward to. If you get as far from home as Idaho you are welcome to holler at me. My husband and I love to get out anytime we can.

Here's the state of the seat (not so pretty is it? )... Unfortunately the brakes aren't in as good of shape as the ones on my little G7S, but hey, that's why I'm tearing it down right? Got the frame pretty much stripped today... Here's to getting everything cleaned up and back together again. Feels like I got something done this weekend (although it wasn't on my thesis)... so now it's out for dinner and a drink or two.

You missed the new member section and hit the forum help section. This one is just for technical issues with the forum, but welcome to the YOC anyway. I saw you posted your question in the new member section too though. Hopefully the info YPVS Tone posted was helpful. Are you still looking for the colors? You'll probably want to post a proper intro in the new member section and then post your question in the bar. It could easily be overlooked here (and in the new member section). Good luck.

Well, what year? I don't even know if that matters, but I'm clueless anyway. I have a 1976 DT175C and it's blue and white... yours is silver (probably newer)? Or do you mean the mudguards? I found this forum post and Airhead mentions the silver color. Might help if you post an intro in the new member section too.

Looks fantastic! Nice work.

to the YOC Steve!

+1

Managed to remove the rear tire and swing arm yesterday thanks to hubby's help and the PB Blaster. The rear axle was stuck on the spacer. Also got the old foam and upholstery off the seat. The base is fairly rusty so it'll need some cleaning up. Going to work on her a bit more today.

+1 If the 50 can do that then my 80 must need some work.

to the YOC. Love the cafe racers myself, but can also appreciate keeping things original... especially if the original stuff is there and can be saved.

to the YOC and back to riding! I love the look of those bikes. Post up some pics of yours when you can.

Lunch time here now. 1:38 pm.

MAD magazine.

Alfred E. Newman yep. Loved snohmann's avatar so I had to respond with my favorite pic.

Thanks you two!! PB blaster eh? I'll see if I can find some this morning. If not the hubby also suggested deep creep. ?? Hopefully it will be a little better with two pairs of hands today to steady it. Thanks also for the tips on not mushrooming the threads... that's a lesson I learned the hard way eons ago as a powertool mechanic.

You bet! Glad I could help.

ya I'd much rather watch soccer than what they call football here... but to each his own.

Well, here goes... my first rebuild project. She's in a sad state as illustrated by the photos. I've had this bike over ten years, and (with the help of my dad) had taken the engine off the frame to fix the clutch because it was seized... plus I took the head off (don't remember why as I've slept since then, but it does look like there's some scoring on the piston). That was a long time ago and as you can see it's still in pieces... so I'm now picking up where I left off. I'm a complete newbie bike mechanic, but I figure what better way to get to know my bike? Hopefully you all don't mind me pestering you for help along the way since my pops can't help me because I don't live with him anymore (and he's got enough of his own sh*t to do). (I do have the tail pipe too just didn't make it into the photo) Today's progress: removed the front tire; attempted to remove the rear tire, but unfortunately the rear axle is stuck something fierce. I can't seem to loosen up the wheel alignment on the right side. (gir) I've soaked it with WD40 so we'll see what happens tomorrow. I'm going to enlist the hubby's help tomorrow to see if I can get that and then strip the wiring and the rest of the frame so I can get it ready to repaint. Luckily I know a guy who's going to re-foam and re-upholster the seat because the ones I've found (with Nayruf's help) are stinking expensive. Not sure how long this project will take as I'm just going to be able to do bits when I find time, but I'll keep you posted.

aboard.