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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.

Hi streaker. to the YOC. I'm sure you'll find you've come to the right place for help. Nayruf has been a great help with my DT (and my G7S for that matter)... hope he doesn't mind me calling him out. I think there are lots of DT owners here that can help too. Post up some pics of both bikes... I think the '77 500 sounds like one I've been eyeing down the street from me, but I'm not certain.

Hey Eddie. I have the emoticon legend page bookmarked in Safari on my iphone. Link here. If that helps at all.

Sorry man, I've read your question, but can't offer any help.

Hi David. Welcome to the YOC. Sorry I can't help you with the technical info, but a word of advice is to post an intro in the new member section. You're apt to get a better response from the "locals".

...is that Joel McHale... what a crack up!

Where the hell is Cameroon? Hope those chics are fine if I'm most like them.

Where on earth do you find this stuff?! Too weird.

I always knew unicorns were real... Or is that horn battery operated?

customer service? what's that? j/k I know a painter here who thinks his shit is made of gold... but it stinks! I can see him doing something like that.

Seems like your mate should be able to take it to a paint shop that can match the paint using a camera that takes a close-up shot and then converts it to the color. At least I think they do that here in the states. ??