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  Topic: Has anyone tried soda blasting wire wheels and hubs?
JimEd

Replies: 9
Views: 7709
 PostForum: Drive   Posted: December 17, 2009, 9:00 pm   Subject: Re: Has anyone tried soda blasting wire wheels and hubs?
It looks like no one has tried soda blasting, so has anyone had their wheels, spokes, and hubs media blasted? I would like to have it done as one piece. I want a brushed or satin look to my wheel asse ...
  Topic: Has anyone tried soda blasting wire wheels and hubs?
JimEd

Replies: 9
Views: 7709
 PostForum: Drive   Posted: December 1, 2009, 12:00 pm   Subject: Has anyone tried soda blasting wire wheels and hubs?
I have a set of spoke wheels with a small amount of rust on the spokes and would like to have the entire assemblies soda blasted to remove the rust, clear coat, etc and give them a satin look.
I was ...
  Topic: My First Build "The Story"
JimEd

Replies: 4
Views: 5071
 PostForum: Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber!   Posted: October 19, 2009, 9:28 am   Subject: Re: My First Build "The Story"
I am either going to ceramic coat the pipes silver or just black wrap them with the chrome fishtails showing, Right now I leaning toward just wrapping them.

The bike in the pipes’ pictures belong ...
  Topic: My First Build "The Story"
JimEd

Replies: 4
Views: 5071
 PostForum: Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber!   Posted: October 18, 2009, 8:28 am   Subject: My First Build "The Story"
This is my first build so I want to give a little history about what I have done so far. This might be kind of lengthy but I hope you enjoy it.

Here she is in the beginning a 1981 Special Craigslis ...
  Topic: Front brake caliper rebuild shopping list?
JimEd

Replies: 6
Views: 4146
 PostForum: Wheels, Brakes and Controls   Posted: September 11, 2009, 4:01 pm   Subject: Re: Front brake caliper rebuild shopping list?
Where was kenosha kid selling from? I can't find him anywhere.
  Topic: Lowering the front forks
JimEd

Replies: 1
Views: 1851
 PostForum: Frames   Posted: September 10, 2009, 7:38 am   Subject: Lowering the front forks
Does anyone know the easiest and best way to lower the front forks on an 81 XS. I want to lower mine about 2” and don’t want to just slide them up in the
trees.
  Topic: Paul Bertaut
JimEd

Replies: 4
Views: 5279
 PostForum: Top End Work   Posted: July 31, 2009, 5:18 pm   Subject: Paul Bertaut
Does anyone know anything about Paul Bertaut? Does he built good engines and is he reliable? I have talked to him but can't find anything about him.
 
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