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nudude53 Full Member
Joined: Apr 24, 2009 Posts: 623 Location: Snow Camp, North Carolina
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Posted: July 7, 2009, 12:33 pm Post subject: Re: Here we go again... |
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TC:
That price was just for the paint and does not include shipping which will be crazy because of the Haz-mat fees. As for the seat, the stock seats that Mike sells are basically a XS1 XS2 seat, in '73 the factory seat was different from the earlier years in that the front where it meets the tank was wider. It is actually more like the '74 to '77 seats in appearance but of course the mounts are different. If I could find a good '73 pan I could recover it, Saddleman's makes a really nice cover for about $70.00, I used one on my other bike and was very pleased with it.
At this point my original desire to build a concourse bike has taken a back seat to reality as I keep running into bumps in the road, but that almost seems to make things more interesting than it does aggravating. But we all know how it is with these bikes, as soon as it starts to look like something we get anxious to see it on the road.
The picture below is my goal with this one.
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nudude53 Full Member
Joined: Apr 24, 2009 Posts: 623 Location: Snow Camp, North Carolina
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Posted: October 26, 2009, 8:39 pm Post subject: Re: Here we go again... |
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***Bump****
I have everything I need but a headlight bucket......... anybody???
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borjawil Full Member
Joined: Feb 17, 2009 Posts: 535 Location: east lansing, MI
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Posted: October 29, 2009, 10:48 pm Post subject: Re: Here we go again... |
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you need a certain year or? cause i got a bucket from an 83 i believe.
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nudude53 Full Member
Joined: Apr 24, 2009 Posts: 623 Location: Snow Camp, North Carolina
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Posted: October 29, 2009, 11:37 pm Post subject: Re: Here we go again... |
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Borjawil:
It's got to be a factory blue '73 bucket, preferably in excellent condition. Yamaha changed them in '74, any early '70-'73 bucket will fit but the paint match is nearly impossible without re-mortgaging the house. I was hoping a cafe' or bobber builder that is stripping down a '73 might have one I could use. Of course before I started this restoration they were falling out of the sky but that storm has seemed to have dried up. Thanks so much for your offer though, I appreciate it.
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borjawil Full Member
Joined: Feb 17, 2009 Posts: 535 Location: east lansing, MI
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Posted: October 30, 2009, 9:25 am Post subject: Re: Here we go again... |
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ill keep an eye for a 70-73 bucket. 4 eyes are better than two?
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