Subject: Re: Hard top case for Eldo
Author: Bruce Giller
Date: Jan 18, 2001, 6:07 AM
Post ID: 1704974442
Bob,
Yep, she (Antonia) is a '72 Eldo I bought a few years back from the
offspring of the original purchaser of the bike in '72. I think that
everything is original to the bike include all the Wixom accouterments.
"Original" means that the paint is faded and chipped, the engine isn't
shiny, and there are spots of rust on some of the chrome parts. But it
also means that I don't have to wash her all that often !
List of restoration chores after I purchased Antonia:
- rebuild both carbs (some of the internal O-rings were as hard as plastic)
- replace clutch discs due to failed tranny seal
- replace header pipes and mufflers
- rebuild front forks
- replace fort springs with Moto Inter. progressive springs (very nice!)
- replace shocks with Progressive Shocks
- K491 Elite Touring II tires
- replace horns (now you can really hear them)
- upgrade to a Rich Maund seat (with gel packs under the covers)
- new battery and cables
- replaced all the rear drive seals
- replaced all brake shoes
- replaced all the cables (brake, clutch, throttle)
- new Bosch 'blue' coil and Packard 440 ignition wires
- rebuilt the distributor
- refurbished many on the electrical connections
- most recently replaced the valve guides, exhaust valves on both cylinders
The bike starts on the second revolution, never has left me stranded,
took my wife and I out to Taos NM from Silver Spring Md last year and
only skipped one beat all the way. This included riding in a downpour
just west of Kansas City where the visibility was about 5". And with
the Rich M. seat, out butts never got sore; but my right shoulder did.
I recently got some police handlebars from Mark but I haven't had enough
time to ride around to tell if it will alleviate the problem.
The turn signal lights can be found at any NAPA dealer; they are a
stock item. One side is red and the other yellow. I recently fitted
them up to use dual element bulbs so that I now have front running
lights. Put in a H-4 headlamp from JCWitless - put in two small relays
to run them directly from the battery - already lost the original light
switch due to a short under the instrument panel.
Bruce
| Bruce, Thanks very much for sending the pic of the Eldo? with the Ranger fairing. Is that your bike? Good looking bike? How does she run?? The Wixom fairing I bought on Ebay looks a lot like your minus the signal lights. The guy I bought mine from said it came off a BMW. Thanks again. Bob Hawkes |