Subject: Re: Hello!
Author: bob
Date: Aug 16, 2005, 10:32 AM
Post ID: 1719304988
| This is a huge project. A couple of question to ask yourself. How much do you want to $pend? |
Without getting too specific... I've been saving for a bike for a few
years, I wasn't going to buy one until I had the cash to pay for it up
front. So, I'm in an interesting situation where I've already got a
sizeable chunk of cash that's been earmarked for a bike. Since this
bike found me, I'm a bit surprised at myself that I was ready to spend
my money on a bike that just about anyone can buy off the showroom
floor.
I was mentally prepared to spend $7k on a used sporty for a project
bike... the same class-less and generic bike that everyone else is
riding around. Now I'm thinking, "what can I do to my Guzzi for
$7k!?!?!"
| How much time do you have? |
I'm hoping to supplant a different and less productive hobby with this
one. If I can pull it off, I'll have a fair amount of time. I'm not
even entertaining the thought that I'll get the bike running this
season. That gives me a very long and cold Minnesota winter to work
on it. If I could idle it in the garage over the winter, I'd be
happy. If I could tool around the neighborhood in the spring, I'd be
in heaven.
| What do you want to get out of this as far as the bike is concerned? show bike, custom, stock? |
I'd like it to look like a very old bike that's been very well taken
care of. I don't want shiny new paint or a "right off the showroom
floor" look. I like the fact that the bike *looks* like it's been
around for a while, but, I don't want it to look like a bike that's
been in a shed for 10 years.
| A few of us the list would check the cylinders for flakes of chrome. If the cylinders are acceptable, change the oil, wash it and start it. Why fix something that isn't broken (yet) |
I think maybe I should do this before I start getting too
wrench-happy. I want to get an idea of how it was *before* I messed
with it. That way when I'm putting it back together I can at least
know, "well, it worked before I messed with it!"
Tonight I work late... Wednesday is a trip to the store for battery and oil.
-- Bob