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GUTS

Post subject: 1974 S1B

Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2019 4:52 pm

Joined: Sun Sep 01, 2013 10:52 pm
Posts: 1224
Location: South Dakota

I finally finished this one, it took a while mainly because winter sucked. This is also Leroy's and is the 4th 250 triple I've done in a row. The rear tire is a 4.00 so it's incorrect but the rest of the bike is ok. The paint is 3 stage candy like always and was matched to the non-faded paint on the original body work. It still needs the tach warning label(I'm still waiting RB)and the helmet hook decal. When I fired this one up a few days ago it started on the second kick and runs very nice. Charlie's cranks are like fine swiss watches. Sorry about the size of most of the pictures, I didn't realize my camera setting was changed but it's back now.

By the way, this is why a lot of switches don't work anymore.

Well, I thought I had the camera set right. :wtf:

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III

Post subject: Re: 1974 S1B

Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:50 pm

Joined: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:41 pm
Posts: 3489
Location: Mount Vision, NY

W O W

Beautiful work.
Did you use a different tank and preserve that OEM one?
It was great looking as original. Yours is awesome now man, nice work

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Jackman

Post subject: Re: 1974 S1B

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 3:22 am

Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:46 pm
Posts: 1334
Location: Kingston, N.Y.

Awesome work :thumbup:

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GUTS

Post subject: Re: 1974 S1B

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:07 pm

Joined: Sun Sep 01, 2013 10:52 pm
Posts: 1224
Location: South Dakota

Thanks fellas! The fuel tank was repainted. It was dent free but the paint was tired.

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Ja-Moo

Post subject: Re: 1974 S1B

Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:38 am

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Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:37 am
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Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico

An amazing amount of work there! Beautiful finish! :clap:

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Zambia

Post subject: Re: 1974 S1B

Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:04 am

Joined: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:08 pm
Posts: 1901
Location: Campbellville Ontario

Beautiful - not sure how well that paint matches the original colour (probably perfect), but it looks amazing!

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A7RA

Post subject: Re: 1974 S1B

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:00 am

Joined: Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:24 pm
Posts: 285
Location: Sierra's east of P'ville

Beautiful work ,

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triple cranks

Post subject: Re: 1974 S1B

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 4:33 am

Joined: Sat Dec 03, 2011 10:32 am
Posts: 600
Location: Jarrettsville, MD

Leroy is a very lucky man to have found you! Beautiful!

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Goodwrench

Post subject: Re: 1974 S1B

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:31 am

Joined: Sat May 23, 2020 4:41 am
Posts: 187
Location: Morgantown WV USA

GUTS wrote:

Thanks fellas! The fuel tank was repainted. It was dent free but the paint was tired.

Hi GUTS
I continue to be amazed at the paint work on your restorations. Did Hector also do this bike? I have an H1D that I recently acquired and I need a factory correct paint job.

Thanks !

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H2RTuner

Post subject: Re: 1974 S1B

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:36 am

Joined: Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:25 am
Posts: 3146

Another fine example of Guts being one of a very small handful of the best restoration specialists there are.

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