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I don't know where he got them. Are they for an H1E?

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1969 H1, 1971 G3SSA, 1974 G5, 1973 H2A, 1975 S3A, 1975 H1F, 1973 Z1, 1988 HD FLTC, Captain America chopper, 2000 Excelsior Henderson, 1965 Bridgestone BS90

Doesn't matter, the decals, the bike, and your work are excellent, sir.

I'm with everyone else's comments! Fantastic work. It has to be especially rewarding to look back at the Recip liberation photos and now see the end results! Awesome! On the plating...did you buy a kit system like a Caswell, or did you do a DIY set-up. I've been looking as some YouTube Vids and other sites. One guy stated that he bought about $100 is supplies, etc. to set up his DIY system, which he said was about double what it would've cost to farm it out?
Also, On cleaning up the cases. Vapor Blast, soda or degreaser and a brush? (too clean for the latter, me thinks)
And one more, who'd you have do your Crank? I have mine all packed and ready to ship, but can't seem to find time to go to the bank to get a Cashiers check.
Unless I missed the whole story somehow...I'd love hear it stage by stage. Your work is highly motivating to me!

Thanks for the compliments. I use a Caswell kit and I get very good results. I soda blast my cases and then I massage the finish by hand until I'm happy with it. The crankshaft was sent to Charlie, I've had him do a number of cranks for me and they are great. The end result is definitely determined by the amount of effort put forth, and with this type of stuff the tediousness can make a sane man stop short of correct. I'm glad I'm not sane.

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1969 H1, 1971 G3SSA, 1974 G5, 1973 H2A, 1975 S3A, 1975 H1F, 1973 Z1, 1988 HD FLTC, Captain America chopper, 2000 Excelsior Henderson, 1965 Bridgestone BS90

thats one NICE bike , well done , thanks for all the photos was good to see

WOW, stunning build, and it looks amazing, as do the two Z900s as well

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Cheers Baz.
“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”

1973 H2-A
2000 F650GS BMW

Amazing work. What tires are on it?

Thank you. The back tire is a Dunlop K87 and the front is a Continental.

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1969 H1, 1971 G3SSA, 1974 G5, 1973 H2A, 1975 S3A, 1975 H1F, 1973 Z1, 1988 HD FLTC, Captain America chopper, 2000 Excelsior Henderson, 1965 Bridgestone BS90

Any particular reason not to mount a matched set?

I just bought a Conti twin for my H2 and was disappointed to find out they are now made in Korea.

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H2B..... H1E..... Z1B ..... RD350...... X6 Hustler..... TS250.... CB750 ..... CB550...... and a Bomber!!

You can still find Dunlop K87's but I have never come across a Dunlop F6 for the front.

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1969 H1, 1971 G3SSA, 1974 G5, 1973 H2A, 1975 S3A, 1975 H1F, 1973 Z1, 1988 HD FLTC, Captain America chopper, 2000 Excelsior Henderson, 1965 Bridgestone BS90