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GUTS
 Post subject: The 1965 B8 is finished.
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:35 pm 

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Here it is after 9 months of uncountable tedious tasks. I did all the work including the cleaning and re-plating of the nuts and bolts. The only items that are not either original or NOS are the spokes and tires. Now that I can look at it the work was worth it.

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hailwood1965
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 2:47 pm 

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Beautiful.

Cases polished, painted or powder?
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GUTS
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:42 pm 

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The cases are painted. I never knew silver was such a hard color to match. ;)

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III
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:47 pm 
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That is one beautiful resto job.......
A guy near me has one I had been trying to buy but he wants too much for it.
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BarryB
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 5:37 pm 
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Well done :thumbup:

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ThreePipesSmokin
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 7:03 pm 
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Stunning! :thumbup: A true time machine, even the backgrounds in all the pics could have been from the 60's. :clap:

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Dewman418
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 7:05 pm 

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Classy looks great :thumbup:
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mvent
PostPosted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 6:53 am 
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Great job ! :thumbup:

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husson73
PostPosted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 3:48 pm 
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awesome job :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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scrambler73
PostPosted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 5:35 pm 
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Well Done... :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Restoring a bike like this shows that you are a TRUE ENTHUSIAST.
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