Marcarl

When ever you're ready,,, we'll have a spot for ya. Glad I didn't do it in the living room then,, it looks a lot better than only half of yours. It was about time somebody changed the subject, and I'm glad you had an opinion, don't know what it was, but you had to get your worth in here EH?

We'll be thinking and praying for you.

Let me know when it happens,,EH?

Well at least nobody can say that we are afraid of the past,,,, happens more often around here,, kind of cute actually.

There you go,,, making me look dumb again,,,, will you guys stop that, you should know by now that I can't read dates.

Anytime for me is good, just need to get rid of a bike or two, so that might depend on Wayne or the new guy Art who seems to be a brother-in-law to Steve who seems to be friends with Wayne,,, who by the way is now a proud owner of an 86. So once that is figured out I'll have room for tour scoot and if I can chase Ben out of here as well, then we'll have room to dance. Now if you want to bring it here sooner, that can be arranged as well, I can make room, I'll just park the 86 elsewhere.

This thread is being HY-JACKED Maybe I gots a better idea. Seeing as this scoot been sitting around for a while, it will need more than just the faring put back on. The brakes will need to be serviced, oil change and filter, carbs will need to be brought back to life, maybe some leaking here or there, and who knows what else while we're in there anyways. So my idea,, find a trailer, load the bike, drive for an hour to make sure it will go fast enough, unload the bike and get it fixed right,,, and oh ya, I'll have a 'parts bike' in my garage. I know,,, about the food,,,, well somebody else can figure out how to work that out,, I did the hard part. We wouldn't be able to get all that done in one day, and it should run right,,, right?

does this look like the one you need?

85 with progressives, no air, original spacer, 14 oz of oil (5.5 inches),and it rides great, 2up or solo.

Had a young fella come looking for a job one day, we told him we could only pay him half a wage, seeing as he only had one hand to work with,,, he said he had 2 hands, until we informed him that the one was busy most of the time already.

Let us know when you have all you're sh** together. Now it sounds like there will be 2 of us 'experts'. This'll cost ya, specially if it grows to a full blown Meet.

Peace Bridge is in downtown Niagara Falls, quickest and best crossing.

Well maybe we can fix that one as well.

Take them off Jim, bring 'em over. Should be done in one day with 2 of us going at it.

Yep, I think it's an 85 backrest, seems this one has had a complete makeover before, including paint. We had a little fun getting the faring frame to fit proper, but all seems good now.

Good to hear of the progress Dick,,, keep the chin up, and you'll be back in the saddle before you know it.

No I didn't this last time, I did back in 2006 when I first did them, but the clear went bad, so this time I just used Classic Cloth, and so far am quite happy.

I rode one last year for a day, 2 up, and the muffler fell off before we even got out of town. Does that help??? guess I'm being disrespectful as well, oh well what else is new.

And just where did you think you might smack them,,,,, on their shines? Sorry, couldn't resist.

Just let them have their fun,,,, their time is coming!!! I have all their names recorded,,,,

Liking is nice, but I think that loving is a whole lot more fun,,, now don't go thanking me for this post.

I'm going to move this thread to Jokes and Humor, tears in my eyes.

A few years ago I read about how a feller could polish aluminum to make it almost as nice as chrome. Yep, got the instructions right here from VentureRider.org. So now, here is how I did it. I did this a few years ago, and then applied clear-coat, maybe not the right kind because it went all funny on me and I had to redo it. First it is best to remove the parts and pieces from the bike, it is much easier that way, less frustrating and gives you the opportunity to do what ever else needs doing while you're in there anyways. Next, remove all clear coat with a paint remover, I used the 1867 that is pictured. Once you think the CC is off, remove the rest of it, it starts to hide and can be kind of difficult at times, maybe you might even have to use a bit of 260 sand paper or 0000 steel wool. Next you need to determine whether you need to sand your piece or just polish, my guess is that you'll need some kind of sandpaper to get rid of any blemishes. Don't worry too much, all blemishes can be removed, it just takes a little more time, and a little more money so to speak. Start with 600 wet dry paper and see how it goes, if it get rid of what bothers you, fine, if not go to something a little coarser. Go lightly at first and then only increase the pressure if needed. I also used an orbital sander with 220 grit for the really bad pieces, but it will leave you some work to do to get rid of the deeper scratches. Once you have the sanding as smooth as possible, it is time to go to the buffing wheel. In this case I found that narrower is better. You'll also need to have buffing compound. There are different colors, and I found that green, black or red worked just fine, and I couldn't really tell the difference in the finish, but then maybe I not fussy enough. A trick here is to let the buffing wheel get the piece hot, so it's a good idea to wear gloves. As the piece heats up you'll find it starts to shine and the wheel does it's work. Once you have attained the shine that will impress all that ogle your machine it is time to put a lasting finish on it. Like I said before, I used clear coat, and this time I didn't, I used Classic Cloth instead. So far so good, it's been 3 years on the engine covers and I didn't polish them even once, just cleaned then with Pledge, the same as the rest of the bike. The front of the water pump cover does have some pitting, but that can easily be taken care of with a little polish, and maybe wouldn't be like that at all if I have put a wax on there to keep it nice. So it all sounds rather simple, and really is, it just takes some time, sandpaper, 0000 steel wool, buffing wheel and some buffing compound, along with the paint stripper and some gloves, one pair for the stripper, and the other a leather pair for polishing. http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/images/classiccloth_300.jpghttp://www.dirtyparts.com/store/detail.cfm/CLASSIC-CLOTH-POLISHING-CLOTH/pid-114421

Well now that you all know that it can be done,,, what's keepin ya? Thanks Wayne,, and thanks for all the comments, good bad or otherwise.

You guys are cracking me up:happy65:,,, can't wait for comments from down under:no-no-no: