THE BASKET-CASE IS FINALLY HOME!!!

[Daeouse]

Gotcha gotcha that makes sense 

I wanted to, trust me. 

If I can get a job soon, I could possibly afford another bike, so at that point I could take it completely apart.

I plan to use this as my commuter bike/pretty "modern" show bike, and get a Royal Enfield for my "wild hair" bike on the weekend. 

So this bike isn't going anywhere! Upgrades WILL happen! 

[Daeouse]

Well, well. . . what do we have here. . .




Going in a completely different direction. . .

[TheGreenWeenie]

Alrright Mouse. Where'd you get that thing? That is a really nice decal and now i want one too. 

[Daeouse]

Alrright Mouse. Where'd you get that thing? That is a really nice decal and now i want one too. 

My friend makes one, $10 each. . . 
And he can do it in most colors if desired and paid extra if he doesn't already have it. . .

[Daeouse]

After nearly an hour of buffing, I managed to get the chrome paint to really shine!

[TheGreenWeenie]

OOooooooo. So shiny! 

[Daeouse]

OOooooooo. So shiny! 

After clear-coating the fender, its rather hazy. . .


Hopefully it clears up and the shine comes back through nicely. . . It took a lot of work, and I don't want to lose it. . .

[TheGreenWeenie]

OOooooooo. So shiny! 

After clear-coating the fender, its rather hazy. . .


Hopefully it clears up and the shine comes back through nicely. . . It took a lot of work, and I don't want to lose it. . .

lol, I've mentally decided to not do my own paint on the body parts for my bike. they stuff i want to use is WAY too toxic to be doing in my backyard. I did start spraying the frame today tho

unfortunately, rattle cans take almost a full month to cure completely. =(

[Daeouse]

unfortunately, rattle cans take almost a full month to cure completely. =(

Isn't that the annoying truth! Especially gloss!

My friend is recommending triple=glaze paint for the tank, supposedly its a bit better than the acrylic I used on the front fender. . . 

[Daeouse]

Tank painting completed! 


In other news, I'm probably going to have to replace the wiring harness, as there's a short in it somewhere that keeps blowing the starter relay fuse.
Its been spliced, bodged, and wrecked by the PO, and even my electrical engineer buddy couldn't seem to find the issue. We did what we could, but its likely that fixing it is unlikely. So now I'm off to find a good harness for a fair price. . .

[TheGreenWeenie]

decal looks awesome. ill def hit you guys up when I need one made.

[Daeouse]

decal looks awesome. ill def hit you guys up when I need one made.

[syntax_error]

Man that decal makes me want to go look up gs bobbers. Love that decal.

[Daeouse]

Wiring harness still needs to be installed, but its slowly coming together!

[TheGreenWeenie]

loving the copper accents. keep it up bro

[ShowBizWolf]

Wonderful!!!    That tank looks superrrrr cleannnn 

[Daeouse]

Installing the new wiring harness tomorrow! 

[Daeouse]

Wiring harness is in!
My buddy checked all the connections the other day to ensure everything was good:


Pics of the removal:

Some of the connectors literally fell apart as I was unplugging everything. . . the wiring harness was definitely boned. . .


The old harness chopped out of the bike, plus bits salvaged from it for later use:


I found an engine ground that wasn't connected to anything. . .


The bike as it sits now:

[Daeouse]

How it sits right now:


Modified the muffler, so it mounts properly, checked all the wiring after installing the new harness, but now I at least have A SIGN OF LIFE:


Now if the dang thing would even engage the starter, sound the horn, turn on the headlight, or do ANYTHING ELSE!!!

[lucas]

hey, great news about lighting up the dash

Anxious to see you on he road enjoying the bike, I like how it is progressing.  About the failure to light up the headlight, maybe you need to take another look at that ignition cylinder.  Perhaps jump it at the connector to isolate it from the system.