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<blockquote data-quote="mcgovern61" data-source="post: 6025" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Thanks Dan, I can assure you that there is not one nut, bolt or wire that I have not touched at least three times! When we first got the '82, I did not have a title. So when I picked up the '81 for parts, we switched the good parts from the '82 including the forks, handlebars and other front end stuff and rode it around the neighborhood for a while. But in short order, I realized that the '81 frame had bad problems (of course after I titled it and registered the bike!) it was bent under the triple tree. The footpegs holes were cracked and the threads were stipping, the shocks were aftermarket and overtightened which caused the stud in the final drive to strip. I took off the rear rim and the final drive and spider fell apart in a terrible mess of mashed metal. The aftermarket shocks also did not fit correctly, the tires on both bikes were bad and the electrical stuff was a mess on the '81. </p><p></p><p>The '82 engine and brakes were seized. The '82 PO found the title and I re-titled the '82 frame. From that point I decided to make the '82 the operating bike. Stripped it bare and worked our way back. I had to get another set of forks from EBay because the '82 forks were pitted and would not take a seal. I put new tires on, fixed the air shocks, sanded and painted everything and ultimately put the '82 in service. My girls helped every step of the way! I tried to match the Honda pin stripping as best as I could, but it did not last.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcgovern61, post: 6025, member: 59"] Thanks Dan, I can assure you that there is not one nut, bolt or wire that I have not touched at least three times! When we first got the '82, I did not have a title. So when I picked up the '81 for parts, we switched the good parts from the '82 including the forks, handlebars and other front end stuff and rode it around the neighborhood for a while. But in short order, I realized that the '81 frame had bad problems (of course after I titled it and registered the bike!) it was bent under the triple tree. The footpegs holes were cracked and the threads were stipping, the shocks were aftermarket and overtightened which caused the stud in the final drive to strip. I took off the rear rim and the final drive and spider fell apart in a terrible mess of mashed metal. The aftermarket shocks also did not fit correctly, the tires on both bikes were bad and the electrical stuff was a mess on the '81. The '82 engine and brakes were seized. The '82 PO found the title and I re-titled the '82 frame. From that point I decided to make the '82 the operating bike. Stripped it bare and worked our way back. I had to get another set of forks from EBay because the '82 forks were pitted and would not take a seal. I put new tires on, fixed the air shocks, sanded and painted everything and ultimately put the '82 in service. My girls helped every step of the way! I tried to match the Honda pin stripping as best as I could, but it did not last. [/QUOTE]
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