Last week we coordinated a pickup.
“Patina Rat”
“Patina Rat”
A couple weeks ago, my office assistant said she had an old Hodaka in the garage she needed gone. She said it was pretty rusty and was I interested . . .
Last week we coordinated a pickup.
Motor is wrong and needs a rebuild. Correct motor is in the box and a worse basket case. But he is thinking of doing a “patina” build. Might drag it to HD19!
Last week we coordinated a pickup.
Motor is wrong and needs a rebuild. Correct motor is in the box and a worse basket case. But he is thinking of doing a “patina” build. Might drag it to HD19!
"If you can't fix it with a hammer, then it's an electrical problem"
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."
"You can tell a professional by the lack of wrinkles in his duct tape . . ."
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."
"You can tell a professional by the lack of wrinkles in his duct tape . . ."
Re: “Patina Rat”
Today we did some cleaning and sorting. Motor side covers will be used. Changed out rear non-working shocks for some working but rusty ones. Cleaned the front fork sliders. 45 year old tires still holding pressure after a week. This has possibilities. The fuel tank may even clean up inside!
More when we get farther along!
"If you can't fix it with a hammer, then it's an electrical problem"
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."
"You can tell a professional by the lack of wrinkles in his duct tape . . ."
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."
"You can tell a professional by the lack of wrinkles in his duct tape . . ."
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This is why we figured the rear shocks wereygonna make the cut!
"If you can't fix it with a hammer, then it's an electrical problem"
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."
"You can tell a professional by the lack of wrinkles in his duct tape . . ."
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."
"You can tell a professional by the lack of wrinkles in his duct tape . . ."
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matt glascock
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Re: “Patina Rat”
Sweet Gary! Looking forward to seeing its rebirth.
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Holy Rusted Metal Batman!!!
So you’re really going to stick with the rusted out look??? Amazing!
Victor
So you’re really going to stick with the rusted out look??? Amazing!
Victor1978 175SL
1976 03 Wombat
1975 99 Road Toad (2)
1973 96 Dirt Squirt (2)
1973 “Wombat Combat”
1973 Combat Wombat
1972 94 Wombat (2)
1972 Super Squirt
1971 92B+ Ace
1970 92B Ace 100B (2)
1968 92 Ace 100
1966 Ace 90
; D Victor
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It would be kind of cool to have it look like that,but be in mechanical tip top shape so when you drove into an event/race people would think “ oh my” until you fired it up and it ran like a loud Swiss watch.
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So Alex couldn’t leave the bike alone. . .
He dug through the parts pile and came up with everything but a chain. The motor is from his 68 Ace.
It will get a fender and some tires before HD 19!
He dug through the parts pile and came up with everything but a chain. The motor is from his 68 Ace.
"If you can't fix it with a hammer, then it's an electrical problem"
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."
"You can tell a professional by the lack of wrinkles in his duct tape . . ."
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."
"You can tell a professional by the lack of wrinkles in his duct tape . . ."
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