Salvaged R65 Winter built

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Sounds like your are having a lot of fun!  I'm glad I could help out in some small way!  

Steve Hawkins bike again: http://suraklyn.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1170355893/4#4

[Jon_P]

ok! i finally got my clipons today! i have the seat base and should have the seat pad today or monday. i am so close!!!! working six days a week has made it harder to work on this project and then changing my mind half way through didnt help. but this weekend i might be real close, need to get it ready and have a good 5 or 6 shake down runs before june 1st when i leave with it to indy.

[thrang]

lovely looking beemer on the way Jon.  Fingers crossed she'll run a good as she looks.

[Jon_P]

dang my pixs didnt load?? try this again?

[Jon_P]

ok i hate my computer here at work. have to try when i get home and load them from there.

[msbuck]

[size=14]Try again!  I want to see!!! So I can [/size]         [size=18] !![/size]

[Jon_P]

[Jon_P]

or in black?

[Jon_P]

shaved and polished tree

[Justin B.]

Jon, looks very clean but one thing that really "jumps out" at me is the top of the fork tubes.  I see some sort of billet cap in your future.    The exhaust looks very "old-school" and I bet it barks pretty decent with them shorties!    See if our new guy, bpw, will send you some close-ups of his rear-sets.  From what I can see they look pretty simple.

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Looks great Jon!

Which color is coming to Indianapolis?

I really like the graphic and the color on the orange.

And of course, one can never go wrong with black.

Justin brought up a good point.  Do you have plans for rearsets before the trip?  You are a braver man than I, if not, especially since you have already removed the passenger peg supports.

[its_only_me]

Black is the way.

Cool.

[Jon_P]

i have a set of rearsets from a kaw ninja and a set from a gixxer that i can make work, the shift side is easy the brake side is a little harder because the rearsets are set up for a hydralic disc set up and not drum so i have to do some fame work.

i wont run the rear sets till after indy, if i have enough time i might send the black tank to be repainted black and then have a white graphic like the orange tank?? what do you think?

if anyone was wondering what and where that tail came from, that was custom made from a star flat track racer rear tail. they cut it in half and made it a little wider in the front and then made a new mold from it. they made the seat pad also. once theat one wears i may make another pad that has a little more pad and would run even along the top.

[msbuck]

I like the black best - as is.  Is there a problem with the paint that you want to have it redone or do you just want to add the graphic?  I like the graphic on the orange, but it's a very interesting look with the classic black tank and the 'star flat track racer rear tail'.  Nice job!

[Justin B.]

I think a toaster tank would look quite nice!