Skinhead
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« on: May 12, 2020, 08:30:17 AM » |
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Well, with the help of some of the members here, and a lot of elbow grease, I've finally got the 99 IS I bought for my son in September, cleaned up and running. I rode him on his maiden voyage from Troy to Kazoo, Mi., a 150 mile trip, on Sunday. He received his baptism of rain, from Jackson to Kazoo. He ran great, and is a smooth, solid riding bike. Lazarus has 80,000 miles on him. He got all calipers rebuilt and new brake pads, double row bearing mode, wheels polished, new u-joint, timing belts, carb rebuild, new paint, rear Shinko tire up front, Yokohama avid invigor on rear, Polk db501 speakers, LED tail lights, a lot of plastic repairs. Turned out pretty nice. I'll have to get some pictures to post.
Thanks to Gary Henry (Romeo) for allowing me to use his shop for painting, and his help wet sanding. Thanks to Bill Richardson and Bob Smith for contributing some needed parts.
Edit: Also thanks to JIG for letting me use his tar machine to mount the tars.
There is now a new Valkyrie owner in Scotts,Mi., my son Jason. As soon as we come up with a handle for him, I'll have to sign him up in the Grand Rapids Chapter.
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« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2020, 08:48:07 AM » |
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... I rode him on his maiden voyage ...
????? I'm glad you were able to complete its resurrection.  |
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« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2020, 09:50:24 AM » |
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Without pictures it never happened . . .
Glad to have lent a hand . . .
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« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2020, 10:21:54 AM » |
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Need Details on LED Tail Lamps - BonS <or> homebrew?
Did you do the Carb rebuild or source it?
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« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2020, 10:45:14 AM » |
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Need Details on LED Tail Lamps - BonS <or> homebrew?
I'm hunting for something LED running/brake/turn for my trunk since my BonS lights were smashed. If you track down anything similar please let know. Sorry for hijack very cool thing you're doing for your son Skinhead. As you know great memories coming, and a gift from your heart that will never be forgotten. |
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« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2020, 11:04:30 AM » |
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Without pictures it never happened . . .
That's what I'm thinking. Painted? Rattle can? -Mike |
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« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2020, 12:21:59 PM » |
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Is it going to be in the movies? He is a stuntman after all... |
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« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2020, 12:26:30 PM » |
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Is it going to be in the movies? He is a stuntman after all... Henry - Wrong son - Erik is the Hollywood boy and already has motorcycles, Jason is in K-Zoo with the 99 Interstate. |
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Skinhead
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« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2020, 01:02:41 PM » |
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... I rode him on his maiden voyage ...
????? I'm glad you were able to complete its resurrection. He has some gender identification issues. Need Details on LED Tail Lamps - BonS <or> homebrew?
Did you do the Carb rebuild or source it?
LED lights were just a bulb change in the trunk lights, toying with the idea of running the trunk lights off the trailer wiring, that will make the trunk lights turn signals as well as brake lights. I did the carbs myself. Need Details on LED Tail Lamps - BonS <or> homebrew?
I'm hunting for something LED running/brake/turn for my trunk since my BonS lights were smashed. If you track down anything similar please let know. Sorry for hijack very cool thing you're doing for your son Skinhead. As you know great memories coming, and a gift from your heart that will never be forgotten. Thanks, looking forward to the memories. My Grand daughter will be riding along, I need to get a trailer rigged up for the grand dog so she can come along. Without pictures it never happened . . .
That's what I'm thinking. Painted? Rattle can? -Mike Combination of rattle can and spray gun. Came out ok, but it's not a pro job by any means. I just wanted to get the scratches, gouges, and cracks repaired and get rid of the pin striping and the cheesy eagle mural on the tank. Is it going to be in the movies? He is a stuntman after all... Is it going to be in the movies? He is a stuntman after all... Henry - Wrong son - Erik is the Hollywood boy and already has motorcycles, Jason is in K-Zoo with the 99 Interstate. Jig is correct. Jason works for Parker Hannefin on aircraft hydraulic pumps. He currently has a Honda Shadow 750 ACE that is a little anemic for the long trips. He will be selling that. Eric is the stuntman and has a streetglide and a Triumph 900. Eric prefers the HDs to the Valkyrie. |
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« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2020, 01:27:59 PM » |
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Skinhead I'm already wired for R/T/B with trailer wiring. Please check PM.
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« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2020, 03:35:00 PM » |
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I’m not sure this ever happened, since there are no pictures I think Skinhead is delusional or hallucinating. Judging by the amount of paint fumes we ingested, I would assume it to be the latter.
It was pleasure hosting Shenaynay for the winter, or was that Sheneequa? Either way, it’s all good my friend. Besides, I learned a thing or two in the process. Safe riding to Jason, it’ll be great to have him along.
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« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2020, 08:23:01 AM » |
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I’m not sure this ever happened, since there are no pictures I think Skinhead is delusional or hallucinating. Gary - I'm not sure (no pics) the tire mounting party ever happened, either.  |
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« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2020, 08:29:12 AM » |
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« Reply #15 on: May 13, 2020, 08:40:18 AM » |
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" Fun Governor" is taken Jason is the " Nazi Governor" Looks good, the before wheels pics make my hands ache. Do you know who the Florida owner was? The paint and pinstriping look familiar somehow. LOVE the 55A Fuse!  |
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... I rode him on his maiden voyage ...
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« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2020, 09:02:47 AM » |
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Well, that Valkyrie is born again! Ain't it wondrous?!?!? Great work! |
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« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2020, 10:40:26 AM » |
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Damn Joe,
I share your passion in making former shiny things shine again.
thanks for sharing
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« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2020, 11:52:47 AM » |
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Damn Joe,
I share your passion in making former shiny things shine again.
thanks for sharing
Yeah Reb,. It's a lot of work, but very rewarding when it turns out well. It passes me off when people let things go too hell like that in the first place. Laziness l guess. |
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« Reply #20 on: May 13, 2020, 12:15:40 PM » |
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i like your security system  and that transformation had to take awhile. good job |
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« Reply #21 on: May 13, 2020, 05:36:46 PM » |
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A family that rides together....  |
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« Reply #23 on: May 14, 2020, 04:55:34 AM » |
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Matching Motorcycles - CHECK.
Matching Lumberjack Shirts - CHECK
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« Reply #24 on: May 14, 2020, 07:08:51 AM » |
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A family that rides together.... Great pic, Joe! |
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« Reply #25 on: May 14, 2020, 09:41:59 AM » |
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A family that rides together.... Great pic, Joe! Thank you. |
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« Reply #26 on: May 14, 2020, 03:24:36 PM » |
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Man, that right there was a lot of work. Looking good. I like the shirts too. Oh and also that 55A wire that would probably be good enough to melt all the wiring feeding it or leaving it.
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Well done Joe....well done........
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« Reply #28 on: May 15, 2020, 05:10:01 AM » |
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Man, that right there was a lot of work. Looking good. I like the shirts too. Oh and also that 55A wire that would probably be good enough to melt all the wiring feeding it or leaving it.
Yeah I ripped out a lot of shoemaker wiring, but the copper #12 gauge fuse was over the top. Well done Joe....well done........
Thanks. I picked this up as kink of a hobby thing, unless I get a proper shop, I'll find another hobby. Doing it in a 2 car garage full of other crap, sucks. |
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Man, that right there was a lot of work. Looking good. I like the shirts too. Oh and also that 55A wire that would probably be good enough to melt all the wiring feeding it or leaving it.
Yeah I ripped out a lot of shoemaker wiring, but the copper #12 gauge fuse was over the top. Well done Joe....well done........
Thanks. I picked this up as kink of a hobby thing, unless I get a proper shop, I'll find another hobby. Doing it in a 2 car garage full of other poop, sucks. A kink of a hobby ?  |
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« Reply #30 on: May 15, 2020, 11:48:50 AM » |
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Kink= kind.
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« Reply #31 on: May 15, 2020, 11:54:30 AM » |
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" Fun Governor" is taken Jason is the " Nazi Governor" Looks good, the before wheels pics make my hands ache. Do you know who the Florida owner was? The paint and pinstriping look familiar somehow. LOVE the 55A Fuse! I don't know the Original owner. For a handle I was thinking SONOFSINKHEAD. |
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« Reply #32 on: May 15, 2020, 03:27:58 PM » |
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SONOFSINKHEAD has a nice ring to it...
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