"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
03/24/2015 at 15:05 • Filed to: 2 Wheels Good
2
8|
"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
03/24/2015 at 15:05 • Filed to: 2 Wheels Good | 2
| 8 |
Yup...that thing I keep tossing around in my head on whether or not to list it on Craigslist is staying with me. It's not perfect (never was) but it is 100% mine (owned outright)...and I'm going to make it 100% mine (fix it up my way). It's also loud as Hell.
I don't have a garage or workspace so I can't really work on a car but a motorcycle is something I can use to ease my way into wrenching. Can't wait for it to warm up so I can get to work!
I'm thinking a few things this year:
- take apart and clean the carb
- repaint the exhaust pipes
- lose the beat up saddlebags and do something else
- make a seat cover so I don't need to cover the rips with duct tape
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> cazzyodo
03/24/2015 at 15:12 |
|
pull off that carb and get started bro!
|
cazzyodo
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
03/24/2015 at 15:15 |
|
Every time I step outside in the general direction of the bike, a 35mph gust of wind kicks me in the balls.
Thankfully it's about 10 degrees out when that happens so they're at least iced immediately after.
McMike
> cazzyodo
03/24/2015 at 15:25 |
|
- lose the beat up saddlebags and do something else
Look on eBay for something like this that can attach to existing hard-points (like seat bolts, backrest, turn signals, etc)
|
cazzyodo
> McMike
03/24/2015 at 15:28 |
|
Yeah, I was thinking about something like that over the rear fender. Need to see what I have to work with but at the very least there's really good potential for the passenger seat to be rigged up pretty tastefully.
|
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> cazzyodo
03/24/2015 at 15:36 |
|
LOL
uofime
> cazzyodo
03/24/2015 at 15:36 |
|
I don't know how bad your bags are, but saddle soap will do wonderful things for old leather.
|
cazzyodo
> uofime
03/24/2015 at 15:39 |
|
They're bad as in one is torn and "stitched" together with zip ties. They were given to me by a shop, I believe they belong to this bike but were involved in a skid on someone else's. Made of a stiff vinyl, I believe. The buckles are garbage, too. Just not a fan of them but need them for when I have my laptop bag for work.
|
uofime
> cazzyodo
03/24/2015 at 15:50 |
|
fair enough sounds like the garbage heap may be the place for them