Well here it is, Labor Day Weekend 2010! The wife was away over the weekend, giving me a lot of free time to get caught up on my 'Honey-Do list'...Actually, its not her that makes the list, but me. I figured it would be a good time to get the garage cleaned out (completely) then paint the walls, coat the floor. the relevance of telling you all this is that I am doing this is to prepare for my big arrival - no, not the 'Mini Me' do in December... I'm talking about the arrival of my two other loves...My 1973 Honda CB750k3 and my 2009 Harley Davidson . The HD has been in the shop since June 14th. It was completely disassembled, and rebuilt from the ground up. The modifications are too many to list, but I WILL post a feature as soon as it returns. (I'm hoping in the next week to ten days) She just returned from paint, in the photos above... My Honda is a recent acquisition and it looks to be a lot of fun. The two photos above are as it sits right now. I was given an extra tank, and THIS is how I spent my weekend...stripping the 37 year old tank of its horrible excuse for a paint job (ie:not factory). It looked like someone shot it with about 10 spray cans of gloss black spray paint... added a sticker to it, then sprayed a (rattle can) clear coat on it. I was surprised (I shouldn't have been) to find the extensive amount of Bondo underneath. I'm not going to do much to the Honda except, change the 'sparkle orange' gas tank and side panels for a simple black. (I'll store the orignal tank and panels for safe keeping) I'm adding some 'clubman bars' for the classic 'cafe look'... Other than, I'll just work on keeping her clean and well ridden. I'll add more pics later (of both projects) as I make more progress. If you can't wait to see how my rides turn out...go see Carpy's really cool website on Honda 750s http://www.cb750cafe.com/ His work is 'Jaw Dropping', as well as inspiring. (actually he's the reason I bought the 750!) Until then, see you on the road.
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