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Post by mauibird on Aug 31, 2016 0:46:49 GMT -5
So I picked this up a couple of weeks ago. A friend of a friend was going through an old shed and discovered this old Elite. She was going to throw it away! My friend thought of me. I gave her $150 for it. No papers, no key. Brought her home, pulled the seat lock clip off, removed the lock, opened the seat, and there were the papers. I told her I'd give her another $100 to sign 'em over.  |
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Post by niz76 on Aug 31, 2016 0:49:22 GMT -5
So I picked this up a couple of weeks ago. A friend of a friend was going through an old shed and discovered this old Elite. She was going to throw it away! My friend thought of me. I gave her $150 for it. No papers, no key. Brought her home, pulled the seat lock clip off, removed the lock, opened the seat, and there were the papers. I told her I'd give her another $100 to sign 'em over. SSCCCOORREE!!! |
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Post by mauibird on Aug 31, 2016 1:14:10 GMT -5
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Post by mauibird on Aug 31, 2016 1:19:18 GMT -5
Got some pretty clean forks of ebay  |
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Post by mauibird on Aug 31, 2016 1:20:16 GMT -5
…and a clean gas tank.  |
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Post by mauibird on Aug 31, 2016 1:24:51 GMT -5
…and a new ignition switch and seat lock from an '87 elite (SA50?). The switch has the same 4-wire plug as my sb50p and will bolt right up.   |
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Post by mauibird on Aug 31, 2016 1:27:33 GMT -5
The seat lock has a different lever though, and the part that the lever attaches to, has a different mount, so they aren't interchangeable. I'll rig something up though. I love the stock key!   |
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Post by mauibird on Aug 31, 2016 1:36:25 GMT -5
THe mounting holes are different for the seat lock, lever  |
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Post by niz76 on Aug 31, 2016 1:36:25 GMT -5
Air ride seems like a cool project. How long can you keep it "stock?"  |
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Post by mauibird on Aug 31, 2016 1:37:40 GMT -5
It's gonna be hard, but I need a quiet cruiser…I guess…
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Post by eclark5483 on Aug 31, 2016 2:14:22 GMT -5
I'd at least do a BBK, then restore it. Nice find, nice price.
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Post by mauibird on Jan 2, 2017 5:26:15 GMT -5
Cut some carbon fiber reeds from some that I had laying around, (for a jog probably).   |
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Post by mauibird on Jan 2, 2017 5:28:11 GMT -5
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Post by mauibird on Jan 3, 2017 18:09:39 GMT -5
I Ported/polished exhaust. Port raised 2mm   |
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Post by mauibird on Jan 3, 2017 18:14:44 GMT -5
Head sanded down about .4ish mm  |
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