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Paul,
Thanks !! Your advise on the fork bellows and seat rivets are very good points. I'll be sure to try and protect the bellows when tying the bike down. The lady that has been recovering seats for me is pretty good. I'll have to see if she can get some rivets to match the originals. I'll also ask her if it would be possible to just make and sew in a new rear panel since that's where most of the damage is. I'm going to have to weld up several cracks in the seat pan before she can do anything though. Since my last post, I've got the gas tank cleaned up inside and out. Tank looks pretty darn good and is very solid. I've also got the bike stripped down to basically the bare frame with just the wheels and forks. Got the front wheel, triple clamps, handlebars and forks cleaned up as well. I've also started the repair on the broken left footpeg mount and am going this afternoon to talk with a guy about fabricating a few parts that I'll need to do the repair. If all goes well, it should not be too big a headache. Thanks to Ron Carbaugh and Jeff Borer for the parts and pictures I needed to get the footpeg repair started.

Dave McCullough

P.S. What kind of "flammable liquid" do you use for the grips ?? I've been using Gumout and it seems to work good. I'm always open to suggestions though.

[firstturn]

Dave,
  I use Electro Clean.  It evaporates fassst.  Sounds like you are having fun.

Ron Carbaugh