@@SteveHuebner-o6z That's awesome! You knew this bike was cool before it was cool. I can't get over how smooth it feels, power delivery, cornering, it's pretty magical.
I've got one of these which has been in bits over 4 years and now I am trying to put her back together so this is very useful to me to see how things go back together early days but these visuals are a great help cheers gonna save this one 👌👍
@@jonunya3128 That's the same story here, "...had it once, got rid of it, couldn't stop kicking myself until I got it back. Found this one, it's in rough shape but f.it. Let's go all the way." This is the most smooth, tight and responsive motorcycle I have Ever had the pleasure of riding.
Great work! I’ve got my V65 running and riding great, now I just need to start cleaning and polishing things up to make it look nice. I hope I can someday make it look as good as yours does! You really did a great job.
Tips for ALL aluminum parts (Air cleaner side covers, radiator side covers, clutch cover, alternator cover, seat grab rail, rear rack, forks, seat peg brackets): -320 & 400 grit sandpaper -#2 & #0000 steel wool -Dawn Dishwashing liquid -3-in-1 oil -Brillo pads (or SOS) -Mother's Mag & Aluminum Polish -Elbow grease. I only have my alternator (stator) cover & left fork to still do, but most of it comes out looking like chrome after a few hours, and being aluminum the finish keeps up nicely with Mother's Polish. Start with the sandpaper to get rid of corrosion and/or pitting. Follow with steel wool & 3-in-1, then Dawn. Then hit it with Brillo pads until it shines. Lastly, a couple rounds of Mother's will make it look like you sent it out to get plated. My '85 now looks like it spent six years in a garage instead of someone's back yard in Stanford, IL.
I don’t even want to know what was going thru your head, when you decided to restore one of the worlds ugliest motorcycles.. lol Back in the day I just thought they were weak looking. But now it’s almost 2025 and this thing looks like a beast.!! Well done, sir… well done.
