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The shocks were a little worse for wear so I ground the imperfections out with a drill and abrasive wheel and then coated them with a clear epoxy paint. The shock on the left is before and the right is after. I used this technique for the wheel hubs, rear shocks, and anything else made of aluminum. |
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I sold the original seat on Ebay and bought an old seat pan than still had the latch. It required some welding to fix the break in the normal place. CTs did not have a good way to pick them up so everybody used the seat which ended up breaking the seatpan. I sanded, primed, and coated with an epoxy black paint. Then bought new foam and seatcover. The 1972 models had a piece of chrome trim on the bottom of the seat but I like the chrome buttons from the previous models better. |
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Hey we are making progress now. In this picture I installed new swing arm bushings, decals, seat, rear fender, ignition, wiring harness, and fuel lines. The good things about these bikes is lots of the reconstruction can be done in the house in winter. When I got the tires on my wife said it could live in the garage. |
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At this point I splurged on a few trick yet not required pieces. I found a set of billet aluminum wheels on Ebay (very cool) and got bridgestone street tires for them. To help picking it up I got the grab handle standard on the European models and also installed a luggage rack. If a second person ever rode on the back I thought they would appreciate somewhere to grab. |
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