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Offline flyingfitz

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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2010, 06:21:06 PM »
Dropped my motor off at Stewart's shop last Friday. It was a great experience. I was met with a handshake and a smile by Stewart and his Crew. They are really nice people. Got the guided tour of the inside of my motor and the shop.  Learned a ton. Saw some great memorabilia and some trick stuff. Sat on the world record bike and took pictures with my family.  Held the coveted overdrive gears in my hand.  Stewart even let me take one of his tricked out bikes down the alley behind the shop!  I could write a short story about the experience and what I learned.  Maybe when I get caught up I will and post it in the riding stories section.

I can't wait to get the motor back.  The frame is rolling now and looks great. New bearings front to back, top to bottom. The fork issue has been resolved. I will try and post some pictures soon.  Hopefully I will have the bike up and running by the end of the month.  All the remaining cosmetic resto is on hold for now. New plastic, graphics, seat cover and bars are taking a back seat to the motor. 

Thanks again for all the hospitality Stewart, Crazy Dave and Jon.
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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2010, 06:34:07 PM »
  I'm sure people just think I'm Blowing smoke about the secret lab and the Proprietor...
       The fact of the matter is these guys are Real. Honest.
   Tuck\o/
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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2010, 12:18:01 AM »
Oh yeah, you are going to be happy with that. They go the extra mile to make it a very thorough rebuild. I want to see the thread in Riding Stories. That would have been super cool to show up at the seceret lab and sit on The Bike, to meet everyone and see the shop. Wow, he broke the motor down, while you were there? Thats cool. Looking forward to the follow up story. :-D

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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2010, 05:34:31 AM »
Looking forward to getting it all back together. Stewart is very busy and it is taking a little longer than expected to get the motor back.  I am sure that it will be worth the wait when it is all said and done.

Fitz

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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #19 on: May 25, 2010, 02:40:16 PM »
A couple of pics with the record bike.

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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #20 on: May 25, 2010, 02:42:16 PM »
A shot of my motor an hour after arriving.

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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #21 on: May 25, 2010, 02:45:20 PM »
The roller anxiously awaiting the engine.

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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #22 on: May 25, 2010, 02:53:44 PM »
The swing arm color is right on for my taste.  I would like to get the factory "Kawasaki" graphic after I get the bike up and running.

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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #23 on: May 25, 2010, 04:12:29 PM »
Lookin great. I'm liking the black frame a lot. I think I'm going to have mine powder coated gunmetal if I can. Keep up the good work.
It's hard to keep a drivers license riding a 2 stroke dirt bike on the street.  If you drive within the law they are VERY boring.

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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #24 on: May 26, 2010, 05:57:50 AM »
Bars, brakes, chainguide, airbox and a little more plastic for the mockup.

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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #25 on: June 04, 2010, 01:09:17 AM »
Talked to Stewart yesterday.  My engine is done!  He is planning on shipping it in the next couple of days.

Fitz

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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #26 on: June 04, 2010, 02:55:57 AM »
Cheater, you copied my bike......lol

Glad everything worked out for you.

Kurt

I'm a fan of the black frame also:
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The Nature of Man:
We spend 9 months trying to get out and the rest of our lives trying to get back in as many times as we can!

Ca. is like a chicken:
Put a fox in the hen house and you will have chicken dinner every time.

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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #27 on: June 04, 2010, 03:16:54 AM »
Btw,
I put all the plastic's on my bike W/O the motor so I could see the pic. in my head sitting on the bike stand also.....lol

Can I borrow the SRT??

Kurt
The Nature of Man:
We spend 9 months trying to get out and the rest of our lives trying to get back in as many times as we can!

Ca. is like a chicken:
Put a fox in the hen house and you will have chicken dinner every time.

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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #28 on: June 04, 2010, 03:30:55 AM »
Iceman those wheels are awesome!

Fitz

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Re: 95 Rebuild
« Reply #29 on: June 04, 2010, 03:57:14 AM »
I should have gone with the black rim's...but what the heck, it's been done to death. Those are the DNA-xtrem rims and cost about half of what the excell's cost. Had them for a year and don't even have a scratch on them yet.
Can't wait to see the pic' in your head sitting on the stand when you done.
I went with the FX stickers to stay with the green ,white, black.
Did not like the pink and blue they put on the bikes when the came out.

Kurt
The Nature of Man:
We spend 9 months trying to get out and the rest of our lives trying to get back in as many times as we can!

Ca. is like a chicken:
Put a fox in the hen house and you will have chicken dinner every time.