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Does anyone have any suggestion on good books or DVD's that will explain every facet of building a bike from scratch? (electrical, rebuilding an engine, troubleshooting) Would like to do a little recon before biting of more than I can chew!

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Service manuals have helped me alot in the past and they usually have a pretty good wiring diagramin them also. If your a little bit apprehensive about building a bike from scratch then maybe some bike modifications or buying a rolling chassis might be a better idea. Without knowing what level of bike mechanic you are it's hard to really point you in the right direction. Good luck

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Hawk6351 wrote...
lol I wondered how long it would take for his feelings toward Goldwings to come out!!! ROFL. Anyhow, I really don't have anything else to start with, and to be honest, I went to a swap-meet the other day and I don't think that what we've got would be worth anything to that crowd at all. Hopefully, I'll be posting "before" pics soon. I did buy his handlebars, found a set from an '04 HD fatboy for $20 (I'll have to a little modifying, the Harley bars are 1 inch, and the Yamaha bars are 7/8). Still looking for the right set of bags, tank, and crashbars. I'm thinking of using BIG metal ammo cases from the Army-Navy fir saddle bags, they're boxy and simple, and with the right black and white paint job, I think it could have a nice old school police bike look to it. I've got so many ideas it's gonna take me a while to even decide which direction to go with some of it. Also just noticed that I need to find gauges. oops. lol.


I had 50 cal boxes on my Guzzi way back when.  I never painted them and the MP's hated them.  An MP friend actually caught me at the gate with a can of black paint and painted over the lettering on the cans.  Great.. Large, easy to pack boxes! 


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