Before And After: Post your Pic's

Discussion in 'Old's Cool' started by 2twisted, Apr 14, 2010.

  1. Bendernz

    Bendernz Torrential

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    Ditto - what a stunner. Literally, a silk purse from a sow's ear.
  2. G2mk3

    G2mk3 Been here awhile

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    Not 100% done yet, but I'm riding around ;)
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  3. slowpoke28787

    slowpoke28787 Been here awhile

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    Asheville, NC
    My first REAL restoration

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  4. danedg

    danedg Horizontally Opposed

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    WOWZER!

    If that was your first...let's see the last!
  5. Suncountry

    Suncountry Adventurer

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    That is some fantastic work on both Ducatis:clap I am a bit partial to the Ducatis, I have an 06 Monster.

    For your first attempt on the Harley you did an amazing job:clap Looks like it was done by a pro builder.
  6. Mark108

    Mark108 n00b

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  7. Mark108

    Mark108 n00b

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    After (well, nearly done!)

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  8. krukster86

    krukster86 I am my own shadetree mechanic

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    I sipped the cafe racer kool aide back in 2008...
    I just HAD to get my hands on ANY old Honda so without doing much research I overpaid for this 1975 Honda CB360 that was part frankenbike, part cafe'd
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    It took 2 years to learn how messed up the bike was to finally convert it to this:

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  9. RobbieO

    RobbieO Muskokatard

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    It took 2 years to cut hte fenders and put clubman's on it?:lol3
  10. krukster86

    krukster86 I am my own shadetree mechanic

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    LOL I don't want to bore you all with the specifics but the devil is in the details. Getting the bike running was the biggest challenge.
  11. RobbieO

    RobbieO Muskokatard

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    THAT'S exactly the info we want!
  12. bikecat

    bikecat Long timer

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    No, it did not become the plane ..... :rofl
  13. Jon-Lars

    Jon-Lars Jon-Lars

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  14. gusanito

    gusanito Mindless Wonderer

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    1977 Moto Guzzi Lemans 1

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    George
  15. zbg8000

    zbg8000 needs more loctite

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    right before I started to tear in. it came with the top end and misc. parts in a box, no tank or seat, the rest as you see it.

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    and now

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  16. scooterjunkie

    scooterjunkie Been here awhile

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    My first big project found witha siezed motor and previously registered 18 years ago...
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    After: (roughly 3K invested and too many hours to count...)
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  17. liledy

    liledy Let's Ride

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  18. liledy

    liledy Let's Ride

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    Hurricane UT
    After,
    sorry for the big pictures,cant figure out smug Mug ,DOH!

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  19. RobbieO

    RobbieO Muskokatard

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    Progress has been made........

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    Where it sits now..........
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  20. Naed Nekkod

    Naed Nekkod Banned

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