Subject: Re: intro and questions (long)
Author: Chuck Stottlemyer
Date: Jan 26, 2004, 5:09 PM
Post ID: 1715864684
Thanks, John, appreciate it!
Nice looking scooter. With any luck, maybe mine will turn out as well as
the "before" shots..
:)
Cheers!
Chuck
John Ulrich wrote:
Hi Chuck,
John from Minnesota...or the land of sidecars as Sheldon would but it.(1) Key. Is this a problem? ???? bmw use some of the same keys(2) headers/mufflers MG Cyclehttp://www.mgcycle.com/parts.html(3) Headlight. It had a windjammer on it, and he'd bent the ears over,
***** Ebay or Mark at MG Classics(4) The taillight is rectangular, I *assume* this is not the right one..
*** Sounds like the newer one G5's 850's(5) One head is missing the threads for the exhaust nut.
***** Mark at MG Classics does it ...I'm guessing $100 ea.(6) The tach needle is pointing to 4K except the pointer is broken
off.??????(7) I don't think the left hand controls are original, look Japanese to
me.... A lot of the old "pill boxes" were replaced!
Clutch cable is missing..... MG cycle(8) It's a ahem lovely shade of red and creme, again I *assume* it
should be either black or white?
Buy a parts manual...$15.00?? Invaluable to identify what you have and
what you need and most inportant the part number to ask for!
I know Harpers have them.
Have fun!!!
Here's one I did last winter:
http://community.webshots.com/scripts/misc.fcgi?action=invitePickup&uri=album/112424131vMwdgE
Later,
JU