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Thanks, I did read somewhere else on the site that RAL 3002 is close. I can get that color in a powder as well. Looks like I will be going with that.

Paint discussions seem to be all over the place and everyone has different opinions. Can you tell me the color codes you used? It's a beautiful bike.

Installed new trans and kick looks and feels good. A little cleaning this weekend and will start to hammer and dolly the fenders. Painter backed out so trying to figure it out. Rear fender has some brazing and cheap body filler. Shows how old the repairs are. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1739/2894...

I did pick up a trans off eBay. It arrived and looks good and shall be installed this weekend. Is there a petcock that can be used that's not an OEM? They seem to pulling a good amount.

The frame isn't much better. Appears Honda failed on creating a rigid fender system. Not sure which broke first but the rear grab bar is broke and the rear fender is trashed. Believe I will slide a solid bar inside the grab bar and weld it together. I'm on the fence about the fender. As of now I am ...

Was time to investigate the kick starter issue. After talking to some older fellas in the vintage club I tried a kerosene soak to see if the spur was stuck from sitting for the last 35 years. After a couple days of no progress I decided to split the case. Was surprised in what I found. Appears the b...

Started to tear it down and have found some not so good things. The carbs were in bad shape. Over the years of rebuilding carbs I have some tools to assist in the process. First was a soak in cleaner. I tried Berryman for the first time and it was a mistake. It oxidized the carbs. Something I have n...