Scott's '82 Magna restoration project - start to finish

roboto65 · October 04, 2012, 10:01:29 AM

WOW just awesome great job and plenty of pics

Jigger · October 04, 2012, 10:16:56 PM

You did an amazing job on the bike restoration. It's to pretty to ride.

grandpaul · October 06, 2012, 12:23:49 PM

FINALLY got in the brake hoses (slow truck from Canada), and got the system filled & bled; it sure helps to have the brake bleeder pump kit.

The set of braided stainless hoses also came with the 2 pieces for the clutch as well. Nice.

Did a 15 mile shake-down and had only three issues:

-weepage from the front brake master cylinder cover; should be good now that I've tightened the screws carefully

-shifter range incorrect, I've already adjusted that.

-horn stopped honking; I must have pulled a wire loose when I was stuffing the headlight back in, it's all good now.

That wraps up this one!

Beauty shots to follow...

grandpaul · October 09, 2012, 01:53:02 PM

100 miles out on it's maiden voyage (Cowpoke's BBQ in Pearsall, TX), Scott is happy; the bike is happy except perhaps a bit of bleeding needed on the clutch, it gets mushy when the bike is on an incline.

Scott will be prepping for his 2,000+ mile trip to Birmingham, AL in a day or so; my guess is he's probably got some kind of windscreen / windshield / fairing installed by now...

(That's a Shoei quarter fairing on my '00 Triumph Legend 900 triple, I like the additional hand protection in a very small, sporty fairing)

tedkraus · October 12, 2012, 10:22:43 AM

Awesome bike!!! I hope she runs as good as she looks!!!!

Jigger · October 14, 2012, 05:42:06 AM

You did an awesome job on it. It looks like it just came out of the crate. You can tell by the smile he is very pleased with the bike.

grandpaul · October 15, 2012, 08:49:39 AM

Well, Scott wasn't so pleased a day after that photo - one of the BRAND NEW, "HIGH QUALITY" braided stainless clutch hose fittings FAILED (leaked). So the bike stayed in the garage and he took his V-Strom to Barber. Huge disappointment all the way around.

Jigger · October 17, 2012, 04:48:36 AM

That sucks. But at least he was able to put some miles on it. Give yourself a big pat on the back you did good. Even with brand new bikes fresh out of the box can have problems. A bad crimp on a line is minor. Considering the amount of work you did on it. Still can not beleive you have not put it away into a museum some were.

lragan · October 17, 2012, 11:31:25 AM

Quote from: grandpaul on October 15, 2012, 08:49:39 AM
Well, Scott wasn't so pleased a day after that photo - one of the BRAND NEW, "HIGH QUALITY" braided stainless clutch hose fittings FAILED (leaked). So the bike stayed in the garage and he took his V-Strom to Barber. Huge disappointment all the way around.

Perfection is elusive, but you came very close. Annoying, but minor, in the overall project. Congratulations on a great job.