Winter maintenance completed!

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Winter maintenance completed!

Kristoffer Johnson /

Jan 26, 2019 05:12PM

1980 Tomos Bullet

Took the bike down to the nuts and bolts. Had the paintable parts powder coated. While I waited two weeks for the powder coating to be done I went through EVERYTHING. Clutch, brakes, carb, replaced little parts that needed to be replaced, etc. I gave up on the cable speedo because it kept munching spinners and was always off by 10 mph. Connected up a bike digital speedo and it works well! Replacement decals don’t appear to be sticking as well as I like to powered coat. If the decals don’t hold I’ll have to find something else or go nude I guess.

Now on to the next project!Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 01/26/19 05:16PM by wisconsinkris.

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P D /

pdcomm

Jan 26, 2019 07:59PM

Looking good . ;)

Which speedometer did you end up mounting ?

And , do the decals peel off easily ? Did you clean the surface with alcohol prior to applying them ?

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Seth B /

sibryan

Jan 26, 2019 08:44PM

Pressure sensitive adhesive does not like being applied in the cold. The metal should be at 60-70 degrees F for good adhesion.

Or, if you get it super cold first, then lick the bike where you want the sticker. :)

Looks great tho!Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/26/19 08:45PM by sibryan.

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Stephen Keller /

keller_stephen

Jan 26, 2019 09:00PM

Great looking machine, are those bar-end turn signals? If so where did they come from and how do they work? (are you happy with them) Love the rack and baskets. Excellent work.

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