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Originally Posted by oldE
You know, if you run out of space and you get tired of working around that old Beemer, I might be able to find a corner to stow it until you come out of the rabbit hole.  |
Thanks, Big Les - really appreciate the offer. I'll never run out of space though....
Decided to get back to work on one of my Blue bikes that's been occupying my lift table since last August!
Life sometimes gets in the way, as you know.
I had already stripped it of it's fairings, fuel tank, carbs, brake calipers and masters, and clutch master and slave. I had rebuilt the carbs, clutch slave, and brake calipers but got another bike in better condition but needed all those same things done so used the Blue components on that bike. So now I have to start over for the Blue bike. No biggie - routine - just time consuming. Anyhoo....yesterday I removed the mirrors and headlight cowl and tonight the radiator. Tomorrow I pull the plugs and squirt some MMO into the cylinders then later this week I will turn the engine over by hand just to make sure nothing is froze up.
But here's the big news. When I removed the headlight cowl I discovered it was one fabricated by the late great Charles Crites! The OEM fairings are ABS but he created some molds and was replicating them with fiberglass and carbon fiber. He did an amazing job - his fairings were super sturdy and they looked fantastic.
Here are some pics of the cowl made of FG and the windscreen made of CF.
For anyone involved in restoration of these bikes, Mr. Crites is a true legend.
You can't get these any more either. NLA!
Quite a score for me and I may not even re-use this cowl on this bike, it's such a nice piece.
