Here is the pick-up:
Some baseline photos of the general condition:
Nice bike, runs OK on 8 month old gas.
This is the plan:
The right side of the tank has some small dents, but the paint got the brake fluid treatment and it would be seriously difficult to fix. Besides, Mike likes what he likes!
This is the scheme, change blue to green:
Overall in decent shape. The swingarm will need to be repainted after surface rust removal. A little polish, some small chrome rust removal, and it would look pretty decent as is.
Of course all the usual stuff will be done, SS brake lines, spline lube, fluids and filters, plugs, tires (from 2002), brakes, etc.
Got the clutch working last night. Turns out it was rusted frozen to the flywheel. We pulled the starter, removed the cover bolts and pried the pressure plate back, then freed up the clutch plate. I took it around the driveway and it works normally. Here is a video of Mike starting and moving it.
https://youtu.be/LRw1a4bTx0A
Then we tore it down.
Mike says Hi!
Someone on ADVRider said they saw an R1200C painted just like this in the MOA Mag a while back. Anyone remember this, and have a link?
Stay tuned.
Jim
