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« on: February 17, 2010, 06:43:40 pm »
I just picked up the bike. The engine has restamped smooth replacement cases with the 10 hole clutch cover. Frame has the horn bracket on the left side. Unfortunately, the frame is cracked on both legs of the wishbone down tube,- maybe from stress or a frontend hit? Was this a weak area of the frame prone to damage? I looked at my K1 frame and it has spot welded strengthening brackets on it, so my guess is a weakness in the frame design. Who is a master repairer of the 750 frames, especially with knowledge of the early frames? I will need to send it off for inspection and repair.
As far as correct original goodies it has the original ignition switch with matching fork lock, carb set, front wheel and brake assembly, handlebars and switches, rear fender and tail light.
The seat had been recovered, wrong bodywork, broken top triple tree clamp, plastic lenses broken on the guages, broken side stand frame bracket, boogered up single cut front fender, rear 16" drop center rim. It has decent HM300 stamped exhaust on it now.
I'll have to start stripping it down soon.