Dave Swanson Posted October 25, 2020 Posted October 25, 2020 One year ago I purchased this 77 Lemans. It was a nice solid unit but had a few cosmetic issues. The most serious was cosmetic damage to the fairing, instruments, and instrument housings. When I got it home I noticed that the red gear lube in the transmission was leaking from the bell housing. This gave me the incentive to give it a complete going over. Here is the summary. ENGINE The engine was partially disassembled for inspection and found to be in very good condition. Rear main seal replaced, and gave the exterior a detail. CLUTCH Replaced clutch and upgraded to the deep spline. TRANSMISSION Disassembled for inspection and found to be in good condition. Rear and front main seals replaced. Front seal had been leaking. DRIVELINE U-Joint replaced and all spline drive shaft and couplings. U-joint carrier bearing replaced. The bearing felt rough and upon removal found the inner race had 3 cracks. Rear drive spline and mating drive spline on rear wheel replaced, along with new cush rubbers. BRAKES All 3 brake rotors were refinished by TrueDisk. All brake pads replaced with "best" Brembo carbon ceramic pads. New front master cylinder rebuild kit. Brake lines replaced with black steel braided lines. MISCELLANEOUS Damaged instruments repaired by Palo Alto Speedometer Service Damaged instrument cluster housings replaced New wiring harness from Greg Bender. A thing of beauty! Fresh paint by PaintWorks. Craig did his usual amazing work including the satin black finish on the fuel tank. New exact reproduction seat from Guzzibits. All rusty hardware was zinc plated at Manner Plating (local). Fresh Avon AM 26 RoadRiders and converted to tubeless. Fork seals and many other rubber bits replaced. 5 3
Chuck Posted October 25, 2020 Posted October 25, 2020 That will get you an Attaboy! Nice work, Dave.. 1
andy york Posted October 25, 2020 Posted October 25, 2020 Now that friends and neighbors is what I call PURDY !!! 1 1
guzzigary Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 That is some fine fettling. Nice work. Those carbs looks like they mean bidness! 1
Dave Swanson Posted October 26, 2020 Author Posted October 26, 2020 Here are a couple shots from last night playing with the Iphone photo settings. 4 1
Vic Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 Truly a labor of love,you should be very proud! WELL DONE 2
Twin AH Posted October 27, 2020 Posted October 27, 2020 I will never tire of admiring restoration work on these fine motorcycles. Well done and thanks Dave. Ciao 1
GuzziMoto Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 Nice to see an older bike getting all that attention. Very nice.
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