'78 CX project finished

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JiMi

Discussion Starter · Sep 4, 2010

It took me 2 years, but finally my '78 CX500Z restoration project has finished! In my opinion the bike looks great. From some angles and distance it looks like new

With all the money the parts cost me, I could easily have bought 2 or 3 bikes from eBay or so. But I don't regret at all what I did. I've learned a lot about this bike and about restoring in general.

The bike isn't ready for 100% yet, it still needs some work at some details, but I consider that to be part of the regular maintenance.

I'd like to say thanks to you guys, for helping me out when I posted questions in the old forum.

Check out the latest pictures I took HERE or HERE.

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JiMi

Discussion Starter · #6 · Sep 5, 2010

Thanks for the compliments!

I'm in Holland indeed.

And I added new pics 5 minutes ago. I didn't like the garagedoor in the background of the pics, so I changed the background and took some new pics

Didn't know the word nacelle either. Man keeps learning on this forum

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JiMi

Discussion Starter · #21 · Sep 7, 2010

I could change the radiator cover for the aluminium one, it would look much better indeed. But the 78 had the plastic one originally, so I think I'll keep it that way.

The color is candy sapphire blue which is the original color. I really don't know if it was only sold in Europe.

The next challenge will be restoring the Rickman Polaris shield (don't know what you call it) I bought for $75. I'm still thinking about the color I will give it. It must be an easy-to-spray color, so no metallic with an extra candy layer, but simple like white or so. I know the black/red CX looks great with a black Rickman shield, but the blue one...???

Thanks again.

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JiMi

Discussion Starter · #26 · Sep 8, 2010

Blindstitch said:
That's the joy of the internet. Sometimes you say something and it is interpreted as something else. Maybe if I had a blue one I wouldn't have sold mine. But I wasn't going to paint it because that wouldn't have been right.

Even this duel disc yellow shitpump looks better than a black and red in my opinion.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmA5ibZgayI[/media]

And yes gullepumpe means shit pump or some rough variation of interpretation.

Speaking of "gulle": yesterday a truck with pigshit exploded in Germany. Check this out: PHOTOS. Very happy I wasn't standing there at that very moment. Look at the white Ford Focus, it's become mostly brown/black, whatever color gulle has...

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