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Marque Remarks => Yamaha => Topic started by: frostype400 on February 21, 2012, 09:32:20 pm

Title: Gt80 is alive
Post by: frostype400 on February 21, 2012, 09:32:20 pm: Very happy today got the clutch cable on and I thought hmm I can start this but I wasn't going to I had ridden my wr360 to the shed and had no one to film it, but then mum and dad showed up so I got dad to film it.

It started to run a touch rich after the oil pump kicked in I put some premix in but I am sure the auto lube is working.

I have grown a lot since I last rode it and I look like a giant on it but I felt like a little kid again on it brang back some memories it couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding but it is a great little bike and it was able to move me along. ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llS3ZkEBXKM&list=UUPfOZmRWfRNoierUO__9_Ow&index=1&feature=plcp

So there is bugger all needed waiting on the battery and the steering bolt it is getting chromed and just need the cable stay for the front brake/speedo so nearly fully finished, thanks Michael.
Title: Re: Gt80 is alive
Post by: Canam370 on February 21, 2012, 09:53:53 pm: Good one Frosty! I was starting to get a bit worried that it wasn't going to start but the 15th kick was the charm! :D That first ride feeling can't be beat.
Title: Re: Gt80 is alive
Post by: frostype400 on February 21, 2012, 09:59:39 pm: Haha yeah I knew it had spark found that out the hard way had a hold of the lead and kicked it. ;D

I am a bit to big for it now though ::) when dad said don't go far I thought I don't where he was thinking I was going to ride too.

It is funny to kick something over that is so easy to kick over I can't kick that softly any more after years of big bores.

I have a novelty motorbike sized GT80A number plate coming for it battery is ordered from battery world and I have done a grand total of a hundred metres after all the time I have pushed it about the shed and that 30m ride.
Title: Re: Gt80 is alive
Post by: frostype400 on February 21, 2012, 10:24:41 pm: Dad is saying Biscuit that is my mates the original owners nick name I thought I better record its first start for him.
Title: Re: Gt80 is alive
Post by: TeeBone on February 22, 2012, 02:59:21 am: Great job, Michael!
Title: Re: Gt80 is alive
Post by: lukeb1961 on February 22, 2012, 04:31:55 am: Very nice. Congratulations!
Luke
Title: Re: Gt80 is alive
Post by: frostype400 on February 22, 2012, 07:52:55 am: Thanks guys now I will have to start another project now. ;)
Title: Re: Gt80 is alive
Post by: EML on March 27, 2012, 02:52:07 pm: 15th kick was the charm! :D
Just as the sun was setting too.......
Title: Re: Gt80 is alive
Post by: frostype400 on March 27, 2012, 05:07:30 pm: Yeah took a few but starts first kick now I just have to sort out the lights and I will be completely finished it, thanks Michael.
Title: Re: Gt80 is alive
Post by: EML on March 27, 2012, 06:01:29 pm: Top Effort young fella.
Title: Re: Gt80 is alive
Post by: oldfart on March 27, 2012, 06:24:21 pm: Dad sounded like he was having just as much fun as you ;D ;D
A great family moment you will treasure latter on in life.
Enjoy :) :) :)
Title: Re: Gt80 is alive
Post by: YZ250H on March 27, 2012, 07:53:26 pm: Well done Frosty. What a sterling effort and a great resto thread to follow.

We're ready for another one if you are ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Gt80 is alive
Post by: frostype400 on March 27, 2012, 08:22:50 pm: I just bought a pe400 nos rear guard for a lot of $$$ so just need the headlight plastics to complete my nos plastics for the 82 PE 400 which is nearly going to get started going to be mint going to probably cost a lot too.

Also got a 76 rd250 I have got the tank etc resprayed and a datsun 240z soon to do up to many projects not enough time.

I find you have to attack one at a time but I have a pe parts stash and they can't really be confused with yamaha rd or datsun parts so I might be able to do a few at once, thanks Michael.