Recent content by b3achley

I have an opportunity to buy the Z50 in the attached photos for $2500, but I'm planning on trying to get the seller down to $2000. I have only ever owned CT70s and am not familiar with Z50s at all. I have not seen this Z50 in person yet. Is this a fair asking price? If/when I go to look at it in...

Upon second glance, it looks like the LED conversion kit discussion only pertains to lights that are powered from the AC portion of the circuit (headlight, speedometer light, high beam indicator, etc), so that makes more sense. I think I'll be fine since the dash lights are on the DC side, and...

Thanks I'm happy to see the positive comments! I took around 600 photos, so if anyone is working on a similar project and needs some reference photos just let me know! I finally took everyone's advice and bought a sealed battery. I bought it from CHP for $14, and it should be here this week...

This is the point where I had previously posted about the petcock orientation on the carburetor. Thanks to old CT, that install was no problem. I used some gasket cleaner to clean the contact surfaces of the intake pipe. I then re-installed the new carburetor and old intake pipe using all new...

Photos of the gas tank install referenced in the previous post are attached. After the gas tank, I put the seat back on and was pretty much finished. I polished and waxed it, then took some photos of the finished product.

I bought a ignition switch from kirrbby since my bike had a switch from one of the early 70s models that didn't belong. Kirrbby's switch worked great and was in great condition! I've attached some photos of it installed in the dash. Thanks again kirrbby! After all of this work, I filled the new...

Here's part 2: While I was checking the handlebar switches, I decided to replace the front brake light switch. While working on that, I noticed that the right handlebar grip was torn. While removing the right handlebar grip, I noticed that the throttle tube was cracked. I decided to replace...

Thanks! I did that and didn't have any issues. It's been a long month, but I think this project is pretty much wrapped up. I ended up spending around $2500 total. I spent the first weekend in January stripping it down to the frame (minus the engine). I looked the parts over while I had them...

I'm back after a month away working on the bike. I think it's almost where I want it, and I'll be posting progress photos soon, but first I have a carburetor question. I bought this new carb from DrATV: http://dratv.com/oemcarfitcar.html The problem is that the petcock seems to be facing the...

Thanks, that's a relief!

So I was just crawling around the exhaust area to see if I needed to order any parts, and I found something that looks not good (photos attached). First photo is a close up and the second photo is a pullback to give perspective on the location. I would be interested to hear thoughts from someone...

Well I feel like I got really lucky and was able to buy a couple of front turn signal stays on eBay. I've ordered the rest of the turn signal components from cmsnl. The only thing missing now is item #10 in the parts diagram, the rear stay...

Yeah we've never run this with a battery. We bought a battery maybe 20 years ago and were going to attempt to straighten out the wiring and hook it up, but it never happened. It's just been sitting in the battery tray with nothing connected to it. I just checked the bulbs for the first time...

Thanks everyone for all of your help so far! I'm brand new to the forum and never expected so many responses. The bike was kept in a garage with a blanket thrown over it probably at least 90% of the time, so I'm sure that has a lot to do with its good overall condition. I checked out Cycle...

Thanks for those pictures; very helpful! I do have the ignition switch in the attached pictures, but no key and no wiring harness. Also some of the plastic mounting clips are broken off. Is there any way to salvage this?