Just a quick update. The bike has been holding up great. She's been getting a lot of ridiculous attention, and is a blast to ride. Parts of the digits on the Acewell 2853 are starting to disappear, had to sort out the rear set linkage geometry, muffler packing is long gone, but the paint and mechanicals are holding up wonderfully.
A small confession. I wanted an airhead originally. Due to the rising prices, that just wasn't possible. So I grabbed what I knew would be the next classic while the prices were down(K100). I'm so grateful for that actually, because I would've missed out on the fact that the K-series is such a superior bike in everyway(at least to me). :riding: (I'm also a fan of motorcycles with unique engines).
At any rate, I found an '81 r100 for $1400. She runs good and has great compression. This one was driven regularly but stored outside for 10 years and never washed...ever. I've never seen anything so oily!
She's my next project. I power washed, put in some new fuel, strapped a battery to the back and took her for a ride around town. Lol, a very geriatric ride imo, but I couldn't stop smiling. I hope to get into the more intricate restoration aspects such as re-plating harware and complete disassembly. Here she is, and off to the land of airheads with myself...