Pidjones' bicentenial build (a '76 RD400)

[pidjones]

Getting there. This is just with the tank and side cover mounted, not plumbed in. Need to move some bikes around and get room around it  to work.

[Kawtriplefreak]

The tins look great. 
I wish I had the talent and patience.

[pidjones]

The tins look great. 
I wish I had the talent and patience.

Three meter paint job I'm afraid. Looks Ok until you get closer than three meters.
Oil tank mounted now (that was a wrestling match). All hooked up save the oil feed to the pump and the fuel feeds to the carbs. Both need clamps that I will try to source locally tomorrow.
Question: do most people run fuel filters? I know that on GoldWings we must as they have so many tiny fuel passages in the four carbs. Thinking about adding one in each fuel line.

[Aloha808]

I run fuel filters on both my RD's.  Doesn't seem to restrict fuel flow.

[rodneya]

paint looks pretty good.

I have had issues with fuel filters in the past, so I just make sure there is a screen on the petcock now

[SoCal250]

I run Visu-filters and change them out every year or two because the crappy CA pump gas tends to degrade them. They're cheap and because they're transparent it's easy to assess condition.

The new paint job is looking sweet! 

[RustyRD]

  I run the visu filters on both carbs also. Looks great.

[pidjones]

You may note the front wheel has paint in places and not in others. I am slowly but surely removing the paint that some PO put on them (poorly). Acetone, Scotchbrite, wire brushes, LOTS of elbow grease and time! Once I get it off the front, the rear will wait until it is removed for some other reason.

[TNWillie]

I run clear fuel filters on my RD. Cheap, easy and effective. ;)

[Inov8]

Great looking bike; regardless of paint finish. This has always been my favorite color scheme of all of the 400s. Besides, I appreciate the irony of a 2T being presented as Green. 

[pidjones]

She lives! (Thanks in part to the folks here on the forum.) Only took her for about 1.5 mile spin around the neighborhood, but she ran and shifted great. Front bakes are great Rear brakes need work (worn MC). Very happy to hear and smell the old 2-stroker again! BTW, I ended up putting a filter on each line.
https://youtu.be/VWDm1ksGC7A

[Kawtriplefreak]

Congratulations 

[TNWillie]

Definitely congratulations!
Having started my cafe for the 1st time in over 40 yrs, I know how great you feel.

[Evans Ward]

It IS a great feeling! Big congrats!! 

[pidjones]

SHAZBOT! Went into the garage this morning after coming home from getting our COVID 2nd vaccines. Smelled gas. Localized it to the bottom of the right side of the tank, inboard of the seam. The tank is now off and drained and a POR-15 repair kit is on order.