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Post by 1979DaytonaSpecial on Feb 14, 2016 7:27:26 GMT 1
Hello Folks
New Member with a story: Just recovered my 1979 Daytona Special after being stolen a year and a half ago. It's been in storage for quite some time up until it got stolen. Over the years I was going to bring her out but never got around to doing it. Now that I got her back it's time to make her street worthy again.
Bike Spec's: Tom Turner Big Bore Kit 424cc Tom Turner Porting 34mm Mikuni's RZ 350 Reeds Reed Balance Can TT Chambers
After I got it back, it seems the kick stand forgot to come with it, and I haven't found one yet so I'm still looking, so before it goes on the road I'll have to go thru just about everything including getting the engine re-sealed. So I'll update as I progress. And I looked for RD Forums but didn't find much ?
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Post by unrealedd on Feb 14, 2016 15:20:38 GMT 1
Loverlee bike and really glad you got her back from the thieving scrotes. How did you find her after being missing for so long?
Good luck with the rebuild and any Q's ask away theres a lot of information available here get to 10 posts and you will see for sale and wanted adds so you can put up anything your after and don't forget norbo's shop for lots of goodies.
All the very best for the rebuild and plenty of pictures please we all love piccies.
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Post by 1979DaytonaSpecial on Feb 15, 2016 8:40:22 GMT 1
Loverlee bike and really glad you got her back from the thieving scrotes. How did you find her after being missing for so long? Good luck with the rebuild and any Q's ask away theres a lot of information available here get to 10 posts and you will see for sale and wanted adds so you can put up anything your after and don't forget norbo's shop for lots of goodies. All the very best for the rebuild and plenty of pictures please we all love piccies. It was a Police recovery, they had come a cross a stash of motorcycle parts and complete bikes and ran vin numbers & license plates and found mine was reported stolen. Then $455.00 later and 4 hrs of drive time I got her back.
The bike was stolen from where I had it stored, over the years I've been wanting to put her back on the street but never got around to it. Now I got her back I am going to put her back on the street, hopefully this summer as funds permit.
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Post by 1979DaytonaSpecial on Feb 15, 2016 8:46:20 GMT 1
I had parked the Daytona Special after I picked up my RZ, but then I got clipped in an intersection.  |
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Post by 1979DaytonaSpecial on Feb 15, 2016 9:04:31 GMT 1
Here's another of my RZ, the yellow sheet is covering my Daytona, these pics were taken about 4 months before my Daytona was stolen  |
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Post by 1979DaytonaSpecial on Feb 15, 2016 9:07:09 GMT 1
The white sheet in the background is covering my Yamaha YZ 490 which was also stolen, but that hasn't been recovered yet. |
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Post by 1979DaytonaSpecial on Feb 15, 2016 9:16:37 GMT 1
I had already picked up a new fairing for the RZ before the Daytona was stolen and was going to get it back on the street first, fate has changed my plans.  |
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Post by 1979DaytonaSpecial on Feb 16, 2016 1:13:11 GMT 1
I just bought another tank for the Daytona the old one is shot. The one I just bought is crunched on the left side from the handle bars, but the inside is clean, so I hope it can be repaired without out costing an arm & a leg. I'll have it by end of the week. The Good Side:  The Bad Side:  |
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Post by 1979DaytonaSpecial on Feb 16, 2016 1:14:10 GMT 1
I am just running my Post count.
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Post by unrealedd on Feb 16, 2016 8:38:11 GMT 1
Good luck with the build. No worries about post count. To be honest it's nice to have a bike you know a bit of history about. So many are just purchased by a new owner and restored without ever really knowing anything about its past. That's one thing you can't buy.
Great job with the pics keep em coming.
That's a nice 500 you have there too. Shame you got knocked down the road.
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Post by darboots on Feb 25, 2016 14:16:03 GMT 1
Nice bikes you have there. Glad you got the Daytona back.
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Post by Norbo on Mar 1, 2016 11:39:46 GMT 1
you don't see many Daytona's in the UK nice couple of bikes when they are fixed up .
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