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Newbie Here! 86 R80N Getting Naked in progress..

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:28 pm
by hillco148
Hi All! Just picked up a 86 r80rt from upstate NY

38k 2nd owner $2900, good deal?

Here's the first picture i took and the Mods i did after.

Pin Striping
Rebadge
Touch Up
New HL Ears
Getting Naked!

Next up Exhaust & shocks.

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Thinking about cutting the rear Ear to install a GS pipe setup...

Anyone Here ever did such a mod?

Anyway, happy to be here!!

Cheers!!!

Mak.

Re: Newbie Here! 86 R80N Getting Naked in progress..

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:28 am
by Airbear
G'day Mak, and welcome aboard.
I'd say you scored quite a bargain. How are the mechanicals?

Re: Newbie Here! 86 R80N Getting Naked in progress..

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:22 am
by ME 109
Gidday Mak, welcome!

Nice machine you have there.
Plenty of help available here for all sorts of things airhead.

I'm one of the more sensible ones here, and look forward to assisting. :mrgreen:

Re: Newbie Here! 86 R80N Getting Naked in progress..

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:03 am
by Deleted User 72
ME 109 wrote:Gidday Mak, welcome!

Nice machine you have there.
Plenty of help available here for all sorts of things airhead.

I'm one of the more sensible ones here, and look forward to assisting. :mrgreen:
Mak,

Welcome.

The above poster often has good useful assistful advice and funny lines. However, you should approach his "mechanical flair" with some caution. It is, how do you say it? Outback. Yeah, that's it.

Re: Newbie Here! 86 R80N Getting Naked in progress..

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:55 pm
by ME 109
Native /5 wrote: Mak,

Welcome.

The above poster often has good useful assistful advice and funny lines. However, you should approach his "mechanical flair" with some caution. It is, how do you say it? Outback. Yeah, that's it.
Thanks for that warning to Mak, Native. It's often difficult for someone new to a site to know where the best information comes from.
Personally, I've found Airbear's advice to be very good.

Re: Newbie Here! 86 R80N Getting Naked in progress..

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:45 pm
by hillco148
Airbear wrote:G'day Mak, and welcome aboard.
I'd say you scored quite a bargain. How are the mechanicals?
Pretty good. There is a little oil leak on the pan.

Where can i get a silicone gasket for the pan?

Thanks, Mak.

Re: Newbie Here! 86 R80N Getting Naked in progress..

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:45 pm
by hillco148
ME 109 wrote:Gidday Mak, welcome!

Nice machine you have there.
Plenty of help available here for all sorts of things airhead.

I'm one of the more sensible ones here, and look forward to assisting. :mrgreen:


Thanks!!

Re: Newbie Here! 86 R80N Getting Naked in progress..

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:50 pm
by hillco148
I'm about to get a tuned Y collector pipe this weekend and about to redo the exhaust system.

Here's a pic.

My buddy Have a GS muffler from R100.. Going to see how much i have to hack off..

stay tune..

Re: Newbie Here! 86 R80N Getting Naked in progress..

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:06 pm
by hillco148
Just saw this online..

Anyone ever try this brand? PROGRESSIVE 4651118

Any Issue?

Saw it for $340 shipped.. not a bad price.

Mak

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Re: Newbie Here! 86 R80N Getting Naked in progress..

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:58 am
by hal
Welcome aboard, Mak!