Got the frame and bits back from the powdercoater.  Super unbelievable 3 cheers from the guys at Island Powdercoating in Miller Place for doing an incredible job.  I am waiting on a few parts to come, and I can finally get this bike back together

Boy, am I the laziest guy or what.  Oh well, I had to redo a bathroom, and some other junk, and this project took a bit of a rest.  I have been recently revitalized, and looks like we are back on track   I brought a pile of parts to the powdercoater last week, and they should be done any day.

In March I sent emails around to anyone I could find online who sold Newtronic stuff in hopes of finding anyone with a leftover electronic ignition – to no avail.  I did speak to a guy in Australia (about 5 lines of text conversation in total), who told me he had none, and wasn’t sure if he’d ever see any again.  2 weeks ago, I received an email from him – he got his hands on ONE h05 kit!  He told me he had a list of guys waiting for one, but as I had asked long ago, I was first on the list.  Voila! Pluto lines up with the moon, and I am now the owner of a new kit.
 Down with points, I say!

Got a call today from the powdercoater, and the parts are done!  I’ll get some pics up, maybe tomorrow, after I pick em up.  Exciting!

The tank, she is done.  Finsihed clear and buffed it out this morning, I am super happy with it.

First set of decals I got were shite – so I had to scrap them and search elsewhere.  Found a nice set (from Malta, of all places), and they finally showed up today.

Brought the motor out to the driveway to start cleaning it up.  Eesh, this thing needs some help.  After 6 hours of varying bags of steel wool, I got it looking pretty good, considering where it started.  Here’s a couple of ‘before’ pics…