New news with me

chainsaw · Post by **chainsaw** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:26 pm

Well, I am now the proud owner of a 1976 GT 750. Last Saturday I drove from Atlanta to basically Roanoke Va and got it from our fine host of this board eric. I must first thank eric for taking my word that I wanted it and he did some work to it without asking me for money down or anything. Just trusted my word. That is a rarity in this day and age for someone to have blind trust on someones word. To Eric, a big, big thank you!!!!!

So, I left ATL at 7:45am, drove straight there and arrived at about 3:30ish. Got to erics and looked it over. We talked a bit and I had to ride it down the road a bit before loading. So I take off trying to get adjusted to the feel of it, not familiar with the roads or area and had only gone maybe 1/4 mile and a deer ran out in front of me. startled me a bit but when it ran across the road it then turned and parralled me so I was riding right next to it. Kinda cool. I gassed it and it finally turned away from me so I was safe from another dart across the road.

Got back, talked a bit more, he loaned me a haynes repair manual and some soft ties and we loaded it up. I decided to drive back to atl right then. So, I headed out. Got home at about 1:00am sunday morning. LOOOOONG drive !!!!!

Took it to my girlfriends house (she finally agreed to let me store it there to work on it) and rode around a bit more. Took it to her basement and the next evening started pulling it apart to do some major cleaning and work on it over the winter. Made an immediate parts list and have already won my first item off ebay for it.

I will be asking for a lot of help from you long time owners for adjustments, tips, parts and some general advice. I hope to get her looking really nice (not restored or anything like that) and just have it to play with for a while.

You have NO idea how thankful this board came back online!!!!!

Thanks in advance everyone.

I will post some pics in a couple of weeks when I get back from my vacation. I dont have any time right now to post them.

thanks

Chainsaw

Arne · Post by **Arne** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:23 pm

Get those pics up! Congrats on the new bike - I hope it turns out to be a good runner for you.

What's the mileage on it? Are you doing a full overhaul to it?

Good luck! Arne

muzza · Post by **muzza** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:26 pm

Lucky boy..I could do with a GT750 again.

chainsaw · Post by **chainsaw** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:11 am

pics maybe ???

Arne · Post by **Arne** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:37 am

Oooh, nice! What kind of shocks are those?

chainsaw · Post by **chainsaw** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:12 pm

thanks arne. I dont know about the shocks. Have not had a chance to research anything yet.

please see my "WANTED" posts if anyone can help me out.

thanks

Ogri · Post by **Ogri** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:04 pm

Nice ride Chainsaw!

How did you like the roads on the way in to Zooke's place? Zooke has some rockin' roads near the house! I was wishing I was on a bike instead of in the Jeep.

Zook-e · Post by **Zook-e** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:05 pm

Ogri wrote:
How did you like the roads on the way in to Zooke's place? Zooke has some rockin' roads near the house! I was wishing I was on a bike instead of in the Jeep.

They are quite fun. I go through two front tires to every rear. The opposite of what I was used to. It would be nice to get a bunch of the board members together next year and ride down the parkway to 221 and on to Gatlinburg and back for some fun.

Zook-e · Post by **Zook-e** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:07 pm

Oh, and Chainsaw is the third board member to own that bike.

chainsaw · Post by **chainsaw** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:20 pm

LOLOL, I dont even get sloppy seconds. I am relagated to last one in

I think she will clean up well.

jkevinlilly · Post by **jkevinlilly** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:35 pm

Very nice.

Kevin

Zook-e · Post by **Zook-e** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:56 pm

chainsaw wrote:LOLOL, I dont even get sloppy seconds. I am relagated to last one in

I think she will clean up well.

Wellllllllllll, actually you are sloppy seconds. Ogri just owned it and I actually got to ride it

muzza · Post by **muzza** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 6:07 pm

Nice bike...i would like one as good as that

diamondj · Post by **diamondj** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 6:42 pm

Be glad you didn't find Lick Ridge Road in your travels to Zooke's house. It's a twisty gravel mountain road that the rental car GPS decided was the most direct route between Roanoke and Zooke's house.....

Jim

jkevinlilly · Post by **jkevinlilly** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:58 pm

GPS in this part of the world can really lead you astray.

Kevin