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 Post subject: 1968 Samurai
PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 2:49 pm 
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Location: Mooresville NC
here is a Samurai with a few avenger parts on it that i bought from another board member a back in January had new tank pads copied from old ones, fresh paint and a good clean up.


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 Post subject: Re: 1968 Samurai
PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 4:35 pm 
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Thanks an eclectic colection you have there :thumbup:
and how many post boxes does one man need :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: 1968 Samurai
PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:07 pm 
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Location: Alexandria VA
Very cool!

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 Post subject: Re: 1968 Samurai
PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:10 pm 
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Location: Inman,S.C.
Looking good, how does it run?


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 Post subject: Re: 1968 Samurai
PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:29 pm 
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Excellent, dwayneh, Really beautiful color. A pair of chambers and clubmans and I'd ride it. :D

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 Post subject: Re: 1968 Samurai
PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:35 pm 
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Location: North Alabama
Very nice Samurai.....nice root beer too......

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 Post subject: Re: 1968 Samurai
PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 8:23 pm 
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Hey Suthern! runs bitchin good ,next day after i bought it put a new battery in it and removed carbs and they were looked great.. fresh gas and she cranked up in about 6 kicks, she fired up.. set of points later and thats about all motor work it needed, spent some money on appearance , but motor and trans were tight, clutch was froze and was able to break it loose but clutch is still weak


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 Post subject: Re: 1968 Samurai
PostPosted: Thu May 16, 2013 1:46 am 
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Location: Mount Vision, NY
Picking this one up this weekend and I could only hope it comes out as nice as yours.

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Needs pistons but I will likely have the crank done too.

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 Post subject: Re: 1968 Samurai
PostPosted: Thu May 16, 2013 12:39 pm 
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III, thats a really nice piece to start out with, i have a friend in indiana thats has tons of GOOD parts for these i can hook ya up with if ya need any, once again thats a nice start, i did put mine on charlotte craigslist , put a ridiculous price though, gotta start somewhere


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 Post subject: Re: 1968 Samurai
PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 5:40 pm 
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Location: Syracuse,NY
Nice bike!! Salami slicer motors are so darn cool. I gather that those motors respond very well to a good set of chambers.
Good luck! :thumbup:

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