So, in addition to my TBS engine rebuild and repaint, helping a buddy with a full on custom bonnie build, and prepping the Daytona for light track duty, I've now taken on a 1st year TBS restoration. The opportunity arose to pick up a low mileage TBS (5100) with a clean title, and I couldn't resist adding it to the stable. The allure of having both the first year and last year of the TBS was too strong and now I have another project. It's been repainted poorly in the past and sat outside, so some of the shoddy bodywork has begun to rust. Additionally, the previous owner was blindly trying to track down the cause of the bike shutting off after 10 min (likely pickup coil), and in the process completely buggered the wiring harness. Other than that, it's had a recent carb rebuild and balancing and is mostly stock. Unlike my '04, I am planning on restoring this back to mostly stock, the only exception being the paint. I have the original tins off my '04 and most of the 1998 tbird parts bike, so this should be a relatively straightforward process of swapping parts over, cleaning, polishing, and painting.
As for paint, the bike was originally Yellow/Black. As a personal preference thing, I really do not like yellow so I'm thinking of taking a bit of a liberty with the paint scheme and doing a Tuxedo tank in Jet Black with a fusion white scallop.
Going to start tearing in to it next week and will post updates as I progress.
Cheers,
Jason
As for paint, the bike was originally Yellow/Black. As a personal preference thing, I really do not like yellow so I'm thinking of taking a bit of a liberty with the paint scheme and doing a Tuxedo tank in Jet Black with a fusion white scallop.
Going to start tearing in to it next week and will post updates as I progress.
Cheers,
Jason