Completed

[Groo]

Mission Accomplished Rad... :thumbsup:

 

[Windjammer]

Just completed him last night, but I intend to ride him on occasion.

Poseur! Liar! You obviously have no intention of riding it since you've put no fluids into it - as evidenced by the lack of any stains on the floor beneath it!

Oh...wait...it's not British.

Nevermind. Sorry. I'm emotionally scarred. Nice job on the 'ol Zook bro!

Having done a Norton & know how much work it is, all I can say is "WOW!"

This dude would understand....about the emotionally scarred part...

 

[beerme]

Absolutely stunning! Been wondering where you've been. Good to see you back.

 

[Wicked Webby]

Nice ride Radman!!

WW

 

[Dudewado]

Missed having you around, but it was obviously worth it!

Very Nice Job Mr Rad!

Hope your marriage, bank account, and sanity are still intact (as they ever were).

 

[Flylooper]

Ah yes! The X6 Hustler.....That was the first "speed demon" bike I ever rode. ("Twasn't mine! My Honda 305 Scrambler wasn't even in the running.) And 6 (count 'em 6) speeds. Holy dog tooth, Batman! It was a 4-speed world. The damn thing flew. Even then Suzuki was trying to be the fastest kid on the block. I think the Yammie Big Bear 250 Triple was king up to that point.

Anyway, great job, Radman. Brings back fond memories. Congrats.

Now go and enjoy the "Ringa-ding-ding-ding-ding."

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

Congratulations 'radman', very nice resto.

You're almost done -- can you source the little black rubber covers for the top of the carb caps?

Do you have the 'correct' little slant-side-electrode B-7C spark plugs installed?

My friend, Jeff, rode and toured with us on a bike very similar (no 'Western' bars). I un-crated, set-up, and rode the very first one our shop got -- I was blown away (it was like I was riding a GP racer.... for the street).

I attended a race (at what is now V.I.R.) and all the bikes were very noisey (noise = speed?) especially the 2-stroke racers of the day! There was a Suzuki Super-6 (X-6 Hustler) on the track and it was running up-front -- one of the fastest bikes on the track (that day) and, by far, the quietest.

Years later, my friend Jeff (black X-6) and I campaigned a full-on 250 grand prix X-6 in AFM local races in NorCal (Vacaville, Cotati, etc) following explicit building/modifying instructions supplied by Suzuki.

So, good-on-ya, many others will appreciate your efforts.

 

[HotRodZilla]

That is a beautiful piece of work. That thar takes some talent. Just with you hadn't taken down the "before" pictures. I wanted to see what it looked like when you got it.

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Awesome is an over-used word, but that is a beautiful and mind-boggling amount of work. You deserve the praise and accolades! Great job Rad! Awesome fits...........

 

[Kevin Daly]

DaYum! check out that spoke pattern. So what ya do in your spare time?

 

[dcarver]

Excellent Mr. Rad! And very good to see you post again!

Sooo, now that you've finished, and have all sorts of time on your hands, then you're ready to start my /2 Bmw R60 project?

 

[radman]

Congratulations 'radman', very nice resto.You're almost done -- can you source the little black rubber covers for the top of the carb caps?

Do you have the 'correct' little slant-side-electrode B-7C spark plugs installed?

My friend, Jeff, rode and toured with us on a bike very similar (no 'Western' bars). I un-crated, set-up, and rode the very first one our shop got -- I was blown away (it was like I was riding a GP racer.... for the street).

I attended a race (at what is now V.I.R.) and all the bikes were very noisey (noise = speed?) especially the 2-stroke racers of the day! There was a Suzuki Super-6 (X-6 Hustler) on the track and it was running up-front -- one of the fastest bikes on the track (that day) and, by far, the quietest.

Years later, my friend Jeff (black X-6) and I campaigned a full-on 250 grand prix X-6 in AFM local races in NorCal (Vacaville, Cotati, etc) following explicit building/modifying instructions supplied by Suzuki.

So, good-on-ya, many others will appreciate your efforts.

Before pic-

Rubber carb tops sourced in Jolly Old-should be here in a couple days, guy is making them brand new. I actually have 2 sets of the plugs-saving them for show only.

 

[TheAxeman]

Very, very nice restoration. Time obviously well spent, congratulations. Now I know I need a bigger garage.

 

[twowheelnut]

Yeah, it looks great, but how's it run? Nice work rad, especially those rims and motor.

 

[Geezer]

Very nice.

What's that other bike in the back there with the tuning forks on the gas tank? And how did you get your garage so clean?

Missed you around here.

 

[radman]

Very, very nice restoration. Time obviously well spent, congratulations. Now I know I need a bigger garage.

Had it out Sunday, first ride. It is now back in the garage, clutch disassembled. Started 1 kick, ran great, but clutch reluctant to disengage. Appears a mod I made, to get rid of a known issue, clutch rattle due to excessive play in a spacer, worked but in the process I removed a tad too much steel. The search is on for a replacement, with which I'll be a little more careful on how much I machine off.... :glare:

 

[Scab]

Cool. Nothing else to say.

 

[raclow]

That is way too cool!!

Nice Job!!!

Looks like a museum piece.

 

[RonBB]

Somehow, "Very Nice" doesn't seem adequate. VERY NICE Rad. :clapping: Ron

 

[bluejag]

Very nice work Rad It's quite a feeling to restore some history ain't it?