1986 Honda Gyro complete rebuild

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Rims and hubs are looking sharp :thumbsup:

A Gyro we got this spring had 5.30 x 4.50 x 6 tires. A bit wider than OEM, but fit. Mfg name was "HWA Fong". In the pic below, OEM tire is on the right
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well, decided to bolt the engine up. geeeze, hope santa brings my tires soon lol.
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Well, while your tires are getting shipped, I'm reminded how your bikes have completely cleaned and painted engines... :D
I like that 'skelton' pic of your Gyro.
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well, after some more painting, i was able to finish the head light bucket, blinker bracket and mount the handle bars. i got the battery cover super cheap and let my buddy dan repair it. im putting on some fat rear tires and my buddy is doing some custom work to the rear fender. im using his wheels for mock up. gettin the front tire over the weekend. 8)
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Dang Jay the Gyro is looking super sweet! Im almost tempted to say F the rear fender so you can show off the painted motor. Polish that starter and call it a day.

Great work :thumbsup:
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thought id share some before shots of the bike. its came along way. :shock:
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66SIX wrote:Hey Jay I know what you are going through.
OK I installed the Wal mart Tires
Sweeeeet .
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nice tires. im putting some fat tires on mine. of corse the rear fender is being modified to fit the rear tires. got my front tire a few days ago....to bad its the wrong size. playing the waiting game again.
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Looking good all around chevyguy - and great score and restoration on that battery cover :thumbwink:
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well, got my new tire today. decided to mount the tire and do some more painting. fender came out good. before and after shots. ran some cables and bolted it all up. my buddy dan knows a guy than can make just about any sticker u can think of. hows the new orange parking brake sticker look? :naughty:
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well i bought these panals over a month ago. i paid $20 for the rear fender, and $17 for the other two. little elbow grease and a lot of hours u can make anything look new. just ask my good friend dan that fixed the huge holes in the fender and the 3 cracked pieces for the floor. oh, another HONDA sticker made. :naughty:
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Hey Jay after reading your post I got some restoluim paint ,It's close but not a match the Honda red is a little darker or it could be the bikes are so old they have faded a bit . Your Gyro is really zipping along looking great the white on the wheels looks like it was dipped really nice . Hey Jay I hope I am not too late but your bud Dan Dan The decal man ,I hope you are getting him to make you some small HONDA decals ,I havent checked but the ones on the sides of the frame and above the tail light look to be the same size ....I was wondering when Dan Dan The Decalman hopefully makes those for you ? do you think you could have him cut out a few more sheets ????, I,m guessing you could probably get about 4 or 6 across on a sheet ... His work looks really good I would be interested in getting a few from you .Get back to me if your interested .
I have been putting some red decals on my black Gyro They don't look too bad but I know the size is larger than stock ,They cost like $2.00 at a cycle shop . It was them or nothing .

I am very interested in seeing what your going to do w/ the rear fenders to fit the wider wheels . I have a feeling it will look great and I have some beat up fenders and might get some ideas from you .
Thanks David /66SIX
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Glad to have found this forum......motormike here in Nashville, TN.......just registered tonite and got on this thread just to say howdy fellow gyromaniacs.. :rock: ....I'm pretty new to the forum thing, started with meetup group, then hondatwins.net......no doubt I'll be seeking advice, parts, etc....nothing quite like riding the Gyro :urban:
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welcome! nice gyros u got there. :rock: i think we need our own gyro forum on here. should be getting my new rear tires tomorrow. more pics to come. :ndance:
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