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Hello, I am starting a resurrection of a '74 Roadster that has been dubbed “The Gator” (thank you, Northton) for obvious reasons. It will take quite a while as I am a relaxed person and not in a hurry. It will not be a restoration but I do not plan to stray too far from originality but if you are a rivet counter you will no doubt be offended. (I really don't like the term “restomod” you can restore a bike, you can modify a bike but you can't do both). I have been on this forum for about 4 months looking for information and offering the occasional opinion. I have found a virtual cornucopia of information here but other times I regret digging too deep. i.e. do I have a RH4 head or RH10 head? Is the cam too soft? Is that an early MKII swing arm or a late MK11A swing arm? Will I die if I have the wrong one? “You want to convert to neg ground, then you will need a retro encabulator.” Be sure to get a breather or it will leak oil. (I didn't know they couldn't breath!) And so on. I will be asking a ton of questions in the future and posting an occasional update.
Jim