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Last night I decided to stick with my selection of adding my recently purchased Schwinn generator light kit to the Cotton. I still need to run the wiring cleanly, but am happy with how it looks overall especially the taillight view and how it adds a lot of character to the back end. It still...

Today, I straightened out the sissy bar clamps, mocked up the shifter (still needs fresh grease as well as old decals removed and new ones applied). Also got the front hand brake lever mounted as the original bolt had a couple threads messed up on it so I had to get another brake lever in just...

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Alrightie, I know removal required me to use a C clamp. Wood clamp, and a wrench lol I'll check youtube out Thank you 🤗 Dude Sid looks amazing as is! I love the patina on it, and of course you have the luxury of having a bike with one of the baddest chain guards in the land! Plus considering...

You are a master at your craft sir! This is so entertaining and informative to see the process playing out. You definitely have an attention to detail and that is making this even better because it is all I valving things often overlooked but now that you pointed them out and made them better I...

Also how bad of a job is it to reinstall the kickstand? Or is it easier than removing it? I already have it all out but first time doing so lol

Thanks, so far so good now that I've concluded the meds. Definitely caught me by surprise but thankful it was caught when it was. I was a new patient at this new PCP but miraculously they had an opening the next day instead of months out like normal for a new patient. I don't know how worse off...

Brought the Cotton inside to the basement to work on since the weather cooled down this past week. It's clean enough that the Mrs. doesn't mind haha I mocked up the sissy bar with new seat tonight just to get a look at it and boy does it POP especially with the NOS 6-pie reflector installed! I...

Ok thanks so much!

Hello again everyone, I've been away for a couple weeks as me not feeling well nor up to doing anything in the garage ultimately resulted in me heading to some doc appointments and determining I have lymes disease and that had been affecting me greatly over the last month. Now that I am being...

Well the headlight took a swim in Evaporust tonight so I'll check results tmrw after work. I gave up tonite on working after I couldn't get the left side hand brake lever to tighten to bars. Right was a piece of cake but for some reason the left one is being a true PIA. So of course this is...

So in short I made acceptable progress this weekend with getting the smaller bits shined up I've been wanting to, and feel my road trip was worth the time away from working on the Cotton because of the end result having another bike to work on and the pumpkin light to add to the Cotton since I...

Well I didn't touch the Cotton at all today.... because I was on a road trip snagging something special for it. A month back I saw a listing show up on Marketplace for a girls 26" Schwinn that looked neat, but upon looking closer I noticed it had a pumpkin headlight on it. Unfortunately the...

Thanks for all that work explaining this! Like you said it's def an art from the looks of it!

Today was fairly productive. I got all the bolts and nuts and few brackets polished and/or wire wheeled on the bench grinder. I got the brake lever brackets positioned and tomorrow will get the grips on, install bars to bike, and mount speedo. I am also hoping to get back wheel on and position...

Glad you're liking what you're seeing! I don't plan to change anything on the frame as I am wanting to keep the original aspect of it intact. The paint shined up really well just from a number of hours and elbow grease and the Decals are all in good enough shape for me. I am probably going to...

Hey! I haven't disappeared, just not getting the garage time over the last week I'd have hoped for. Throughout the week I did score a true Stingray Speedo that I'm waiting to arrive by Tuesday, so I am thrilled I will have the correct piece even tho the plain one I had was a great deal. This...

Got the paint on the frame shined up as well as I think it is going to turn out. I'm happy with how it's looking compared to the dirty yellow look it had upon purchasing. I'm anxious to see it in sunlight with all the chrome pieces installed. Also put some elbow grease into the fenders and...

So couple updates: I've been doing a tad bit of polishing here and there but between my arm being sore from assisting a friend with an 8 ft truck cap and the results of my polishing still not being what I hoped, I've admittedly lost some steam this past week motivationally. Good news is I now...

Beautiful work. I would love to be able to manage beautiful results like that!