Found the sample neck cup in a misc box lot on Ebay. Turned down by hand on my lathe from a 2" round bar.
I am going to case harden by heating to cherry red and quenching in oil. Should be tough enough for the limited duty a 1928 B will see today.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Making chips
Yep. There is now billet on my '28 B.
Found the sample neck cup in a misc box lot on Ebay. Turned down by hand on my lathe from a 2" round bar.
I am going to case harden by heating to cherry red and quenching in oil. Should be tough enough for the limited duty a 1928 B will see today.
Found the sample neck cup in a misc box lot on Ebay. Turned down by hand on my lathe from a 2" round bar.
I am going to case harden by heating to cherry red and quenching in oil. Should be tough enough for the limited duty a 1928 B will see today.
Welding - done
A broken 1928 only harley "B" trans case is sad
But, there is hope
It actually welded pretty good - for a 83 year old casting.
But, there is hope
It actually welded pretty good - for a 83 year old casting.
Monday, July 4, 2011
After
Took a bit longer than I figured it would . . .
but that's the way it is with motorcycles, eh.
It is an 82 FXR. When bought, the DPO thought it was a touring bike. The saddlebags were so big, they look big on a Guzzi . . . . with a sidecar.
So I skinnyized it a bit - narrowed the front turns, rear turns, highway pegs, new more assertive bars, seat change, exhaust, oh - and some new rear works shocks.
Can't wait to ride it . . . .
but that's the way it is with motorcycles, eh.
It is an 82 FXR. When bought, the DPO thought it was a touring bike. The saddlebags were so big, they look big on a Guzzi . . . . with a sidecar.
So I skinnyized it a bit - narrowed the front turns, rear turns, highway pegs, new more assertive bars, seat change, exhaust, oh - and some new rear works shocks.
Can't wait to ride it . . . .
Monday, May 9, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
When in the coarse . . . . . . . .
of too much to do, a person needs to make a decision. So I did.
It turned summer on me. And I want to ride. And I want to ride my FXR. So, it makes me sad, but, off with the buell -
There isn't THAT much left, but there is some re-fab work that didn't work out, and finish the wiring, and, and, too much to slam together in a hurry.
Hell. I got time. So it will happily wait.
It turned summer on me. And I want to ride. And I want to ride my FXR. So, it makes me sad, but, off with the buell -
There isn't THAT much left, but there is some re-fab work that didn't work out, and finish the wiring, and, and, too much to slam together in a hurry.
Hell. I got time. So it will happily wait.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
. . . and motorcycles. Oh my
Hit a wall a while back
Got a few things done - the brake, center stand, pegs some other bolt on stuff and went to lay in the wiring harness I had for it. Well, the guy who painted it did such a good job, made my harness look like dog dodo. I totally stalled. Just couldn't bring myself to start over and wire from scratch - especially with all the deutz wiring plugs involved. So I finally decided to do the best I could with what I had - that getting the bike done, even if it wasn't "perfect" was more important to me than the alternative.
So there.
Got a few things done - the brake, center stand, pegs some other bolt on stuff and went to lay in the wiring harness I had for it. Well, the guy who painted it did such a good job, made my harness look like dog dodo. I totally stalled. Just couldn't bring myself to start over and wire from scratch - especially with all the deutz wiring plugs involved. So I finally decided to do the best I could with what I had - that getting the bike done, even if it wasn't "perfect" was more important to me than the alternative.
So there.
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