45 wl update and Daisy's hair cut

My dad's favorite dog got a haircut today. Nice shirt

Miss Brittney and I have been plugging away on this wl for my friend Dave lately. It is coming along nicely, It is about half wired.

I have to get the front wheel trued up. It has a cream center with a red pinstripe just like the back rim. This bike is so cool. I love 45 frames, they look amazing.

The front fender for this bike started out as a stock three piece fender that was trimmed into an off center point in the front and the side skirts were removed. I cut off the hideous point and tried to leave as much of the point there as possible. It ended up really short in the front, but i think it looks really good. This is a fun bike to build.

pictures from the last week

I got back from north dakota a little bit ago., I went up to work on a frame welding fixture at my friend Delmar's. It is too complicated to go into detail and I took over 50 pictures of the entire process, Check out the pics below to see it. Basically the transmission is fixed in place and the axle plates and motor can be moved up down forward and backwards. The neck, axle stays, motor and transmission and motor will be in line with in .003 of an inch with the adjustablity in mind. This is a welding fixture for the frames that we retube and will make the process a lot quicker and more efficient.

Check out the ribbed float bowl, have you guys ever seen one of these???/



Here are some shots of the fenders for the 55 that we are working on. This isn't the original paint one, it is a restored bike.

We still have some final welding and machining to do, Ihope you like the pics, they are pretty detailed and if you are a machinest, I am sure you will aprreciate them. Have a great day.

trimmed out tanks!

Last night Miss Brittney and I trimmed out Vern's tanks for his 46. The emblems are new old stock and fit the tank perfectly. The emblems are just a shade lighter than the sky way blue. Which gives it a really nice contrast. When I was 15, I bought every color of new old stock war time emblem from Frank Fritz at Davenport. I bought one at a time over the course of the weekend. I still have them in my tool box.

This is probably my least favorite part of restoring a bike.

And the other side!!!! Man oh man this bike is slick.

Miss Brittney bought these old card organizers for the shop last week, so we made up a angle iron cage to hold them together. I welded some tabs with holes on it, so it can be bolted to the bottom of the work bench. SPACE MANAGEMENT!!!!

snow pictures and misc. pics

It finally looks like winter in south Dakota. We got four inches of snow and it feels great. We had unusually high temperatures in December and most of January. There was even a day when the temperature was 60 degrees in January, my dad was able to take his o.p. 41 for a ride. This is unheard of for most everyone that calls the Midwest home.

I am working away on Vern's primaries.

My dad has been working on this 47 bottom end this week. It was put together previously with big intake valves and a few issues. We took it apart and checked it all out.

Here is the bk 47 motor almost finished. It is coming together nicely and should be done soon.

Here is a picture of a clutch pedal that is worn down. I built it up with weld and re staked it, but didn't take any pictures. whoops

chino bike almost switched over and 1946 knucklehead wiring detail shots

WHOA look at this bike mechanic.

Miss Brittney did a good job on this project. Go check it out at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis from March till August along with a bunch of other great bikes.

here are all the wires going up to the switch. I should get the handlebars back from powder paint later this week or next week, then I can move onto cables and the h bar switches.

Almost all hooked up.

The wires on the relay are just for show. The relay is not necessary when you are running a cycle electric 12 volt generator with a built in regulator.

Brake light switch wires.