My dad trimmed out the fenders on the 47 today. It takes a couple hours to bend them around and make them fit right. There are a lot of guys out there that just throw the trim on with out thinking about how it fits.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Some Oley treasures!
Here are some of the goodies my daddy brought home from oley.
Christmas comes at least every week at Carl's Cycle Supply
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
36 experiment
I pulledthe front rockerbox assembly off to modify the return fittings, and see how everything was wearing in with each other. The rocker pads that hit the valve stems were centered, the custom rocker arm thrust washers were holding up well, and the shafts were good too. This is a really cool pic, there are not very many bikes you can do this with.
Here is a 38 to 47 fitting compared to a 36/37 fitting. See the difference in the hole size. It is a .030 difference. My bike has reproduction baby food jars on it, and they have the later style return lines, I figured since the lines were bigger, I should run the later fittings. I think that modifying the fittings will help me make the bike a little more oil tight. I will know this weekend.
Here is a pic of the modified fitting. I brazed the end of it, then I drilled it with a .090 drill in the lathe, then reinstalled them. The logic behind this is ----> 36 and 37 ELs have the same amount of vacuum as later bikes, I think that the smaller hole will make the suction stronger, and hopefully suck more oil out of the baby food jars.
Here is a pic of the modified fitting. I brazed the end of it, then I drilled it with a .090 drill in the lathe, then reinstalled them. The logic behind this is ----> 36 and 37 ELs have the same amount of vacuum as later bikes, I think that the smaller hole will make the suction stronger, and hopefully suck more oil out of the baby food jars.
knuckle lower tins
1 and 3/4 seat jewel die
I got the three piece die for forming the metal shell for the 39 through 41 accessory jewel that harley sold in their accessory books. I have wanted to make this part for five years, I am making head way on it. This makes me so happy.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Primary check. Floorboard check. coil check. This bike is coming along, I am trying to get it done for a local show this weekend.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
custom motersyckles
Saturday, April 25, 2009
I am going to print up some new business cards.
Friday, April 24, 2009
dinky day
Thursday, April 23, 2009
chopped up brake pedal mount
This brake pedal bracket was bent in half. I don't know who wrecked the bike that this bracket came off of, but i would bet three dollars that they either walk with a limp, or they're dead-- or both(limping zombies). Either way the bracket was messed up, so I didn't have to feel bad about cutting it up.
Randy's 54
check out the nipple plug on the oil pump. I have only seen these on 54s, they are kind of an odd ball deal
Check out the late 54 only d-rings with six mounting holes and two ribs. I have only seen two other sets besides the ones on this bike. This bike also has an oil sight gauge, which is the coolest accessory of all time. I should have 500 of them in about a month.
We built this bike five years ago for our neighbor Randy, He broke the throttle cable while doing wheelies with the bike. The outer cable broke inside the handlebar, right by the spool. It was kind of a challenge to fix it, but I got it done, and put 40 miles on it, this bike is really nice, I love the sound of the dual exhaust!!
We built this bike five years ago for our neighbor Randy, He broke the throttle cable while doing wheelies with the bike. The outer cable broke inside the handlebar, right by the spool. It was kind of a challenge to fix it, but I got it done, and put 40 miles on it, this bike is really nice, I love the sound of the dual exhaust!!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
a couple wiring detail shots
This is a great pic if you are trying to figure out how to wire up your bike. Check out all of the 1946/1947 wiring flags-- I made every one of them. I am glad that I have a girlfriend, because I can't imagine what a girl would say if I tried explaining the joy I get out of having the correct flags on m wiring harnesses.
Monday, April 20, 2009
B.B. 47 progress
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