Friday, April 27, 2012
Test post from iphone
This is th motor that showed up at oley. It sure looks like an early hd motor. everyone that I've talked to says something different. Whatever it is it's really cool
randoms from the last day or two
Here is a pic of the auto gem lights all wired up on John's 48. These are led lights that are about ten times brighter than stock tail lights. We built a green knucklehead for tom a few years ago, you can buy the lights from him or through J and P. He also just started making six volt lights, I feel a lot better whenever i am riding a bike with these on it. Safety does not take a vacation.
My dad put Jim's 55 carb back together and installed it.
Here is the 45 wl carb mounted up. I am going to finish up the wiring on it this weekend and mount the tanks for good. I love 45s, they have such great style.
This is a rare picture of inside our testing lab that shows our experimental downdraft linkert carb experiment. check out the hard hat and how official it makes everything look in this picture.
I took some pictures of our new peek tip gas shut off rods for an ad in the AMCA magazine. these are so cool and work really well,
this is another picture that I took for the ad, you can see both styles of seats and rods in this pic.
Check out this amazing shot of a big twin sidevalve that was posted on the AMCA facebook page, there are people all over the world putting cool pics up every day. I am amazed, you should go join if you have a facebook account
check out this cool 36 el picture that was just posted on the AMCA Facebook page, I have never seen this pic before. The bike is pretty stock except for the wild custom bent standard bars. they look pretty cool.
Somebody posted this sweet 46 on there too. I love the tank paint.here is the top of the born free oil tank and some of the bungs that are for it.
check out the top mount, its a 36 transmission mount, it matches the radius of the filler cap perfectly
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Help out fellow AMCA members Tim and Sandy
My Friends Tim and Sandy have been having a rough time. Sandy had a massive stroke in early February and has been dealing with the side affects since then. I met Tim and Sandy through going to the Chief Black Hawk Davenport meet when I was younger. They are great antique enthusiasts and have always done a lot to help out with one of the best meets that the Antique Motorcycle Club of America puts on. Check out the site and help them out if you can.
I don't know what to say except take five minutes and check out this video, and this site. Please repost where every you can and see fit. thanks, count your blessings and have a great day
saddlebag pics and 46 shakedown
I wanted to take this picture of John's 48 before the rear fender got drilled for saddlebag plates.
And after about an hour and a half of messing around the bag is installed!
After the gym, I met Brittney at Subway, this subway is in the ugliest new building in town. The lot that the building is on is right across the street from where I lived when I was four and five years old. I learned how to ride a bicycle in this parking lot, everytime I ride or drive by it I get bummed out by seeing this nasty block of a building.
And after about an hour and a half of messing around the bag is installed!
i went for an E.M.R. to the gym and to pick up some stuff at the auto parts store.
I had to stop by the auto parts store and get some shrink wrap. This bike works really nice, I have to adjust the chain, change the oil, re center the front brake and a few other odds and ends. After the gym, I met Brittney at Subway, this subway is in the ugliest new building in town. The lot that the building is on is right across the street from where I lived when I was four and five years old. I learned how to ride a bicycle in this parking lot, everytime I ride or drive by it I get bummed out by seeing this nasty block of a building.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
blown up 42 motor
Here is a 42 motor that got dropped off at the shop for the next batch of motor rebuilding. The owner was riding the bike home and heard a strange noise, he thought he dropped a valve and decided to try driving the remaining three miles home. Check out the 41 to 44 fl cylinder. these things are soooo rare and hard to find. the date code was put on the cylinder wall, and most of it was machined off when hd cut the relief for the cylinder base nut.
This is the first time that I have seen a motor brought in with a tie down strap holding the cylinder in place.
here is a pic of the removed front cylinder, notice the base is still on the cases.here are the four pieces of the base
the cause of this blow up was a sleeved fl cylinder that was punched out .040. Original fl cylinders do not sleeve well, this one grenaded. Luckily the cases were not harmed and the motor can be fixed. On another note, the bike is 42f 19xx and it has flat top lifter blocks. The 42 el that we did last year was 42el22xx and it had countersunk lifter blocks, so I guess hd switched sometime in those three hundred bikes.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
honda paint, daisy and a sixty five









This is Jason's primary set up. I had to do a lot of welding and machining on the starter boss. it was tore up from the chain and poorly repaired. we got it working good not, but we need an intermediate bearing for the set up.
Friday, April 13, 2012
born free handlebars and teaser pics.







new bikes, lane splitting and a cool four five












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