36 wiring!!!!!

I have been working on wiring doug's 36 for the last day. It is going really well. All the wires are new old stock wires. Early nos wires do not have a rubber insulator, it is just cotton braiding over the copper wire, so they are a smaller diameter.


The generator in this pic is just an old junk one that I am using for setup. I should have the correct rebuilt genny back from Dale Cashman next week sometime. I am just using it for set up. I had to re dye the wires to get their original color back. They look bitchin!!!!



Here is the coil set up. I brought my daddy's original paint 37 over to use as a reference, they are pretty much wired the same, except for a couple details.




The two wires for the taillight and brake light are covered in a clothe woven loom that runs all the way to the tail light. I have been saving that little piece of wire for four years for this bike. I am really happy with the way this is turning out.





Check out the noose wire end, HD used this set up through the middle of 39. It is a classy and finished looking deal.

cn 37 heads

This is a late 36 37 head that we received for repairs this week. The rear head is pretty nice, and the front head is in amazing condition. It has never been converted to run covers. 36 and 37 ohvs had open rocker motors. Go to www.youtube.com/gosonytv to see some videos of open rocker heads in action. Anyways this head is amazing!


It looks like a fin is missing, but it is cast like that, so that the return line on the baby food jar has clearance to route back to the rocker box.



Check it out!!!!




36 and 37 heads have this little y stamped in the intake port. It is a cool deal. The only problem with this head is a crack up the exhaust port, which is a pretty common deal.

spinning cookies with my 36

I pulled my el out of storage today to practice spinning cookies with it. My bike still has the buddy seat on it, so it was a lot more difficult to spin out.


I didn't dump it, but I was close a couple of times.



WEEEEEEE




Then I threw the rear chain, which is a big bummer.

DB 36

We parkerized yesterday. It was a huge batch. The bead blaster ran for three weeks straight prepping parts. I am glad that it is done. I was waiting on the parkerizing to start on final assembly on this early 36. It is a great bike, and one of the most important motorcycles that I will ever work on.


You have to have a beautiful engine to make a beautiful bike. I think that this is the prettiest version of all knucklehead motors.



Here is the rear fender mounted up. I will tighten it up in the morning. I love my life. Tim and I are cleaning and re organizing the shop, that is why all of the parts cans are on the lift behind the bike.