Link For mr. graff or anyone else that enjoys 1945 knuckleheads!

http://www.bigjoephoto.com/Motorcycle-Builders/Carls-Cycle-Supply/45-FL-Police-Bike/326476_Q2A2h#12938102_gs3g2

wheelie pics!

This is the best pic out of the wheelie pics joe took last october! My dad kicks ass!


This is a great way to test our reproduction parts. I am happy to report to you guys that the 1936 to 1940 wheel rings that I reproduce not only look great, but they are also wheelie proof.
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Here is an ok 48 shot. These bikes are so much fun.

the archives! lol

I was cleaning out some stuff and found my old note book, this is over eight years old. I restored a 54 st for a guy in southern south dakota and these are the plating notes. What were you doing when you were sixteen? I probably should have been hanging out with friends, playing basketball or huffing glue, but I wasn't I was riding all over the country with my dad and John and thinking about motorcycles.
What were you doing when you were sixteen? Please fill me in.

I took another amazing picture of duke catching a pancake yesterday. He kind of un hinges his jaw and eats the pancake in one bite. He is truly a magnificent and amazing dog.



Here are some nice notes on a 44 fl, I am not sure how many of you out there are working on one of the 172 fls produced that year, but if you are this will probably help you.




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What time is it????? it's inner primary time!

Here are the nipples for the drains on inner primaries, HD started using these in late 36, these are made out of mild steel and weld really easily.


Here are the 20 inner primaries that I am working on. We have tried all of the different inner primaries, there are probably four different companies on the market, and these are the ones that fit the best. They just need a couple details to make them use able.



In this pic you can see the nipple that I welded in, I also welded up the hole that was punched in for a drain. This is a cool fix.




20x! Now I have to make and spot weld the splash guards on. I think I might try making a forming die to make another modification too.

Here is an ice tray full of new transmission races. Jims makes the best races, always measure everything to make sure that you have a good interference press fit.


The next step after taking the race out of the wrapper is to coat it with gel cake frosting. This will make sure that the race doesn't move once it is installed in the case.



Here it is getting ready to go into the case, The case has been heated up in the oven at 350 degrees for an hour and a half.

I got this neat little package from ups today.


Holy moly check it out!



Now I just have to spend some time spot welding the pieces together. When I was in high school I really wanted to make wheel rings and boot guards for my 36. It took a while to get done, but now I have both of them. woo hoo!

donnie smith show

We had a great time at the Donnie smith show last weekend, my dad bought a sidecar and we found some neat little trinkets for different bikes that we are working on.

Some silly guy tried making clearance for a taller engine in his shovelhead frame with a hacksaw. This is what it looked like yesterday.


I cut out a rectangle and welded in a new .130 piece of metal for strength. This worked well and is a good fix



I also sorted out a tool box strap for a 38 that I am working on. For some strange reason I ended up with a couple extra og 36/37 tool box straps that didn't have a home, so I picked out the worst one to turn into a 38 strap. The spot welds are circled in this pic.




Here they are ground out.





And the finished piece. I already have it welded back on the frame, this is a good deal and will work well.

I spent most of the day ordering parts with my dad, but Idid get a chance to do some fun metal projects. Here is the bottom of an oil tank bracket. They have a tendency to completely wear off on the bottom. I usually like to leave as much of the og bracket as I can, so sometimes I just make up a piece to fix what is already there.
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Here is the piece roughed out, the material thickness is a hundred thousandths.



I like to leave it a little big and grind it later.




And the finished product! This is a good fix.





Then I welded up a bunch of cracks in a 42 inner primary. Usually I would have scrapped one that is this rough, but it has been with the bike since new and I like a challenge. I still have some grinding to do then it is off to the painters.