Been a long day... Started by pulling the back head
Stuck valve like I was thinking... So I put the extra low mileage head my dad had laying around on there, adjusted pushrods, set points, set the timing and installed the exhaust and carb...
Adjusted the clutch by the book a few times with no results... Wouldn't disengage, so I pulled the primary cover. Whoa way too much oil... Reassembled and readjusted... No cigar. Figured my clutch plates were stuck together from sitting so long... So I cranked it up and popped it into second and it spun gravel and took off... Guess I got the clutch working, but still dragging so another adjustment and I was good to go. Up and down the gravel road a few times and it feels great!!!
Found a brand new petcock, so I installed the original tank and called it a night
Yep, a couple good rides before it gets cold... then I'll hole up in the garage and when the bike and I come out, it'll change lives.... well at least my life haha
I know it's not a lot of progress, but I Ditched the speedo and fender. Got rid of the front brake since it was far far from working and switched the starter button to the left side so I could take the right side lever off...
Richarr, I was going to ride it like that for a while but I didn't want to spend money on stuff I wasn't going to use later on... I have a bike I can ride until this one is back on the road too.
Jtw, it's an old LeBlond 14 inch from the 1910-20s. It was a US Navy lathe that my father in law picked up for me. Has a 3 phase motor on it right now so I can't use it just yet. Hopefully I'll have it up and going soon though!
Also heated the downtubes and pulled the neck back to add a little rake and get the backbone down tighter to the motor after the extensions:
You can see the bike has a slight forward lean to it after extending the downtubes.... This will be cured later with 6, 8, 10 over tubes... I'll have to do some measuring when the time comes!
Been super busy with a huge project at work and the birth of our baby girl last week, but I am alive. I've mostly been acquiring parts, but I have managed to get a little done on the frame....
Lots of ideas for both, but I haven't decided on anything for sure yet. Planning to ride it to the Dixie Round up at the end of April, so I'm not sure if I'll have time to do exactly what I want right now...
If it was me I would try to fill that open space between your rear fender and seat post with the exhaust somehow. Oh and nice pickup! Looks like a 64'?
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