SUPERGLIDE

You take the letter F (from FLH) and the letter X (from XL) - add a Sportster front end to the FLH and what do you get ?   
Answer:  You get an FX " The Superglide "

Garvis Honda - Des Moines, Iowa

If you go to Church of Choppers blog (link on the right), 

Jeff Wright did a neat post about George Garvis
and his Honda dealership.

A pack of cool photos of his dirt track bikes and riders. 

- Go Rich Go (the Waterloo Warrior) !

A Harley 45 is like . . .

 . . . a Zippo Lighter.  You can rebuild 'em !

Keepin' Your Wheels Rollin' !

Stock stroke (3.968) with S&S connecting rods.

Roth Studios

You think maybe the framework on end is
an Orbitron or Mysterion 
glass dome jig ?
Just think what it would have been like to step through
that door - see his shop . . . and hang for a sunny 
California day with Big Daddy Roth ?
He'd put us to work ! 

Who needs heat?

Anybody can have the ugly fiber spacer.

I need the heat - It's Iowa !

Ironheads & Bubble Shields

I like how the old Sportsters look goin' down the road.  I never get to really see this view since I'm usually on one myself.  The best motorcycle ever.  ( thanks Zen ! )

Quad' - 2 DVD Set

This DVD package is great !  The vintage film footage of The Who on the bonus disc is worth the purchase price.  These band-mates (in their early 20s) zone in their own worlds, yet groove as a complete machine.  Superb movie, superb interviews . . . it's a deal at any price.  Remastered and excellent.

Photo for: Fatty

Ride Captain Ride on your Mystery Ship . . .

on your way, to a world, that others might have missed !

Bearing Race Honing Fixture

When you press new races into cases - the ID(inside diameter) shrinks.  If you have +.0025 press fit, your race could possibly shrink .002 or more.  When the races come from the manufacturer, they are usually undersize.  If I press the race into the case as is - I may have to line lap up to .005 from the race to meet the correct size needed.  That's a lot of lapping my friends.  McFarland made me this fixture which will allow me to use our Sunnen Hone to take some material out of the race before-hand.  Then we press it in . . . and lap .001 or .002 out of the race and save wear and tear on our lapper and give me more time to watch The Waltons reruns.

1952 K - Factory Drawing

Special kicker arm (with special bolt)

Extra boss (and slotted screws) on sprocket cover

Molding & Pinstriping

I like the pinstriping on this . . .

Ice cream scene . . .

1959 XLCH Project

Monkey Man

Chasing 10-32 Threads

This "45" Parts Book is helpful . . .

Billy's cam is lunched . . .

Heating these 1/4-24 studs for removal . . .

You need the correct tools for every job.

Time the breather correctly . . .

5/16" from case surface is running distance

The best way to remove pinion shaft keys . . .

You ever heard Track 8 - on Let It Bleed ?

A typical Saturday . . .

A few photos of variable interest . . .

You'll be ready to snub ol' Man Winter by then:

I've been to this the last couple years.  Good show in a nice place.  Things to do for your wife while you czech out bikes & parts.  Or maybe she checks out the bikes & parts . . . and you go all the boutiques within walkin' distance?  Good show either way.

ROCHESTER BIKE SHOW & SWAP MEET

MAYO CIVIC CENTER

Rochester, Minnesota

Saturday, February 1st, 2014

Where it'z at . . .

This bike is outside the box:

- molded & twisted frame -

- smoothed out gear cover -

- crazy up sweep manifold -

- crazy slash pipes -

- top mount -

- saddle & sissy -
- kool paint -

- hat & shades . . . this dude is happening ! "

Shot in Tungsten (Mama Tried Build)

Chad's WLA

Start at the bottom . . . and work your way up . . .

Christmas Time

I searched all over for a neat Santa photo (and there's a lot of them)

and just kept coming back to this one . . .

He don't seem to have much?  An old bike, old shoes, a muddy road - 

but, he's goin' to spend some time and give out some spirit.  

You please do the same - give some spirit !

I told Chris . . .

. . . to maybe keep his newly rebuilt engine inside, out of the cold.  

This really isn't what I meant ?

Ricky's Iron

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Coffee, Grain Belt and Methylpropyl Ethoxyprop Ethyl 3

I love washing parts (not really), but I've been in this stuff basically my entire life.  I started cleaning my Bendix coaster brake in this shit about 1972 . . . So, that's over 40 years of parts washer solvents.  Like Bob Spina has enamel paint running through his veins . . . I have Acetone, Xylene, Ethylbenzene, Toluene and Ethyl Propylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether Acetate running through mine.  I actually read the label and about fell over.  I do kinda like the smell . . .

Harley would not do this . . .

I really don't think Harley would do this.  You would need very heavy pistons for this to be necessary, and it might make this area weak.  Why would you need to take away material opposite the counter-weight of the flywheel?????  Now, we'll have to have Wiley check these - and he'll probably have to drill more holes in the counterweight itself to compensate.  These wheels will look like Swiss cheese - and if they hold oil when they're spinning - that ain't really ideal either.  The less holes the better I think.  Unless you could drill the holes in the ends of the wheels so the oil flies out?  What a mess.

Machinists like cast iron . . .

MFMCo. (McFarland Machine & Co.) milled off the broken part, drilled a new diameter and tapped threads for our adapter.  Looks nice and won't leak now !  Most machinists I work with enjoy milling cast iron (due to it's self-lubricating properties) . . . and aluminum. 

What year is it anyway . . . ?

One Shot Gold Size (dry 'til it squeaks) - apply the Manetti's Gold Leaf, let dry 8 hours - then turn it with velvet that's been 3M spray fixed to the face of a Briggs valve in a cordless drill.  What a complicated mess.  Throw on some Fire Red stripes (catalyzed with some clear enamel) and it should be good for clearcoat.
 Let's all cross our fingers !

Floor Work

The bike lift was occupied, so I've been working on the floor.  I know that thousands of bikes are built off the floor . . . but, once you have a lift - the floor kinda sucks.  Does this make me old school now? or will I just have bad knees and a bad back?