Kansas City Vintage Iron: Day Deuce

You get out of your area . . . and you find some nice, old iron running around.  All the decals on the dual-carb knuckle were hand-air brushed !  That entire motorcycle was pretty neato.
How about a 1st year YZ ? 

Shea's Love Van . . .

He's put so much love into it . . . Now flush her tank !

Kansas City Trip - Day One

 

I trip it down to Kansas City early Friday . . . 

$500 Truck with $8,000 bike in the back 

and a couple tubs o' swap meet parts.

Ricky's still at work - so, I unload the K and start exploring the

Missouri backroads - and do some trails.  75 degrees and sunny.

After a relaxing micro brew - I head back to Ricky's to

check out the shop and his projects !

Way cool shop - everywhere you look.

The total set-up.

After pizza - we head to the Punk Rod Shop

The K Model blastin' into the heart of KC at night.

What a Trip Out !

Lights, Traffic, Curves - Just Revin' the Little K

The most fun is when you're a little nervous !

 

Hard to get . . .

These cages are gettin' rare - old Sifton, NOS . . . 

anything but Taiwan !

from Joe in Vegas . . .

. . . trademark carb on the left.

Branch

He forgot more than we'll ever know ourselves . . .

WLA "Army" Air Filters

Those metal block filters (filled with Brillo pad type wire mesh) are stacked on top of each other inside the square canister.  I clean them once a year, and re-oil.  You add some oil to the lower tray, and it suspends any dust, sand, rocks . . . and bugs that dare to enter.  I doubt anything ever makes it to the carburetor after enduring this obstacle course !

What a fight . . .

It was a war of tire irons.  I'm good with the irons, but some of these tapered bead rims, (be careful - it's aluminum !) and the tire is old (1968 date code) but still quite pliable for it's age.  That's why I'm using it.  It has the vintage, correct look I'm looking for . . . and I probably won't be over 100 mph anyway.  I'll have it spin balanced.  The Goodyear All-Traction.

All Traction

I'll run this Goodyear on the '59 TT project.  

A popular tire with Class C racing in the early 70s.

This one is 4.25 X 18"

Gran Amigos . . .

 

Quesadilla & Cerveza Preparada

Cycle Nazi . . .

You get this goin' yet ?

Glyptal Buzz II

I moderately heat the cases to get all the oils and solvents out.  Clean with hot soap and water, and rinse with hot water.  Blow dry . . . you want a clean surface.  I like to use a brush, you can work the paint into the pores.  2 coats - after they have been allowed to dry a few hours - then I heat the cases (like the directions).

Denvers

The choppers by Denvers are unique for their front ends, crazy molding, long & low . . . but I always remember the paint.  The oranges, the yellow . . . the tangerine !