Noot

'38 and '48

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Now have everything needed for final assemblies.  At 10 years apart, not much engineering change.  If it's not broken - don't f...

XLCR

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My dad knows a guy with this '77 XLCR (H-D made a few '78s too).  He brought it up for a tune-up; timing, carb cleaning, fix start...
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52K Model Test Flight

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The first real run-o-the year on this since I swapped the 19" rear for an updated 18" with factory rim and -54 hub.  Bucha...
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Ricky Graham

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"When he was at his best,  he was the best that's ever been." -Chris Carr I know Ricky Graham would be retired by...
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Stripper Money

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I went to the local farm store and bought my favorite kind of stripper.  The first can didn't work, the second can just dribbled . . . a...
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A man and his PAN . . .

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Toby Davis Toby comes up from Montrose, Iowa to pick up his rebuilt '48 motor.  74 cu.in. with STD heads and Andrews camshaft.  New...
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RACE SHIT

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KR - KRTT

I took Ricky's advice . . .

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I like the gloves ! Ricky ( Anchor Moto ) drove up from KC (through blinding snow at times) to bring up his cherished 1979 Ironhead S...

Surface Treatments

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WR rods surfaced, flat & true . . . ditto on the shovel gasket surfaces . . .

S&S & NOS?

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Swap meet scores . . . washed, blown, blasted, blown, solvent washed, blown, soapy washed, hot water rinsed, blown . . . it makes nice par...

Longest Trip for Ricky Noot

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For 2016 . . . I'd like to try a few new things.  One particular,  is a long motorcycle trip.  I wrote up some destinations on small ...
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TECH: Tin Primary Cover 101

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The old, BLACK cover appears to be an ordinary XLCH tin primary cover.  1958 up XLCH.  You ever notice how many of these covers have the ex...

Genuine Junk Parts

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This S&S B carburetor was so stuck, gummed, and messed up - I heated, soaked, everything and it finally came apart.  The valves(in the...

RACE SHIT: 1.625

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WR connecting rods on big end are WL width with XL (OD) . . .  Will require surface grinding.   Oh, and Von Dutch still hates you.

Fab by Bake

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I buy this rare oil tank, have Gelner blast it - and all the hidden bondo and JB flies out - looks like it was hit with buck sho...
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Sand, Buff & Polish

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XLR motor mounts and S&S original, aluminum tear-drop cover.
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KR "John Penner" Race Loop

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Penner's brake-stay resembled a big egg.  It looked a little weird for my taste.  I had local L&J Welding plasma cut my design, ...

Thrust Washer

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S&S Flywheel machined for H-D thrust washer.
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Workin' Hard or Hardly Workin' ?

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If you keep it fun - Really not like work at all . . . Above: Line up the heads for correct manifold placement This '48 run...

The sky is falling . . .

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I'm flyin' down the street on my motorcycle and a huge tree limb breaks off over my head . . . I duck, and it just barely hits my ...

Swap Meet Scores . . . Need Fixin'

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I bought some unique parts last weekend . . . at some reasonable prices - BUT, all the parts need work .  They all need fixed .  This p...

Cedar Rapids Swap Meet

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Bound for Cedar Rapids . . . Trailer, bike, parts . . .  Coffee stop with Dino.   From Left: Al, Bill, Noot & Zimmer . . . Thi...
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