A Little Tinkerin', A Little Drinkerin'

[Guest]

Yeah, but backwards. Haha.
The mate with the engineering shop is winding up his business so I have to get the motor out to him pretty quick to get it soda blasted.
I plan on a bare frame by next weekend.

Best you work MLC-speed then! Powder coat or paint? If it's powder coating, don't forget to protect all those threads and holes! You don't want to be removing it from them afterwards...

The squarish Dunstall tail was something I had in mind. Thommo has a mold for something similar for a Duc that should be adaptable.

Mmmmm... Dunstall... you know you have to do the pipes then too don't you?

Yeah, but the PS3 controllers I ordered before that still haven't shown up.

If it's not here this avo' I'll start chasing...

He ended up crouched on top of the ute glaring at me. I know he wants to eat me while I sleep.

Hahaha ours all live inside, but I seem to have one particular one permanently attached to my lap while typing...

 

[Leigh]

I thought about powder coating but A: Pricey, and, B: Gloss black is easy to patch up.

As for pipes..
This mob in Sydney do a nice range.

 

[Guest]

I thought about powdercoating but ended up going paint (some two pac epoxy).
Easier , cheaper and , after 5 years , no stone chips or signs of wear .
It's a pity you can't try pipes on your bike before you buy them .
Dunstals got that cafe look .
They'd go good with your wire wheels and Grimeca's front and back .

Cheers , Simon .

 

[Leigh]

I really like the Whistlers.
A longer taper on the end cone.

Something like these..

I'd love to have a set of wires on the bike but I priced them once, felt faint and didn't do it again. The alloys will have to do me.

Grimeca's eh? I'll have to look into them a bit more.
There is a mob (can't remember the name) close by that do discs and the like at good prices. A few of the guys from Bike Me have used them with success.

 

[Buffalo Bill]

Like, watching a glacer form?

Like, watching a glacer form?

I managed to get an hour and a half in the shed this afternoon and decided to start from the back and work forward.

There are 20 photos of bits & pieces before removal, the photos are all named and ordered for reference later.
I took out a writing pad as well for notes on the wiring colours or any particularities that I might encounter in stripping this thing down.

The worst is yet to come I feel.
I still don't know what to do with the battery/electrical V in the middle.
Cover it up or clear it out.

I'd like to be able to return the bike to original if so desired.
No side covers means no tabs on the frame...

After more than 330 postings, and you're only just getting started?
No need to hurry yourself?I'll just check in again next summer.
Bill

 

[Guest]

I really like the Whistlers.
A longer taper on the end cone.

Something like these..

I'd love to have a set of wires on the bike but I priced them once, felt faint and didn't do it again. The alloys will have to do me.

Grimeca's eh? I'll have to look into them a bit more.
There is a mob (can't remember the name) close by that do discs and the like at good prices. A few of the guys from Bike Me have used them with success.

I'm drooling right now...

And yes, you also need the beehive tail light... Dunstall tail piece...

 

[Leigh]

After more than 330 postings, and you're only just getting started?
No need to hurry yourself?I'll just check in again next summer.
Bill

Aww gee thanks, Bill.
I'll send you a postcard when I get back to where I was before I changed directions

 

[Guest]

That's ok I've still got... what... 9 1/2 years on you?

 

[Leigh]

Cheeky buggers, the pair of ya!

It'll be back to where it was in no time..

 

[Leigh]

The carbs are off. They will need a bit of cleaining but not as bad as some, I suspect.

The loom is out. Isn't that a whole lot of fun? Sheesh. I think there are some extra wires added in here and there. 6 earth wires? Really?

I'll drop the front end as one unit tomorrow night. It's all been rebuilt and checked over so no need to strip that again. I'll get the new Metzeler fitted while the wheel is off.

The motor will be out by this weekend and ready for soda blasting.
The frame will be painted and ready to fit back up again.

If I get time, the motor will be painted too.
But that may be a 6' IF written in neon.

 

[Guest]

Six grounds on the harness sounds about right... and all going to different spots all over the shop...

Nice to see you progressing well now

I got my head and barrels wet blasted and man was I happy with that! I'm actually regretting not getting the rest done even though it would've costed an arm and a leg...

 

[Leigh]

I have everything laid out now...
The frame is strung off the rafter and the motor is unbolted and sitting on blocks.
All I have to do is separate the two..

 

[Guest]

A nine inch grinder should make short work of that .

Cheers , Simon .

 

[Leigh]

Oh? really?
So so helpful.
Right! Back the Tool Shop for me..

 

[Guest]

Alright , a 9" is probably a bit over the top .
A 4" would do the job .

Cheers , Simon .

 

[Guest]

Alright , a 9" is probably a bit over the top .
A 4" would do the job .

Cheers , Simon .

Hahaha and I believe the US equivalent would be a sawzall right? Is that how you spell it?

 

[Leigh]

I found a cheap demo saw.
Will that be all right?

If I don't post again, you can presume it wasn't.



Clowns!

 

[Guest]

There's always the tried and true "gas axe" .
Always good for a laugh , especially when alcohol is added .
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm , alcohol and gas ................................

Cheers , Simon . :twistedevil:

 

[Leigh]

Yes, yes! Alcohol and power tools!

I give this idea one and a half thumbs up.

 

[Leigh]

Well, well, well.
I've scrubbed the paint & crud off the compliance plate.
The bike is a June '82 baby.

Looks like another Dirty Thirty party for next year.

Meanwhile, my plan of simply removing the front end as one unit has failed. But there is a bare frame and engine sitting on 2 bricks.

I should have drained the oil first, shouldn't I?