The cad plated fasteners arrived and as usual really look great. Now the fun begins trying to remember where all the fasteners belong. It's nice that Triumph listed all the the bolts and studs by size and length. The odd part is that there are different size heads and nuts that have specific locatio...

Still waiting on the Cad plated fasteners and valve guides so not much progress right now. So I pressed the swingarm bushing is and reamed them to 1.001" 20180830_181743.jpg It was a bit of a trick driving the swingarm pin into the frame while lining up shims that limit any side play. Got it do...

I learned a long time ago to strip and blast any parts that are to be powder coated. It gives me a chance to inspect all parts for damage. Then I lay everything out and photograph it. I then give the powdercoater a copy of the photo with the order. When the parts come back it's easy to check for mis...

This winters project will be my all time favorite. An old Vinnie. Wish it could tell it's story. Lots of Gunk and cleaning to go.

One third of our members have never posted anything or even introduced themselves. Who, what, where are they.
We will soon see 2000 postings since Bill created our website. Let's mix it up and talk about projects and anything else
bike related.

Thanks, I enjoy tinkering with the old machines. Today I reamed the head in preparation for the new valve guides. Someone had previously removed and installed guides that were not correct, damaging the valve guide bores. The correct process is to chill the guides and heat the head. Then using the pr...

This is my favorite Kawi. I pulled the motor to fix an oil leak. Then decided to soda blast it and give it a new paint job.
It's all original with 6000 miles on it. Original except for the exhaust system. I'll find one eventually.

The valve guides were out of tolerance so the head was heated to 350º and the guides were removed. Surprise! two guides were oversize, one was std and one was cast iron and didn't want to come free. Finally got it out and found the bore damaged enough that it will need a special guide made while the...

The lean situation became serious enough to scorch a piston. George spent the rest of the day cleaning the aluminum off the cylinder and will be back to run tomorrow. A memorable record was broken today by Mickey Thompson's son Danny. Almost 50 years ago Mickey took the Challenger ll to a speed of 4...

Doug,
I spoke with him 2 weeks ago and he said he would call if he decided to sell. Maybe he lost my number.
I'll call him again.