Yes, valve stems are quite small. I just saw an adapter for many grinders that will work with small valves. But first I’ll see if I really need to grind them. They look in really good condition. I have not done anything lately on it- other bikes came in to work on and I did some maintenance/mods on ...
The head is all apart and I’m cleaning carbon. After cleaning well, valves look quite good, guides have very little play. I’ll check, but I think I can just lap the valves. Still loads more cleaning to do. (It is pretty messy) I think I’ll try to get the head done before I start with the bottom end....
I did contact that person. If not worn out- a fair price (also has seat grinder). But then I realized it may not do small valve stems without searching for a proper collet. So I’m going to keep my eyes open. One with the stone on the right side for stem ‘truing’ is more useful for other things. I ...
I certainly always enjoy seeing what others are doing. I don’t know much about machining parts, although something I’ve always been interested in doing. I’ve mostly finished the new wiring harness and installing lights on the old OSSA Explorer. As soon as that is done, I hope to start in on the Bene...
Thanks I have a portable sandblaster (gave away my cabinet and got a vaporhoner). Yes, I want lots of time and room for the engine. It is pretty straightforward, but I want to keep focused on it when I start. I have not gone through the head yet either. Of course, I may go riding tomorrow instead of...
I managed to get a bit of time to work on the big Benelli (I got a darn cold too- slowed me down). I stripped the rest off the frame, just need to take off swingarm now. Next I’ll sand or sandblast the frame before painting (might powder-coat, but probably paint). Still have things to finish before ...