What have you done with your bike/s today?

[beezermacc]

Hi Beezermac
The facebook link is restricted to the members friends
Anyhow well done 

John

Thanks, I thought that would be the issue. I've modified the post and I've posted a static photo instead now.

[Greybeard]

Not my bike but.....

What a shame he never got to enjoy it running 

[RichardL]

Not my bike but.....

What a shame he never got to enjoy it running 

New crash bars still in their wrappers. Only word I can think of is "poignant."

Richard L.

[RichardL]

Having a charging problem. No test light illumination and only 2 volts with VOM. One brush looked like it might be too worn and there was a lot of black on the commutator. Scavenged brushes from my slower-than-glacial A7 barn-find project. Tried to clean up commutator with a bit of sandpaper while turning over the engine by hand at the kick start. No joy.  Decided to try it with the engine running. I was happy that the spinning dynamo neither ate my sandpaper or my finger. Yes, I know, not perfectly parallel, but I can get that later, if need be. No report right now as to if it worked. Waiting for cool down. That may be tomorrow's "What did you do..." post.

Richard L.

Forgot to take a "before" photo.

[Superflash]

Well finally had enough parts to have a practice run at putting it all together. Much learning involved....
The 3 or 4 pages of parts needed is down to around half a page, at last 
Have found a few little problems though. The biggest being that the frame is pretty bent up at the rear. The near side back end is bent in around 30mm, which means the top hat type spacer won't fit in. There's a local guy who says he can repair modern and vintage frames, so am going to see if he's as good as he say's he is.... .

[RichardL]

Very nice.

[orabanda]

Made phosphor bronze bush for a mate's engine, fitted & line bored on Saturday.
My mill was unavailable, so used another friend's workshop.

crankcases assembled yesterday.

Richard

[Superflash]

Looks like a nice job there. I take it that getting this lined up with the primary roller bearing isn't as critical as the cam bushes are though? I'm still on the hunt for someone in QLD to do the bushes in my engine. Was going to use the bloke at Blacktop, but what with this corona thing, he's shut up shop and isn't likely to reopen.....

[orabanda]

Hi Superflash.
Alignment with the the primary side bearing IS critical.

I retained the original cam bushes.

Richard

[olev]

Tony,
Dave Kellet at Slacks Creek is the man for frames.
From memory I think he needs the motor in and no front forks.
Last I heard he had taken up sidecar racing.
He is certainly worth a phone call if he is still in one piece.
cheers

[Superflash]

Yup. He's the bunny I'm going to try. Cheers

[Butch (cb)]

Got the Guzzi V50 all back together on Saturday. But no have no electrics. At all. So i still don't know if the refurbed gear box is actually any good.

[orabanda]

The last job to complete my PE400T restoration, is to make new shocks.
There are some flaws in the original design (gland bushing runs "dry" - above the oil seal, and the rod seizes / bends, floating gas piston jams, etc). There are several replacement shock options, but none look like the originals.

I have made new bodies, glands (removable; retained by internal clip), gas pistons, added nitrogen charging valve, used Kayaba seals, etc.

My dear, clever friend Robert designed and built a robotic welder, and the first job he used it for yesterday was to TIG weld the mounting eye (base) to the bottom of the  barrel. I also have a PE175, so he welded two sets of barrels. 8 weeks to build the machine, 2 minutes to perfectly weld 4 shock bodies.

Richard

[RichardL]

Richard,

Thanks, so much, for showing us what could be. I know I speak for almost everyone here  in saying it is awe inspiring on the motorcycle restoration level. (I'm pretty sure it's actually "everyone," but, just in case.)

My next thought is, Hey! when can we buy some repro fork legs?

Richard L.

[Greybeard]

.... 8 weeks to build the machine, 2 minutes to perfectly weld 4 shock bodies.

Seriously impressive!