Action videos to come soon!
New toy...
Picked up a new toy last weekend. According to the eBay seller its a 1932 and according to the lathe itself it's a 13" swing with a 5' bed and 24.5" between centers. I haven't fired it up yet because I need to change the plug on it.
Action videos to come soon!
Action videos to come soon!
Went to Alabama...with a banjo on my knee!
Well not so much a banjo.
My buddy Dan invited me down because Rick's Cycle Parts in Rainsville, AL was having a swap meet and drag races. I hadn't hung out with Dan and Tina in a while so I took the opportunity to kill 2 birds with one stone.
Dan told me to bring my riding gear because he was going to loan me his Sporty to ride. Well I get down there and I find out his Sporty is hand shift. We didn't really have time to teach me how to ride a hand shifted bike so Dan called a buddy of his who loaned us his Sporty. I tell you what, this is a sweet bike! It's light, powerful, easy to ride. I really enjoyed riding it.
The swap meet was cool. I didn't find anything I liked. Well, of course I found stuff I liked, but I didn't buy anything. My money is destined for another part I need.
Here are some pics and videos;
The blue/black Sporty is Dans. The brown/black was the Sporty I rode.
My buddy Dan invited me down because Rick's Cycle Parts in Rainsville, AL was having a swap meet and drag races. I hadn't hung out with Dan and Tina in a while so I took the opportunity to kill 2 birds with one stone.
Dan told me to bring my riding gear because he was going to loan me his Sporty to ride. Well I get down there and I find out his Sporty is hand shift. We didn't really have time to teach me how to ride a hand shifted bike so Dan called a buddy of his who loaned us his Sporty. I tell you what, this is a sweet bike! It's light, powerful, easy to ride. I really enjoyed riding it.
The swap meet was cool. I didn't find anything I liked. Well, of course I found stuff I liked, but I didn't buy anything. My money is destined for another part I need.
Here are some pics and videos;
The blue/black Sporty is Dans. The brown/black was the Sporty I rode.
Frame is back...
Clay had asked me a while back to pick up a donor Triumph for him since I was coming up to Richmond to get my frame.
I left Nashville at approx. 5:30 pm local time. I had no really set schedule but 5:30 was a lot later than I wanted to leave.
I got to Richmond at a little after 5am their time. I texted Clay and he said he was at the shop. He let me in and we BSed for a while before calling it a night (morning?).
He offered me his couch and I caught a couple Z's. We went back to the shop and hung out with a friend of his for a while. Then we unloaded the donor bike and I put my frame in the truck to start the drive home.
Pieces I sent to Clay at Atom Bomb Custom Motorcycles.
And here is what brought back
And a little mockup on the bed of my truck
I am very happy with Clays work and cannot wait to get my bike back together.
I left Nashville at approx. 5:30 pm local time. I had no really set schedule but 5:30 was a lot later than I wanted to leave.
I got to Richmond at a little after 5am their time. I texted Clay and he said he was at the shop. He let me in and we BSed for a while before calling it a night (morning?).
He offered me his couch and I caught a couple Z's. We went back to the shop and hung out with a friend of his for a while. Then we unloaded the donor bike and I put my frame in the truck to start the drive home.
Pieces I sent to Clay at Atom Bomb Custom Motorcycles.
And here is what brought back
And a little mockup on the bed of my truck
I am very happy with Clays work and cannot wait to get my bike back together.
More tools...
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New tools...
Well I needed to order some new tools specific to working on older Triumph motorcycles. I ordered these 3 from my friends at Lowbrow Custom.
1) Clutch Hub Puller Tool
2) Clutch Plate Locking Tool
Crankshaft Pinion 3 Jaw Puller Tool
Unfortunately they were out of the 4th tool I needed.
Cam Gear Puller Factory Tool
I found this one on eBay.
The reason I need these tools is because after talking to a few people I have come to the conclusion that I need to update my intake cam to a 750 camshaft. So I need to split the cases to do so. This will be a good experience since I have a 78 Triumph that also needs to be rebuilt from the sludge trap up.
More to come...
1) Clutch Hub Puller Tool
2) Clutch Plate Locking Tool
Cam Gear Puller Factory Tool
I found this one on eBay.
The reason I need these tools is because after talking to a few people I have come to the conclusion that I need to update my intake cam to a 750 camshaft. So I need to split the cases to do so. This will be a good experience since I have a 78 Triumph that also needs to be rebuilt from the sludge trap up.
More to come...
