Resurrecting the 65.
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John I spend too much time analyzing.. I really have to understand what is going on before making changes. The big issue for me is that this is a non standard setup.. Star wheel with shovel disk brake..
Couple years ago I helped a bud doing a restore on his 49 get the forks right with mismatched parts. IIRC the damping tube was the wrong length and lower would leak out the bottom screw.
Front brakes work.
Couple years ago I helped a bud doing a restore on his 49 get the forks right with mismatched parts. IIRC the damping tube was the wrong length and lower would leak out the bottom screw.
Front brakes work.
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Some think i am picking on them but in a shop i keep an eye on everything from taking stuff apart to the wrenches used to the way the parts are arranged in trays and the attitude in doing it
maybe i should not be like that - but then again doing it the right way is all that matters to me - your like that and it shows
maybe i should not be like that - but then again doing it the right way is all that matters to me - your like that and it shows
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Some think i am picking on them but in a shop i keep an eye on everything from taking stuff apart to the wrenches used to the way the parts are arranged in trays and the attitude in doing it
maybe i should not be like that - but then again doing it the right way is all that matters to me - your like that and it shows
maybe i should not be like that - but then again doing it the right way is all that matters to me - your like that and it shows
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Last edited by Max Headflow; 09-28-2023 at 10:27 AM.
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Food for thought - an old machine is a great 3rd bike
taking it to the screws is the only way to insure its right - most do it once we are involved in doing it 50 years so its become puzzles that you do over and over
SO the moral of the story - it never ends always something is not right - then it rains while you an hour away - and it was spotless
taking it to the screws is the only way to insure its right - most do it once we are involved in doing it 50 years so its become puzzles that you do over and over
SO the moral of the story - it never ends always something is not right - then it rains while you an hour away - and it was spotless
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While I'm sure the forks and steering bearings need service, I'll save that for later. The fork bearings feel good. The next big thing bothering me was the accessory instruments. The bottom on one was dented and cross bar was bent.
I was able to pound out the dent from the inside and belt sand reasonably smooth. Bead blasted them and drilled a small drain hole in the bottom. That all showed evidence of water sitting inside. I suspect that the previous owner had the bike washed and detailed without riding.
I replaced the crossbar with a piece of 1 inch 304 SS tube and was able to recover the bar ends from the old cross bar.
I was able to pound out the dent from the inside and belt sand reasonably smooth. Bead blasted them and drilled a small drain hole in the bottom. That all showed evidence of water sitting inside. I suspect that the previous owner had the bike washed and detailed without riding.
I replaced the crossbar with a piece of 1 inch 304 SS tube and was able to recover the bar ends from the old cross bar.
Last edited by Max Headflow; 09-29-2023 at 12:21 PM. Reason: Tube
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