The Jalopy Journal
Enjoying this challenge but since I'm a cheap skate, I'll join the un-herd-able cat crowd and picked three under 20k, and all had to be drivers...
Latest true barn find, a 1965 Yamaha Big Bear Scrambler. We were out at a ranch looking at a bike for my friend's grandson and I looked over in...
Received the Timken outer bearings today and immediately measured them. They were exactly the same size as the Chinesium bearings. Say what? Just...
Preparing to heat the inner bearing adapters. The instruction said to heat them to 400 degrees in an oven. Using my wife's oven for this would be...
Test fitting spindles and king pins, so far so good, other than needing additional shims to get proper clearances; [IMG] The spindle kit came...
The king pins were super tight, would have required a BFH to get them in, so used a brake hone; [IMG] The hone worked like a charm, now still...
By now it was early June and some of the Bultaco magic was wearing off. I had no money for parts like tires or fresh piston rings and was barely...
In the effort to make the RPU a roller, temporarily installing the front cross-member with just a couple of spot welds. Have been looking at lots...
The disc brake rotors and calipers from Speedway arrived. I know some shun the Speedway stuff because its made of Chinesium (I don't disagree),...
Update on the GM starter revival. Probably not that interesting to many, but every part counts. Please also note that when I screw up, which is...
Thanks, feeling much better!
Sold some engines and one old motorcycle, then did the responsible thing and ordered more Model A parts! LOL The parts on order are the spindles,...
LOL, I share your pain, trying not to order parts until I sell some things. Argh!
The "Orphan"...I like it!
They also have a pretty fast little dirt track in Madras; [IMG]
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