true barn find R100

[23217]

....jeez, why do our SOs give us such us a hard time about new project bikes? I only have 3 now...it's NORMAL to have multiple motorcycles...RIGHT??....

Just remind them of their Jewelry, purse, clothing, and shoe collections. Usually you don't get kick-back after that comment. My latest oilhead came from a reduction in my wife's jewelry collection. Right now I've got my eye on my wife's Coach purse collection. There's a nice mint-looking airhead locally.

Oh...I am SO thankful my wife doesn't read this forum.

[mysteriousfish]

How was the duck?

Came out excellent...crispy and brown...used thehungrymouse.com recipe...still have leftover duckfat for frying spuds etc...

Ya I said the bike was rough cause it was caked with years worth of oil dirt road grime...thought many seals were leaking etc...but was really pleased to clean her up and see it's not so bad afterall....

[mysteriousfish]

Here is a shot of my engine clean-up job in progress...Since I am doing a "semi-cafe" conversion, I was not worried about keeping the stock color scheme...Used Eastman chassis paint for frame touch ups and aluminum engine paint for the front and top covers and airbox...the rest is just scotchbrite and elbow grease....thinking of a Dover white paint scheme for the tins...

I know many traditionalists will hate what I am doing, but I am having a blast!...besides, I have my RT to keep stock while I have fun with this one! I did decide to keep the fuel and vent solenoid shed system and stock airbox breathers, but ditched the pulse air paraphernalia...

I know it is gonna run better, cause the air intakes and filter were clogged with bird feathers...

[Walking Eagle]

Keep the updates coming, please. This stuff is candy for any of us crazy enough to spend hours and hours cleaning and polishing these old mechanical marvels as if they were diamonds. . . and NICE job on the engine.

Those bamboo shish-kabob skewers that can be found at any grocery store might prove useful to you. One package will last you a lifetime - these things are tough as nails. Already pointy on one end and they will NOT damage anything on a motorcycle. The bigger brother of these skewers is a set of bamboo chopsticks, also very useful when you need something stronger. Sit on your roll-around stool, put on some music, and you'll soon find yourself breaking out in happiness, known only to the lucky few.

Also, if you trim the "non-pointy" end flat like a blade, these work very well for spreading silicon, mixing/spreading epoxy, packing electrical fittings with grease, and so on. And, you can even use them to make shish-kabob when you're all done and are sitting down to dinner while looking at your bike, now clean enough to park in the living room.

The one caution about using these is that you have to clean them up a little to rid them of splinters that might get into lube or into sensitive places; that said, for digging out that last little bit of crud on engine cases, Bings, Snowflakes -- all aces.

No affiliation with the Bamboo Skewer Manufacturer's Cartel and Cabal.

Walking Eagle

[mysteriousfish]

got the Shorai lithium cell installed on the subframe...tins off to paint. still waiting for H pipe from Epco...yeah, been there done that...