Monday, September 8, 2014

Flat Track Knucklehead - Generator Block off Plate Install

Sizing it up...

Life savers...1/4-24 Tap and Die...

Paper pattern...Press white paper to dirty hole...

Taped it on and center punched...
Drilled and tapped 1/4-24

Glued the gasket to the plate and installed...
using stock generator screws...

Backed it up with nuts to lock it in place...
Had to make them 1/4-24...using my trusty tap
the stock screws were the perfect length

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Flat Track Knucklehead Progress, Bike Night, Savage Bliss!

Found a used and abused Paughco...perfect

Will need some love...and hole 
re-alignment for raised trans

Nice drum needs a tapping....

Rounding up parts

Getting it together

Took a break for a Bike Night (day)...
The "Dirty Nine" was runnin' like a smokey Top...

No clue, but groovy...

Many old bikes...Not!...at least it's a Shovel...

Many HOG members...

Hey another Shovelhead...

Good grooming is a must...

Next stop...

In the men's room...Kinky Quizzo
I'll have to put that on my calendar...


Old fashioned accessories...

What a selection!

You gotta have a favorite...Savage Bliss!

Back to the Brakes...

Chrome spring...why?
Fuck it...it works...

Assembled

Oh yeah...I got my generator block off plate...
needs drillin' and tappin' ...Thanks Leigh! 

Wheel installed....

Spinning...needs some adjustment...


Getting there...that's all for now...unless I tackle the exhaust tonight...naaa.....maybe...

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Flat Track Knucklehead and Exhausted Panhead Project...

Gonna install my block off plate this weekend...I hope...

Figuring out rear pipe...raised trans causing issues

Adapted a later throttle angle tube to an old snap throttle


Took the easy way out and installed an old snap throttle kit...didn't like the way the cable runs into the side between the cylinders. So it all came apart and had to be re-engineered...

reworking a throttle control bracket

almost there...

Good!

Now I can run the cable in where it belongs 
utilizing the stock bracket...

Sizing things up...

Bird's eye view of the throttle control bracket....

Had to re-figure the spring and all that shit...

Fitting up the tank...all clear...

Slides by nicely and a cleaner approach...
The object is to keep the cable outta the way whilst racing

Had to lengthen the casing a bit

Connection made...

The splice in the casing is midway in the bracket...
This will hold both in place nicely...

Tape Time...I love Friction Tape!!!!

Oh yeah...in between I finished up Tyler's exhaust

Simple and clean...

Back to the Knuckle...more friction tape!

Moving on to the...whatever's next...

Friday, September 5, 2014

Cannonball Start in Florida...

A pic of the Cannonball start sent to me moments ago by 
Scott Wages...he's running a 36 Knucklehead

Monday, September 1, 2014

Davenport 2014 Pics from Rusty...Cool Bikes but Holy Shit!!!





Cool Knuckles but...WOW check out dem prices!

Rusty always sends me a link to the great photos of events he attends. This time it's the Davenport Iowa AMCA meet...Check out more of Rusty's photos from Davenport here...Thanks Rusty!