Rube woulda been proud !
Believe it or not, I spent a couple hours cleaning up the seal pockets and snap ring grooves and the external upper part of the legs with a combination of dental picks, an exacto knife and my Dremel with brass wheels.
But I have to do some serious de uglifying first. Yay! Finally making some progress!
My how far you've come Bob. That's not a statement you'd have made a year ago.........and one looks to be stripped, but that’s an easy fix.
My how far you've come Bob. That's not a statement you'd have made a year ago....
MM,
You might have to think about changing your tag line to: "Slightly Guru-ish"
Indeed, aren't these bikes great teachers? Even then though, they can still drain the ol' wallet a bit, lol. But I'd much rather be spending my money on stuff like this as opposed to paying bills or even my taxes. I know those things need to be taken care of, but I don't have to like it, lol. It's nice when I can then turn around and spend some on something I really like. There are far worse things we could be blowing our money on.
Very true!Knowledge gained and tools acquired are things you can use again and again. A mechanical education like this isn't always cheap but usually ends up paying for itself in the long term through money saved. I think the money I save by doing most of the work myself more than pays for the tools I need to buy to do it.
With the possible exception of gettin a ton outta one of 'em.... nope.Is there anything ( with regards to old motorcycles) that’s more instantly gratifying than polishing?