What are you doing today?

[Andygears]

My bike shed

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Not too easy to see but hurricane Ian dropped a huge tree on the corner of my shop. Luckily it bounced off a smaller tree (broke the fall) and it now sits balanced on the corner post. My pan & 2 other Harley’s are in that tin shed. I have cut back the smaller tree so I can extricate the bikes. But I called insurance along with the rest of Florida so I can’t attempt anything till an adjuster sees it.

Anyway dealing with that today.

Andygears

[RooDog]

They will call in "storm chasers", gypsy adjusters, from all over the country to help out in Florida, and the rest of the eastern seaboard. The state will be crawling with insurance people, and hustlers trying to scam the victims. Best wishes, Andy, and be safe....
....RooDog....

[Mongrel505558]

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Not too easy to see but hurricane Ian dropped a huge tree on the corner of my shop. Luckily it bounced off a smaller tree (broke the fall) and it now sits balanced on the corner post. My pan & 2 other Harley’s are in that tin shed. I have cut back the smaller tree so I can extricate the bikes. But I called insurance along with the rest of Florida so I can’t attempt anything till an adjuster sees it.

Anyway dealing with that today.

Andygears

Good luck. Hope you didn't suffer any major damage.

[Mongrel505558]

"The state will be crawling with insurance people..."

Sounds like something out of a Hunter S. Thompson novel.

[Panacea]

My wife and I rented a house on Fort Meyers Beach several years ago. Looking at the news film last nite, all that's left are a few stilts. Still can't get ahold of my wife's aunt and uncle, who retired in Fort Meyers. Thoughts and Prayers for the people affected by disaster.

[Raytag]

No resto just a technical inspection
I was thinking it is a good idea to disassemble the spring leafs of the sidecar, cleaning and re-greasing them like I did when working in a truck shop ages ago.
Once spring leafs become dry, dirty, rusty they start to squeek and "buckle" basically no more smooth feathering

With the ball joints and nuts looking good I don`t expect too many obstacles
Otherwise I need to lace the wheel, the wheel bearing is like new but with zero side play because it was packed with very heavy grease.
Clean up the the brake linings.
Oh yea, the body ... another story.

After taking out the first leaf it was obvious that they`re still ok.
WTH ... so I just took it apart.

I expected plenty dry rust but nothing at all. Just a bit of rusty watery fluid.
Someone elses has covered the outside of the leaf-package with a thick black substance.
In the old days we used a mixture of graphite and oil to pack them and I guess one of the p.o. has done the same
I called one former work mate and he advised me on some spray they`re using for the last 15 years.

I wanted to know the weight of the frame ~ 95lbs + Swaybar ~ 7 lbs + wheel ~ 35 lbs + brake assy ~ 12lbs

The bottom leaf is stamped. Same number right and left.


ray

[panhead]

Went (yesterday) to the AMCA meet with @hydra74

[Panacea]

Lets see some pics of the event

[panhead]

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[hydra74]

Here some more pictures
Hydra74

[old man emu]

Spent the day kicking myself in the butt.

Elsewhere I have been talking about fixing the float on my carburettor. Obviously, that required taking the bowl off. When I did, something dropped to the floor. That was the nozzle spring, but I was sure that the nozzle has dropped out too.

I went looking for the nozzle, but couldn't find it. A couple of days later I made a really big effort and moved everything out of the area (15' x 8') and swept the floor. I looked in every open container under my workbench, and even went on hands and knees searching the ground outside the workspace. I rummaged through all my rubbish bins and even the ashes in the incinerator to see it I had thrown it out with the rubbish.

Having no luck in finding it, I was forced to buy a new one. I was lucky enough to source a nozzle in Australia. You know how the delivery costs from the USA or Europe anger me. It took a week for the nozzle to complete its tour of our postal facilities, so I planned to fit it today. But last night I watched a guy on YouTube refurbishing an M88. At one point he showed a view through the carburettor's throat and mentioned the nozzle sticking through, and that the nozzle helped secure the venturi. Then he fitted the bowl, putting the spring in its place.

The penny dropped and I went to look at my carburettor. Sure enough, there was the original, standing up in the venturi like a porn star's whatsit. So now I've paid out for a new nozzle that I don't need. I can only hope that I can return it to the dealer and get a refund.

I really need a better references than the 1940's Army issue operator's manual and parts book.

I also need a soft cushion for my chair, 'cause my butt's bruised form all the kickin'.

[RooDog]

I'm sure many of us have done the same thing.
I spend a lot of time looking for some item I just had in hand only a few minutes ago.
I blame it on the shop monkey since I have no one else with me in the shop area to blame.... LOL...
....RooDog....

[Panacea]

I painted the floor in the shop with that epoxy paint all the big box stores sell these days, even threw the little speckle chips into the wet paint. Now anytime I drop something on the floor it's impossible to find, I have to get down and look across the floor, or take my shoes off, then I'll find it immediately....

[panhead_kicker]

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[hdmarkus]

Winter time and still raining warm garage and cold beer what do you need more !