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Brrrrr winter. Whatcha working on ?
kballowe:
This Honda is getting the "once over". The aluminum wheels were badly pitted. I started with 100 grit and worked up to 1600 and then a good polish.
Then tires, fluids, filters, detail, etc.
Dirk_S:
Once I get back from my 30-day trip in the southern hemisphere (what winter!?), I’ll be spending the remainder of the cold season in the basement crying over drained funds and working on this Lario:
* blueprinting the top end,
* maybe opening up the gearbox to inspect the 2nd-3rd gear shift slop,
* repairing or replacing the switch gear, front master cylinder, and nose fairing,
* modifying the frame to fit the Monza tank, seat, and rear fender that I have lying in waiting.
A couple weeks ago I dissembled the bike to drag down into Tartarus. I think enjoy taking these bikes apart too much:
johnwesley:
I have 3 going, a 2003 Cali with a drive train swap and custom seat/ side panels. It’s on the lift at the moment. Beside the tool box is a Quota I’m bringing up spot snuff with suspension, skid plate and fixing several issues. Then I have the cal III full fairing model that needs to be sorted with the carbs and timing and then a new alternator.its going to be a full winter when you mix in the chopper I’m working on for a friend. Life at Oggie’s fab house :bike-037:
cliffrod:
This year has largely been a wash, in terms of predictable or dependable free time around family stuff. At my wife’s prompting, I’ve been fleshing out projects (mostly Ducati single & Desmo parts) to selfishly enjoy my things as much as possible and so parts will be here when time finally is available. I’ve basically replaced my inventory of nice & project bikes that I sold 20 yrs ago to support my studio.
But, the big winter project is my latest 1967 Galaxie 500. Got a crazy deal on a good 427 block & pistons last summer. So, instead of swapping out the 428 in my lingering 1967 Galaxie project, my wife “forced” me to buy something I can drive now & to have a place to use the 427 I never though I would have. This is a very nice red-on-red 83k original miles one-family car from TN. Sadly, after doing basic service of timing chain, water pump, radiator upgrade, etc, there’s a rod knocking in the original 390 that won’t allow much driving. So the 427 block is at the shop and most parts are in hand or on the way to complete the swap to 427-4spd. It will be a mostly original parts build, just a fun car. Factory cast iron 427 long exhaust manifolds, original 1967 medium riser iron heads and 1967 aluminum intake, etc. I have factory disc brakes rebuilt and ready to install from spares I’ve had for decades. The 390 is now dressed much like the 427 will be, even though it’s basically static art right now. The goal is to have it on the road by summer. Pretty stoked.
To keep it Guzzi relevant…. The battery died on the CX a few days ago, apparently an internal short, so that needs replacing. Sure does look good having it parked next to a red Galaxie on the carport. I’m thinking much harder about redoing it to correct red/black livery and was headed that way earlier this year when things got too nuts to have a bike in a million pieces.
cappisj1:
Putting my Yamaha TT500 flat tracker back together. Clean it up, paint some things and fresh grease. Bought it last summer and got to race the Champagne IL 1/2 mile. I am hooked….
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