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Man, Jim, you live on a slippery slope. That’s another great looking bike. I’ll be watching.Curious about the smooth top triple tree. Is it alloy or stamped steel painted argent?
This bike is so cool! Finding one in restorable shape is very rare indeed. Fabulous
The wheel looks great! A major milestone complete. You are the only person that will ever notice the drilling is not perfect.
Thanks Dave! It bugs me to no end though, OCD issues.
Fantastic thread!That is one of the coolest looking bikes I have ever seen, even prior to being restored.In my next life, I want to do something similar.
Yes Jim, it just isn’t….”you…”This is what I did to bore my Norge spoke holes from blank.It guarantees the spoke will be STRAIGHT..!Just the lightest lick will take the high point off the hole.
What a cool tool!! Did you make that or purchase it?
Just thought it up and built it. If you sight down the hole where the drill goes, you’re looking straight at the point of the locating dowell at the other end, putting the drill through that hole means the nipple is sitting square in the chamfer.You’ve to make sure that the locating dowell is placed where the bend in the spoke will be the the hub.The semi circular end on the barrel ensures a centralised placement in the indentation. Absolutely imperative when boring a blank from scratch.The first 1/8” hole required a sleeve in the barrel that stepped the size down to pilot diameter, then out with the sleeve and in with the final size to take the blind nipple.Bingo…!I’ll post it to you if you need it.
Excellent work! I am going to live with the way the spokes fit for now but if I ever decide to strip the wheels down I may ask for some measurements of your custom alignment tool to make one of my own
That is a really pretty wee bike there Jim. Nice to see it being brought back to pristine condition, and with a larger motor.
You guys are unbelievable. Imagine you, Dave and Charlie under one roof!I lost interest in my “- purchased” Benelli 250SS, and sold it last fall. Went to a good guy, so I’m happy.Cam