Recent content by indisguise

Another quick update. Some machined subframe mounts. Here is the test subject prior to making the 4 final pieces.. The 4 pieces mount like so... The tube then slips into the end like here... The goal was to make a removable subframe.. While I think this achieves that, I'm concerned...

If you made posters from these I would buy one! Amazing skills across so many disciplines.

I really enjoyed this. Fantastic work! I'm very jealous of your machining skills!

Just a quick update.... Starting to resemble a bike. Note the lack of bars, brakes and everything else! I'm still very undecided those...... Overall a good Mojo boost! How the single sided swing arm looks... And the pile of parts....Learning the difference between 848's and 1098's real time...

Just a small update.... I have recently noticed a trend among people who rely extensively on AI. They are less connected to their work. The notion of the "Flow State", within work, is becoming ever more difficult with the addition of AI agents. Previously people would code, uninterrupted, for...

Part 3 Then came the exhaust! The manifolds were corroded at the mating surface...so onto the mill... After some clean up these looked way better. Then I needed to order a new center section from Europe...which was $$$$ ... This required a lot of custom welding, and I'm still fine tuning...

Upon installing the gauge, I noticed the shift indicator here would not sit in Park! The gauge came back out and the tiny Bowden cable was removed.. The resultant was this frayed cable which was about to snap... This. part is unobtanium again! It needed to be remade from scratch. Sadly to...

Part 2 So when the engine was removed, the mechanical fuel sensor broke....these are filled with ether and act as a closed loop system... There are many YouTube video's on this as a warning... I tired to re-attach the coolant bulb.... Then I tried refilling the ether using several...

Part 1 Oh boy...it's been forever..... Let me try to update this thread. Current status in the garage... back to the bike project. What about the German barge? well I almost set fire to the thing and walked away....but after emptying my bank account on NOS parts... It runs and...

Really quick update, nothing overly exciting but the work on the "German barge" continues. First to tackle those heads... The corrosion in the water jacket was pretty bad. I was going to repair these with epoxy until I realized it was wasted effort. After removing the valves I noticed: The...

OK folks let's continue on with the catch up on the "German Barge"... Inevitably I found a few broken bolts when tearing down the engine. Welding a nut on the end of the broken stud and slowly working it out was the quickest way to deal with these..... Here's one after being extracted. Not...

OK folks, I did warn you that the "German Barge" may consume time and it certainly has! The next few posts will play catchup to present day..... Disclaimer: Those expecting a perfect restoration should promptly click away. Functional repairing follows. My previous post talked to removing the...

Thanks all for the fantastic input. I can't promise that I will match your skills but it's great to learn from folks with more experience. @ez-duzit really nice part!

I could not agree more with this quote. The YouTube nation has bred a ton of "experts" who have yet to even strike an arc... Again this is all about the journey! Thanks @jake28!

@RoninB4 Its probably 2 and 3. This is my first time trying this with cheap tools...