Monday, August 31, 2009

wheel hubs

Got the wheel hubs back from Colorado Norton Works today. They look fantastic! I have always prided myself on being fairly good at polishing metal, having done it since I was a little kid, but I have met my match with Colorado Norton Works. Considering the condition of what I sent them, the result was better than I had hoped for. The hubs have the new sealed bearings in them and overall they look great. They also supplied me with new alloy fork seal retainer nuts which weigh exactly nothing and look sharp. Website at http://www.coloradonortonworks.com/








gearbox polish

Against my better judgment I decided to polish up the gear box casing like the rest of the bike. It did not turn out as nice as I had hoped. There were too many places that I could not get to with my bare hands and the drain plug area looks awful. I console myself in the fact that the easily visible areas look good. Oh well, i'll get to properly over the winter.