I love me some Dunstall silencers!
My brother has a 1957 Dominator 99. It is not nearly as cool as this bike. Not even close.
My brother has a 1957 Dominator 99. It is not nearly as cool as this bike. Not even close.
Friday, October 15, 2010
getting very close
So very close I can taste it. Carbs out in Washington geting bored and sleeved. Sadly it is covered in dust too, which will take many hours of polishing to get clean.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
After many hours of searching ebay, I finally found an authentic and original set of Dunstall silencers. Finding these things is like looking for a unicorn.
How my new hydraulic clutch mounts inside the gearbox casing
My fancy new hydraulic clutch kit from Colorado Norton Works. Worth its weight in gold.
What student loans will do when applied towards chrome plating.
Every English bike purist on earth spinning in their grave looking at these.
How my new hydraulic clutch mounts inside the gearbox casing
My fancy new hydraulic clutch kit from Colorado Norton Works. Worth its weight in gold.
What student loans will do when applied towards chrome plating.
Every English bike purist on earth spinning in their grave looking at these.
the return
My new starship enterprise speedo and rev counter with their sexy blue and red glow.
No smart comments here, this just looks pretty to me.
Before the chrome bezels are fitted and they are powered up.
Unable to hide her scorn and disdain, my classmate chastises me for having an unshiny rear mudguard. Said mudguard found its way to the chrome platers a few days after that.
No smart comments here, this just looks pretty to me.
Before the chrome bezels are fitted and they are powered up.
Unable to hide her scorn and disdain, my classmate chastises me for having an unshiny rear mudguard. Said mudguard found its way to the chrome platers a few days after that.
With law school and the bar exam safely behind, it's time to get back to the 3 B's of life.
As shown below, Amal's actually polish up quite nicely if you have plenty of time and scotch to spare. Some light wet sanding and a buffing machine does them a world of good. These are 932/300 off a later 850 Commando that have been retrofitted to my Atlas because they have bigger throats. Learning lesson from this weekend. The later model Amal's have the pilot jet fixed INSIDE the carb. Do not put a pilot jet in these carbs, there is one in there already. For some strange reason Amal kept putting thread in the pilot jet holes even though they were fixing the jets in the inside of the carbs. It will not idle with 2 pilot jets in each carb.
My new oil filter from Norvil. Fitting was surprisingly easy and changing the oil and filter will now be a 10 minute job. Oil can now be drained directly from the bottom of the bike rather than from the oil tank drain plug and making a huge mess. Filters are cheap:)
Student loans + eating nothing but Ramen noodles = new chrome.
As shown below, Amal's actually polish up quite nicely if you have plenty of time and scotch to spare. Some light wet sanding and a buffing machine does them a world of good. These are 932/300 off a later 850 Commando that have been retrofitted to my Atlas because they have bigger throats. Learning lesson from this weekend. The later model Amal's have the pilot jet fixed INSIDE the carb. Do not put a pilot jet in these carbs, there is one in there already. For some strange reason Amal kept putting thread in the pilot jet holes even though they were fixing the jets in the inside of the carbs. It will not idle with 2 pilot jets in each carb.
My new oil filter from Norvil. Fitting was surprisingly easy and changing the oil and filter will now be a 10 minute job. Oil can now be drained directly from the bottom of the bike rather than from the oil tank drain plug and making a huge mess. Filters are cheap:)
Student loans + eating nothing but Ramen noodles = new chrome.
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