ProSimex
RUN SCREAMING!!!
right so I've finally got my breakfast in me, Ive got no where to go at the moment, so I've decided I'll figure this here photobucket stuff out and start posting some pictures of my progress.
I picked up this 1959 XLH with the help of my good friend Levi down in Rochester NY. Certain that everyone around me was on the verge of robbing/killing me I was only too happy to fork over the money, load the bike, and leg it out of town. Here is the result
Really I only bought this for the engine and rear wheel, everything else has gotta go. At home I had this Paugcho frame and who-knows-what springer waiting for it.
mocked up with wheels
Hmmmm not bad, this might work.
I then moved the frame out to my back room/work area and after installing the for cups and bearings, welded in some tank bungs (coupler nuts I rounded using my drill press and a hand file, thanks again Levi) added sportster rear wheel, and frisco tank that Crazy Ben gave me.
I like it! Again thanks Levi for the handle bars.
so the engine was in pretty rough shape, top end was actually quite happy, but the tranny area was all a mess. I split the cases and had the transmission counter shaft race repaired. I have no pics of this part unfortunatly. I then mentioned to my friend brother Walter the Croatian sensation that i was rebuilding a 900 and he insisted I bring it over. He's been building big twins his whole adult life and I trust what he says. Ive seen bikes hes built with crazy high milage on them, still going strong.
anywhoo...
Whoever had put this poor thing together previously had used a too small pinion shaft bushing that he must of pressed on as it took us a hammer to get off, the bushing was spinning freely in the cam cover . I called up B A machine and performance cycle in osgood and ordered up a new primary chain, primary adjuster, pinion bushing, clutch hub nut (previous one was horribly stripped) and some other odds and ends. Next day they were in so I picked the whole shebang up and dropped them off at walters. Today Im taking off and we'll continue this next week. Here are some pictures of the motor
I picked up this 1959 XLH with the help of my good friend Levi down in Rochester NY. Certain that everyone around me was on the verge of robbing/killing me I was only too happy to fork over the money, load the bike, and leg it out of town. Here is the result
Really I only bought this for the engine and rear wheel, everything else has gotta go. At home I had this Paugcho frame and who-knows-what springer waiting for it.
mocked up with wheels
Hmmmm not bad, this might work.
I then moved the frame out to my back room/work area and after installing the for cups and bearings, welded in some tank bungs (coupler nuts I rounded using my drill press and a hand file, thanks again Levi) added sportster rear wheel, and frisco tank that Crazy Ben gave me.
I like it! Again thanks Levi for the handle bars.
so the engine was in pretty rough shape, top end was actually quite happy, but the tranny area was all a mess. I split the cases and had the transmission counter shaft race repaired. I have no pics of this part unfortunatly. I then mentioned to my friend brother Walter the Croatian sensation that i was rebuilding a 900 and he insisted I bring it over. He's been building big twins his whole adult life and I trust what he says. Ive seen bikes hes built with crazy high milage on them, still going strong.
anywhoo...
Whoever had put this poor thing together previously had used a too small pinion shaft bushing that he must of pressed on as it took us a hammer to get off, the bushing was spinning freely in the cam cover . I called up B A machine and performance cycle in osgood and ordered up a new primary chain, primary adjuster, pinion bushing, clutch hub nut (previous one was horribly stripped) and some other odds and ends. Next day they were in so I picked the whole shebang up and dropped them off at walters. Today Im taking off and we'll continue this next week. Here are some pictures of the motor