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I think the best part other than flying down the road is having the ability to sell a couple of bikes and know this one is running. I would like to feel like I have some money again!

Getting the bike closer and closer. The speedo needs to still be rebuilt and the tail light is not right and will be reworked, The rest is pretty much done! Some small weeping from the push rod tubes but that is a fight on all classic Triumph motors. Anyway, I will get more detail on here soon...

Sorry Swan, kind of forgot about this. I took the bike for a ride last Thursday. First 2 mile trip on the open road. It's not done but very, very close. The bike felt great and on the way back I was settling in and getting used to the shifts and the little stuff. I heard the motor change pitch...

I have front and rear polished alloy fenders. I am considering leaving the rear off and using a very small LED tail light under the very back of the seat. If I do this I was going to use a scrap fender to cover the area where the motor is exposed by the rear wheel. I would powercoat it back as...

Got some tires mounted on the wheels this week and slid them into the frame to see if I was close having the rim in the center. This beautiful moment did not last too long. Still need to pull the rim over to get it all centered. Not a big deal it's pretty close. Looks like a real bike with the...

Hey Joe, Did you have to modify your cases to take the later style crank? It looks like you are using the early style pre-unit cases. I thought the bearings were different for these case. Please correct me and set me straight. Love the project and looking forward to more.

If they are like the Norton they are screwed together. I think they have a tool for this but I would try a strap wrench and lots of solvent. Good luck.

Back from paint. Final build over the next few weeks. We are at that point like a TV show, they just start hanging parts on the frame and everything fits! All the hard issues have been figured out and it looks easy at this point. Could not have made this kind of headway on this project with my...

Wouldn't surprise me if it was used by BSA and Triumph as well. It's also the same as early Commando. I used a Commando hub and the plate that came with that was the same other than the torque arm used instead of a nub that slides into the swingarm.

So the rear brake has been a bit of a pain. The swingarm I happen to have uses a torque arm and finding a brake plate to match has been a bit of a challenge. I purchased one on eBay from Israel that looked the part and it was the only thing I could find. Even local parts hoarders had never seen...

Re: 1962 BSA DBD34 Gold Star restoration (Nearly done...) Light-bulb! I am adding a crimping tool to my tools. For some reason I never thought it was so easy to make. Thanks for the details. Looks like you are close to firing this old girl up.

Wish I could take credit for this but by friend came up with a slick indicator light for the rear. You hardly notice it once the seat is on. They are LED marker lights. I do a fair amount of night riding and you need indicators at night here to be legal.

Here is the bike as it currently sits. The front forks have been changed. Figured out I had Commando for tubes in a Domi fork. I ordered Domi tubes and the gap is now corrected. Inside the fork it has spacers to adjust the ride height. New spacers will most likely be made to change the ride...

Barleycorn rearsets. The mount has been change a bit since this photo.

Battery location

A few more photos.

Yep, have not been good at posting on this. Ran into a few issues and now waiting for parts to arrive before we can continue. The rear swing arm is a early Featherbed, The only major difference I can find is it uses a torque arm on the brake plate instead of the nub that slides into the...

Re: 1962 BSA DBD34 Gold Star restoration (Speedometer is restored) You want to spend how much on a rebuilding a working Mag? I have to say Skip is the voice of reason here. Cross that bridge if it needs to be crossed. Just my 2 cents and has no cash value.

Just getting into winter mode. The bike is on the bench and parts are on order to get this thing finished. Ordered a set of alloy Manx style fenders and a rear frame loop today from Frank at Clubman Racing. Wheels have been built and the rear is only at a working tension. Starting the dry build...

Re: 1962 BSA DBD34 Gold Star restoration (Speedometer is restored) I agree 100% with bumpthump. I will greatly miss this thread when the bike is finished. We all want our bikes to be finished. I am hoping to start work on mine again in the next week. I have no funds to complete. I don't really...