Recent content by Britman

It sat for many years in a leaky shed. It came home with a 16 inch chopper style rear wheel and assorted other 70's goodies to include an alarm on the license plate frame that I had a hell of a time figuring out exactly what it was. It is getting close now and looking a little apocalyptic...

My hand is in the air.....

Have another K5 on the lift, I could use the funds......

Maybe they are never finished until they roll out of the driveway into the back of the new owners truck. Right now this one is staying with a new set of mirrors, a brand new Dynatek Electronic Ignition, high output coils, new plug leads, caps, and a modern rectifier/regulator. I bolted the...

I am done.... Finished bolting the headers on today, used set no directions, took a few minutes. Checked everything one more time, gassed the tank, crossed my fingers, and hit the starter, fired right away. Couple little adjustments needed to dial in the carbs, some clutch cable adjustment...

We are back to roller status New chain, new shocks on the way, got the K 70 on without pinching the tube, all is good...... At least it is mobile again.....

Parts Break Still waiting on parts to arrive so I took a break, did a little clean up by picking up tools, filing receipts, and just a general reorganization. I am thinking of applying for a patent on my 6 buck homemade shock spring compressor tool....

Darn Dirty at the End of the Day..... Everything I touch now is dirty and it all needs degreasing, sanding, and paint. One piece at a time. The blind wheel bearing puller is my new best friend, works great...

New Tool Aboard.... I have two rear wheels for my project. I used the worst of the two to experiment with bearing removal. Heat, WD40, so forth, but lets just face it, not an easy task. The lip of the bearings are very difficult to reach with a punch or chisel due to the sleeve between the...

Complied, first thing I did. I think it was just seized with rust and grime. After a good cleaning the center is ok and reusable. Not so much for the retainer....

Rear Wheel Bearing Retainer Ring What an SOB I used every approach I could find on You Tube, went through every posting on all my sites I use for advice, but what a fight to get that $#&*@ out of there. It was tapped for 6MM and bolts inserted with a pry bar, I made a tool, heat and WD40 and...

Sorry for the sideways shots, taken with my new "Smart Phone" and currently it is a lot smarter than I am.....

Yes we do need those "Stinking Badges" Front braking system done with completely new with repo parts. Also the new repo seat from 4 into 1 arrived and I am very satisfied with the product, one small imperfection on the front corner I can live with. I think I may end up keeping this bike, that...

I can see clearly now We have two good coats of 2K clear on the tins. Lets the patina, AKA rust, scratches, and dings show through. Also have a headlight and front turns back on, the wire ball of spaghetti went back in the bucket and damned if everything doesn't still work....

We have a front end..... Everything went back up fairly easily. Rear wheel, next on list......