



When my wife sees this pic I'm sure to be reminded how the window project on the house went on hold when the old bikes arrived.





We are pleased at how it turned out. It isn't a 100 pointer but it could be, and it will be if it continues to live at my house.

No. Scratch that last thought. I'm done with "Dust Collectors". Nice motorcycles are meant to be ridden. I've already been riding it around my town to test and break-in the engine. With some luck I'll start getting chips on the skid plate and the thought of riding it will get easier. Of course, I have to remember that it isn't my bike and it will likely be sold. Then again, with the economy as it is, there may not be many buyers. Dad may have to come to the rescue and buy it from him.





Even that which might never be seen was re-vamped.





I bought the zinc plating equipment for the Whitworth fasteners on the Greeves but we used it on the Yamaha a lot too. I often needed the large surface area of the stock tools to balance the electrical load in the zinc tank.





The gold chromate addition to the zinc plating process took some practice so I used unseen Yamaha parts to experiment on. It turned out to be very easy.





This model seemed to have a lot of factory polished parts so our fingers stayed black for weeks. We ended up having contests to see who's aluminum polishing looked the best so they all ended up looking pretty good.





About the time I thought I had him beat on a part, I'd come home to see this and know I had more work to do. Most of the pieces were started with 3" "blue" grit Scotchbrite wheels on an air grinder, then finished with 3 grades of cloth and compound.





It was worth it though. Competition improves the breed,(and the finish on polished aluminum)





I found the Larry Lilley license plate frame at the El Camino M/C swapmeet a month or so ago. Since an old registration in a baggie under the seat suggested the bike may have came from that shop, we had to have it.





There's a guy and his wife in Canada who are making reproduction seat covers for about everything. $50, and the fit and quality are outstanding. The silver color is Dupli-Color WP101 Silver rattle-can with two coats of two-part automotive clear on top.





That's all the pics I have right now. I made a 10 second video of it starting and running but I haven't checked into how to host and post. OK. The sun poked out briefly so I took a few shots. I couldn't resist posing it in the same spot where the snow pic was taken last year.When my wife sees this pic I'm sure to be reminded how the window project on the house went on hold when the old bikes arrived.We are pleased at how it turned out. It isn't a 100 pointer but it could be, and it will be if it continues to live at my house.No. Scratch that last thought. I'm done with "Dust Collectors". Nice motorcycles are meant to be ridden. I've already been riding it around my town to test and break-in the engine. With some luck I'll start getting chips on the skid plate and the thought of riding it will get easier. Of course, I have to remember that it isn't my bike and it will likely be sold. Then again, with the economy as it is, there may not be many buyers. Dad may have to come to the rescue and buy it from him.Even that which might never be seen was re-vamped.I bought the zinc plating equipment for the Whitworth fasteners on the Greeves but we used it on the Yamaha a lot too. I often needed the large surface area of the stock tools to balance the electrical load in the zinc tank.The gold chromate addition to the zinc plating process took some practice so I used unseen Yamaha parts to experiment on. It turned out to be very easy.This model seemed to have a lot of factory polished parts so our fingers stayed black for weeks. We ended up having contests to see who's aluminum polishing looked the best so they all ended up looking pretty good.About the time I thought I had him beat on a part, I'd come home to see this and know I had more work to do. Most of the pieces were started with 3" "blue" grit Scotchbrite wheels on an air grinder, then finished with 3 grades of cloth and compound.It was worth it though. Competition improves the breed,I found the Larry Lilley license plate frame at the El Camino M/C swapmeet a month or so ago. Since an old registration in a baggie under the seat suggested the bike may have came from that shop, we had to have it.There's a guy and his wife in Canada who are making reproduction seat covers for about everything. $50, and the fit and quality are outstanding. The silver color is Dupli-Color WP101 Silver rattle-can with two coats of two-part automotive clear on top.That's all the pics I have right now. I made a 10 second video of it starting and running but I haven't checked into how to host and post.