There's lumberthing I want to tell you

[xoxoxoBruce]

Did you know roof racks are responsible for 0.8‰ of light duty vehicle fuel consumption in 2015, corresponding to 100 million gallons of gasoline per year?

Looking at that picture I can tell your highest priority, like mine, is MPG.
I see you've got a drug dealer's black plate, I have one on my '57.

[lumberjim]

That's actually the one with the train on it. Preserve our Heritage.
And I used an entire tank today going to Slatington then Eagle and back home.

[xoxoxoBruce]

My bad, I'd forgotten about the train plates, I don't see many around anymore. Of course that may be because it's getting harder, and less worthwhile, to chew through the restraints.

[lumberjim]

I'll tell you one thing... That vanity tag on the back of the bike cost $76. When I got the SMRT tag, it was $35. Pa has increased title fees, lien fee, there's a new BS county fee.... and now they gouge you for a vanity tag. Pricks.

So, the inner shoe was all but gone. The tech said I had about 3 more rides left.




Good thing the guys on the HD forum were such hammers about checking it. The cam run out is only .002" which is awesome for a 53k motor, and the lobe and cam journal look fine.



The guy that's doing the work is a forum member that does side work, and has the respect of the other members. When he offered his help for parts cost and 1/2 the dealer's labor rate, I jumped. At this rate, I may have it back next Weds! My seat is finally shipping this Friday. It's coming together.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Excellent, glad you found somebody who knows what they're doing and isn't an asshole. I could never understand the design of those guides, unless they have the mindset they're designing motors for garage queens that will never get that many miles. With the technology and materials available now, they could do much better but I guess there's no profit in that.

[lumberjim]

You can convert it to a gear driven cam. S&S sells it for $700. Then you need to do rods, tappets, oil pump, etc. That's what the local guy wanted $1650 for. If I was planning to keep this for another 50k, I'd probably have done that. I see 3 years on this, and then I should be keeping enough of my money to trade it on a new Road King.

[xoxoxoBruce]

I'm waiting for the autonomous models, with machine guns.

[lumberjim]

He's done with the cam chest rebuild, exhaust is on, shocks too. Just has the pushrods and heat shields left, plus the test ride. Possible that it's done Sunday.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Prompt service, that's a good sign.

[lumberjim]

Yeah, dude is legit. This isn't his job, and as cheap as he works, I have to assume he just enjoys doing it. He's actually an Investigator for the county. Wears a glock on his belt at work. The quickness tells me he's done this enough times that he just knocks it out. Whereas, when I work on it, I spend more time scratching my head and looking things up on YouTube, than I do actually turning wrenches.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Maybe it's part of his job, wrenching undercover to catch hot bikes or parts.

[classicman]

Looking awesome Jim.

[lumberjim]

Almost done.

He should be through with the pushrods about now, and then just testing and adjusting.

[lumberjim]

Picked it up today. It's faster. It's louder. Don't know why, but it is. I have a couple new projects now, while it's down for paint. The fairing mounts need repair, and I need to replace the front motor mount. New gaskets for the console, new bolts for the windscreen, and blue LED lighting.

I wish I had a month off to concentrate on it.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Of course you do, toys are funner than work.