Bernie Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Sorry dude but next week is August and vacation time in Italy. We all know that in August, no work on Italian vehicles is allowed. Union rules. Thanks for reminding us, Tallman. This means that Knifemaker does not any more excuses why he can't show up at the UnRally. Link to comment
tallman Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Please buy him a beer and send me the bill. Heck, get Danny one too. Be thinking of y'all. Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Saturday August 6.... Today did not start off real well...After making the decission to go ahead and put on the front forks I noticed a real big problem.... The accident this bike was in also (I'm guessing)snapped the steering stop off the frame... Problem when you make a turn (if it's tight) the handlebars will be putting BIG DENTS in the gas tank... No way I am going to allow this to happen after all this work !!!! So first thing this morning I have to completely dis-assemble the upper frame and triple tree assembly and remove it so I can make a steering stop and weld it to the frame... Just behind the bearing NO STOP... Making sure the angle of the new steering stop has the same angle of the neck to the fork tubes (27 degrees)... Next...Test placement of the steering stop in relation to the stops on the triple trees... Removing the paint from the old steering stop base for a good weld... Covering the frame so I won't screw up the paint. Just like covering up for an operation... Ok, now for a little heat... WATCH YOUR EYES !!!!! Operation sucessful....new steering stop welded in.... Clean up the steering stop, repaint areas that got a little hot, and install all electrics (this time before I put the upper frame back on the lower frame)... Coils installed.... Rectifier installed..... Another view of installed electrics.... Fuse Box installed..... Now the up-grade is installed.... Electronic inigition.... Dyna Iginition Box installed.... Notice the small hole on the distributor...That is where the old condensers were attached...Note to myself...PUT MOUNT SCREW IN HOLE.... Triple Tree installed, Forks installed, sliders and new fork seals installed, fork dampner installed, Steering dampner installed, new oil in forks added, Gauge Cluster installed, Headlight Ears (not correct ones) (still waiting for the Italians to ship some) installed, and Handlebars installed... basicly the entire front suspension is now COMPLETE... Now in the morning maybe I can complete what I wanted to accomplish today.....Install the wiring harness....AND WAIT.....for the chromers to ship my parts....With the parts from the chromer the V7 Sport will be completely finished except for the exhaust system.... STILL WAITING ON THE DA&%^*&N ITALIANS !!!! Naw,,,, I'm not upset...The restoration is really ahead of where I really thought I would be right now... UNtil the next post....I hope you are enjoying this.... Link to comment
Firefight911 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 UNtil the next post....I hope you are enjoying this.... You are somewhat understated in your words, no? H E Double Hockey Sticks YES we are enjoying this!!!!!!! Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 UNtil the next post Good pickup.... Phil.....That was my way of saying I wish I was with my ridding buddies from this board right now in "Lil Switzerland"..... P.S. I never did post how much I like your new Yamaha....I hope you are enjoying it and it gives you miles of smiles far into the future. Link to comment
new-R-ider Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 you know having 3 hands (pic#2) is cheating the rest of us have to deal with working with just 2 to hold all the widgets and tools...no wonder you are ahead of schedule. Keep up the great work it looks great as always! Link to comment
BFish Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 bill...question...will you cover the steering "stop" with a rubber bumper of some sort??? Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 will you cover the steering "stop" with a rubber bumper of some sort??? Good question...I haven't thought about yet....Good idea though... Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 you know having 3 hands (pic#2) is cheating the rest of us have to deal with working with just 2 to hold all the widgets and tools Shoot I just knew I would get caught some day Yes I am from a different planet....Steeling all your junk motorcycles to repair..... That's my buddy Curtis making sure the angles are correct...I can not read anything that small... Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 August 11 Thursday........ CHROME IS HERE !!!!!! Link to comment
Richard_D Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 How you gonna entertain us when this one's done ? Link to comment
azkaisr Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 August 11 Thursday........ CHROME IS HERE !!!!!! .. About time!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment
Matts_12GS Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 August 11 Thursday........ CHROME IS HERE !!!!!! .. About time!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, I waited UNtil the next post... Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 How you gonna entertain us when this one's done ? Boy,this is a tough crowd.... Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 About time!!!!!!!!!!! TOM....you finally GOT IT.... Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Yeah, I waited UNtil the next post... Glad to see you guys are back in J'ville safe and sound...I know you had a great time. Get some rest there's an un-finished project at Casa Sturgis to finish Link to comment
Bernie Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 With the parts from the chromer the V7 Sport will be completely finished except for the exhaust system.... STILL WAITING ON THE DA&%^*&N ITALIANS !!!! Don't need no stinking exhaust system, just put on some straight pipes. Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 August 13 Saturday.... As I announced on my last post the chrome is here...Well yes and no...Chromer called and said he shipped most of the chrome but one item had blistered and would have to be re-chromed and one item was in to bad of shape to chrome....After inspection of the parts chrome work is beautiful...I guess the blisterd part was one of the shock adjuster bases cux I only got one.... Bad parts... the headlight casing...Enough pits to look like a USED MINE FIELD.... My next step with the headlight casing is to apply a coat of Marine Tex all over the casing after getting it down to bare metal let it dry and sand it out smooth and hopefully I will get a surface smooth enough to possibly paint the headlight shell black. With the rest of the parts I was able to get a few things done this weekend. Note to all... Chroming will make things THICKER thus making it harder to put things back in the little holes.....You need a day or so (depending how many parts you have) to shave them down by hook or crook to a size to be able to make them fit again. Case in question...The axles. What a pin in the @ss it was getting those to fit again.... One thing I re-manufactured that I am quite proud of was the shift linkage....The old shift linkage is REALLY chessy and made the transmission "clunk" between shifts because of the sloppyness of the linkage..... The old shift linkage: My new Bill Jones shift linkage installed on the bike. Need to make a couple fine adjustments but the shifting now appears to be smoother between shifts.... Final Drive and right rear shock installed... Rear wheel and brakes installed... Front fender assembly installed... Front wheel a brakes installed..... Starting to look like a motorcycle... Next I am going to work on finalizing wiring.... My wiring diagram exploded to 3 foot X 4 foot.... Wish me luck....Until the next post.............. Link to comment
tallman Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Luck... good luck w/that headlight, I guess black is the best option now? Wonder how lexan/plexi would look letting you see the innards? Nah... Hang in there, I hear a Guzzi cranking soon. Link to comment
gusanito Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 August 13 Saturday.... As I announced on my last post the chrome is here...Well yes and no...Chromer called and said he shipped most of the chrome but one item had blistered and would have to be re-chromed and one item was in to bad of shape to chrome....After inspection of the parts chrome work is beautiful...I guess the blisterd part was one of the shock adjuster bases cux I only got one.... Bad parts... the headlight casing...Enough pits to look like a USED MINE FIELD.... My next step with the headlight casing is to apply a coat of Marine Tex all over the casing after getting it down to bare metal let it dry and sand it out smooth and hopefully I will get a surface smooth enough to possibly paint the headlight shell black. Powder coating will fill those pits. I've done rims with pitting just as bad or worse and they've come out smooth. If you want chrome, there's a chrome pc that looks so good it's difficult to tell from real chrome. Link to comment
John Ranalletta Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Saw this company plater on GEARZ this morning. Maybe they can use lead to smooth and then chrome the headlight. Link to comment
Huzband Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 This... To this... You're doin' good, son. Link to comment
Skywagon Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 One of the tricks I have used for pitting before is an old hobby shop trick. Go to a model airplane hobby shop, buy some 5 minute epoxy mix, get a bottle of micro-balloons, and mix it in a throw away cup to a consistency thick enough to fill, but thin enough to spread. It will dry hard as heck and can be sanded smooth. It is also paintable. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0095P?FVSEARCH=micro+balloon&search=Go http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0095P?FVSEARCH=epoxy&search=Go Link to comment
Skywagon Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Knife... This article popped up in my email on the V7. Thought you might like it. http://www.motorcycleshows.com/media/moto-guzzi-v7-racer Link to comment
Highway41 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Ya know Bill, I'd just roll that bike into my den so I could just look at it. Bill Link to comment
azkaisr Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I suppose you are making a little progress...... Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 I'd just roll that bike into my den so I could just look at it. Been looking at it for months now...wanna ride it !!! Debbie would not put up with it in the house dagnabit.... Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 I suppose you are making a little progress Just a little.....lots more to do though Link to comment
Boffin Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Bad parts... the headlight casing...Enough pits to look like a USED MINE FIELD.... My next step with the headlight casing is to apply a coat of Marine Tex all over the casing after getting it down to bare metal let it dry and sand it out smooth and hopefully I will get a surface smooth enough to possibly paint the headlight shell black. Have you considered Metal Spraying to build the material back up to a good thickness that can be re-finished and chromed? Andy Link to comment
Glenn Reed Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I'd just roll that bike into my den so I could just look at it. Been looking at it for months now...wanna ride it !!! Debbie would not put up with it in the house dagnabit.... Whe we bought our first house, we did not think to look under all the rugs. When we finally moved in, we found an obvious oil stain on the floor in the living room. We were told that a previous owner (not the ones we bought from) would bring his motorcycle in to work on, and this was one of the results. We put down our own rug and it was once again covered up. I would think from time to time what it must have been like to actually have a bike in the living room, but I couldn't really wrap my mind around it. Link to comment
hopz Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Who among us has not washed bike parts in the dishwasher? just sayn' Link to comment
OoPEZoO Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 When reassembling my transmission, I at least waited until my wife was out of the house before I put the transmission housings in the oven. Link to comment
4wheeldog Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Who among us has not washed bike parts in the dishwasher? just sayn' Or cured paint in the oven. Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Guilty on ALL accounts...1st time my mom came home and I had the motor of my CB500 4 in the living room ....She just could not understand that when I put the keepers in the valve springs if they flew out I might be able to find them in the living room but not outside...... Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Monday August 15th........ GREAT NEWS !!!! The exhaust system is on it's way from Kansas City to me... Link to comment
Lone_RT_rider Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Awesome news Bill! Once this thing is done, I think I need a weekend in Jax to say hello to old friends and see this thing. Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Shawn you need not an excuse especially a silly bike Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Tuesday September 6th I want to apologize for the long delay in posts but the reality of motorcycle restorations is time. Things that normally would take tou minutes to complete on restorations often take more than hours sometimes days. So where am I? I am so close to finishing that any little set back (and there are many) draws times of complete frustration.As some of you know my start time was going to be Saturday the 4th well I was in the shop at 5:00 am and left at 12:30 am Sunday morning after finally firing the motor off. One set back after another delayed the start up. Sorry Matt, I really was hoping to fire it off for you but you know I was working hard. Here are a few of the "minor" set backs... No rear brake switch...had to fabricate one to fint in a very tiny space took hours to calibrate the spring to activate the brake light correctly...Front brake light DOA order another...Part missing to the throttle cable housing had to fabricate another...Rebuild of the wiring harness forgot the blinker circuits...Re-threading the stems on the blinkers so they would screw into the older housings...The new electronic iginition 180 degrees out of time remove and re-time...re-locating gas line that originally did not have fuel filters installed sounds simple but not much room to do it in without kinking gas lines....Understanding Italian electrical wiring...Finding electrical shorts causing me to replace several fuses...Clutch cable not activating clutch...Brake cables that were ordered in by part number and too short... And many more "minor problems" Hopefully the last of the minor problems are over with after finding where my electrical short was...In the headlight assembly !!! All that is left now in finalizing the wiring of the headlight...replacing a nut on the rear clutch assembly...cleaning up the wiring harness and wire tying it to the frame...adjusting the front and rear brakes...and putting the gas lines on the tank...and any other thing that might stick its ugly head up.... This coming Saturday is my date to have the bike COMPLETED...I wish to thank all of you for your patience with me and all your responces to this posting... The next pictures will be of the FINISHED PROJECT...I hope you will enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed having you with me on this journey... Bill Link to comment
Firefight911 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 This is soooo cool!!!! Link to comment
Sweendog Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I can hardly wait to see the finished bike, Bill! Link to comment
Huzband Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 This coming Saturday is my date to have the bike COMPLETED... Kickoff is 3:30. Just sayin'... Link to comment
azkaisr Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 You are working on restoring a moto??? Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Playing a "little sisters of the poor" team I see.... No excuses needed Link to comment
hANNAbONE Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 tHIS iS an extremely interesting thread. Thanks for having us tag along with you. Very VERY hip.!! Link to comment
Matts_12GS Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 "According to this wiring diagram" Link to comment
Bernie Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 It beeps and lights go on and off. Turn signals are not reversed either. He is getting there. Link to comment
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