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Graham Smith
Guest
Lenny and John arrived on schedule last Saturday afternoon. Spent the day shooting the breeze and making plans. Sunday and every day since have been work days--a few snags here and there, not many, the rear wheel bearings had to be replaced and the rotor turned, the side car wheel bearings were frozen, they had to be replaced, two of the 12N12A4A batteries had to be replaced, the bleed valves on the brake caliper were frozen, needed to be replaced, other than that the exhaust pipes, intake duct work, and the outboard carrier bearings for the right side primary went pretty much without a hitch.
The bike was finished, ready to go, yesterday afternoon--fuel and oil, ready to fire. The weather was HOT HOT HOT. Decided to go over and pick up the dyno. By the time we got the dyno back to the house it was around 3:30 in the afternoon. Decided to wait until today to fire it up. Forecast high for today is 97o, with a heat index of 105o.
Stainless has been over lending a hand, so I've had three guys hovering over the bike, with me assuming the job of air traffic control. Let me tell you after 4 months of working, mostly alone (except for Stainless from time to time) it feels good to have some extra help.
Delvene Manning wrote saying they must have a picture of the streamliner with safety items designated for the emergency rescue crew, so they would be able locate the area of the canopy release latch, firebottles, etc. at a glance, and know what fuel is being used. Stainless took care of this for us.
Sonny Angel's shop will be holding a fundraiser this weekend to raise shekels for the Vincent streamliner's 2010 Bonneville attempt. If you'd like to attend, Sonny's shop number is (619) 477-8120. Contact them for further info.
Rolled the liner out into the driveway. Had to play a game of musical cars to clear the drive to make room to set up the makeshift dyno area. We'll be doing that this morning, and before long we should be making some noise.
I'll keep you posted.
Max
The bike was finished, ready to go, yesterday afternoon--fuel and oil, ready to fire. The weather was HOT HOT HOT. Decided to go over and pick up the dyno. By the time we got the dyno back to the house it was around 3:30 in the afternoon. Decided to wait until today to fire it up. Forecast high for today is 97o, with a heat index of 105o.
Stainless has been over lending a hand, so I've had three guys hovering over the bike, with me assuming the job of air traffic control. Let me tell you after 4 months of working, mostly alone (except for Stainless from time to time) it feels good to have some extra help.
Delvene Manning wrote saying they must have a picture of the streamliner with safety items designated for the emergency rescue crew, so they would be able locate the area of the canopy release latch, firebottles, etc. at a glance, and know what fuel is being used. Stainless took care of this for us.
Sonny Angel's shop will be holding a fundraiser this weekend to raise shekels for the Vincent streamliner's 2010 Bonneville attempt. If you'd like to attend, Sonny's shop number is (619) 477-8120. Contact them for further info.
Rolled the liner out into the driveway. Had to play a game of musical cars to clear the drive to make room to set up the makeshift dyno area. We'll be doing that this morning, and before long we should be making some noise.
I'll keep you posted.
Max