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Re: Sweep the Floor Bike #2
« Reply #150 on: January 13, 2024, 03:58:17 PM »
I'll be honest I didn't check them. They were brittle and coming off in pieces when I removed them. I didn't check the new ones either, I didn't have the fender gauges and it was a ice box out in the garage haha.

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Re: Sweep the Floor Bike #2
« Reply #151 on: January 13, 2024, 07:51:44 PM »
Harley was meaning to pick on ya, just clarifying the terminology for ya so you get the slang we use on the forum.  Welcome to the sohc4 forums. If you haven’t, go over to the new member area and you can copy and paste some of what you already wrote into your intro, showing folks the condition you got the bike in, etc…rewrite what you need. Tell people where you are , how long you been riding, if this is your first sohc4 etc. if you have other bikes no one is gonna hold it against ya, thing about vintage bikes is you need a reliable modern bike to keep you going on 2 wheels so if one needs maintenance or work you got the backup(s) to pick from… if you have lots or little wrenching on bikes and cars then share that too, often helps other to get to know you and welcome you. Lots of good helpful people hang out her and a few curmudgeons as well… overall a good place. Thanks for the update…
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Re: Sweep the Floor Bike #2
« Reply #152 on: January 13, 2024, 07:54:54 PM »
Did the cylinder have scuffing from the clearance being way too wide?
How did they fit .05 over rings on 1.0 over pistons?
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Re: Sweep the Floor Bike #2
« Reply #153 on: January 13, 2024, 08:33:04 PM »
Thank you for the info! I'm very new to all of this. The cylinder walls were actually in ok shape. They were glazed over but nothing to hateful. The .05 over set up was very loose in the bore. Where the 1.0 ring had a nice snug fit. I would have figured the .05 rings would have had a weird contact patch from being over spread. But everything was ok!

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Re: Sweep the Floor Bike #2
« Reply #154 on: January 13, 2024, 09:32:53 PM »
Well, their mistake caused them to get rid of a nice bike, hope you got a steal of a deal for their stupidity. I would not kick that bike out of my shed...
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Re: Sweep the Floor Bike #2
« Reply #155 on: January 14, 2024, 04:27:26 AM »
Scott S has been active here very recently.  Pretty surprised he has not chimed in.
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Re: Sweep the Floor Bike #2
« Reply #156 on: February 08, 2024, 09:54:46 PM »
Hoping to see more updates on this bike resurfacing!
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Re: Sweep the Floor Bike #2
« Reply #157 on: February 08, 2024, 10:18:24 PM »
Scott S has been active here very recently.  Pretty surprised he has not chimed in.

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Re: Sweep the Floor Bike #2
« Reply #158 on: February 09, 2024, 08:06:25 AM »
Did the cylinder have scuffing from the clearance being way too wide?
How did they fit .05 over rings on 1.0 over pistons?

We are talking .02" rounded for us USA folks, I'm thinking the difference visually side by side might be fairly subtle. Doing the math on the circumferance of each bore size the .5mm over rings would have .06" more ring gap aprox in the bore. relaxed on the bench they would look a lot alike IMHO.

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Re: Sweep the Floor Bike #2
« Reply #159 on: February 09, 2024, 09:16:25 AM »
Wow, what a coincidence! My gf's father bought a 1990 Fatboy brand new, and sold it in 1995. 5 years ago he was trying to buy another one and went to look at a 1990 Fatboy not too far away from him. Turned out it was his old bike, and had been through 6 or 7 owners since he sold it.
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Re: Sweep the Floor Bike #2
« Reply #160 on: February 11, 2024, 01:38:45 PM »
Scott S has been active here very recently.  Pretty surprised he has not chimed in.

 Sorry. Just now seeing this thread has been revived.
 Yeah, I recognized the bike when Harley S. posted in a FB group. It's sad to see it a little wrung out like that. But it looks to be in good hands now!

 And Holy Crap...25K on the speedo now?!?! It only had a few hundred on it when I sold it!
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