Topic: 550 OverBore (Phoenix redux)

[four_shot]

Plus a two page spread in cafe racer. Ride it out. It'll get better, just like it always does.

[Spikeybike]

so , i had to move by the 1st and no body wants to move a motor in pieces so i had to seriously hustle up and get the motor together ,  i thought that i set the camera to time stamp all the pics but it didn't show up on the image ... so i'll just copy the time from the file info 

mmmmmmm..looks so delicious
12:36pm fresh from the machine shop



i'm well aware that i totally rushed the paint , didn't have much of a choice .. i think it'll be ok , but we'll see
12:38

it helps to have an extra motor to paint on 
1:36


jumped over to puttin the pistons together, and gettin all that #$%* ready
1:45

2:15


this is as far as i got before i realized i had forgotten the cylinder sleeve o-rings   (as you can see in the pic
2:39



i learned long ago to not bother with wrestling the cam and chain ... just pony up and get the link  (i have the tool already)

5:21 

5:49


Ry even came out to hang for a bit 
7:11


so i had to play with him for a bit drillin some holes in some thing he was makin for his action figures


12:15am

[Spikeybike]

just gotta get the pipes on and try it out ... but i gotta put my garage together first ... till the next time

[cwchan]

looking good.  Did you end up installing that primary chain tensioner?

[Spikeybike]

unfortunately (for me ) member Goddfrey bought my parts bike , and i never got the chain tensioner out of it , it's still  on my list of mods i wanna do ...   Goddfrey had perfect timing and scooped it all up while i was super broke 

[Spikeybike]

so i have clocked 95 miles ..all under 5000rpm .. i don't know how much longer i can hold out before i start flogging this motor 

it wants to go so bad .. i can hear it whispering ..."go faster.. do it"

[Zaipai]

so i have clocked 95 miles ..all under 5000rpm .. i don't know how much longer i can hold out before i start flogging this motor 

it wants to go so bad .. i can hear it whispering ..."go faster.. do it"

You can do it.. Patents grasshopper.. No video of the motor? Its gotta sound better then before correct?

.: Scott :.

[Spikeybike]

the differences are there ,yes  .... but it's very subtle .. it's definitely not a night and day change
  to tell the truth , i'm just glad the experimental oil cooler setup worked  ... i'll get some video of it later today

[Zaipai]

the differences are there ,yes  .... but it's very subtle .. it's definitely not a night and day change
  to tell the truth , i'm just glad the experimental oil cooler setup worked  ... i'll get some video of it later today

Will be looking forward to the video.. Tho it maybe quicker to just stop by and see it in person..

.: Scott :.

[tweakin]

Nice to see this bike coming back to life.  Looking good.