swooshdave wrote:

Getting ready for new wheels and tires. It'll be later this fall but that's ok.

Dave,
I am really excited to see that your back at it and am looking forward to your progress reports. I have learned quit a bit from your former posts.
What did you decided on for rims size and width?

T95 wrote:Getting ready for new wheels and tires. It'll be later this fall but that's ok.

Dave,
I am really excited to see that your back at it and am looking forward to your progress reports. I have learned quit a bit from your former posts.
What did you decided on for rims size and width?[/quote]

Sadly I wouldn't classify it as "back at it". Bike looks just like it does in that picture from last summer.

T95 wrote:What did you decided on for rims size and width?

19in both ends. Stock width. Alloy shouldered.

swooshdave wrote:19in both ends. Stock width. Alloy shouldered.

Nothin better. I have 19 akront shouldered rims on one of mine and love the look. Good to see you thinking about this again.

Finally got the right length bolts to hold the new well nuts on. Now to fix the back of the tank. The o-ring I got from Old Britts broke pretty easily. I think I'll try something else this time.

Need to get the bike on the ground and see if I still have clearance for the tank. Need some wheels first...

Ok, so this project took an interesting turn. Remember way back to page 1 when I talked about my brother wanted to make a racer out of this bike? I always assumed he wanted to make a racer out of it because there wasn't a title. Which is why I have been investigating ways to get an undocumented bike titled. See I bought this bike probably about 1991 or so. Believe it or not I have forgot one or two or perhaps a few thousand thing in the interim. You know, like where the bike came from, who I bought it from, if there was a bill of sale or if there was even a title.

Apparently Washington has a neat system for undocumented vehicles:

http://pnwriders.com/motorcycle-talk/126745-registering-old-bike-w-no-title.html#post2060270

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.a...te=308-56A-210

WAC 308-56A-210
Agency filings affecting this section
Ownership in doubt — Bonded title or three-year registration without title.
(1) What is ownership in doubt? Ownership in doubt is when a vehicle owner(s) is unable to obtain satisfactory evidence of ownership or releases of interest as described in WAC 308-56A-265.
(2) What options are available in an ownership in doubt situation? When in an ownership in doubt situation, the owner may:
(a) Apply for three-year registration without title; or
(b) Apply for a bonded title described in RCW 46.12.151; or
(c) Petition any district or superior court of any county of this state to receive a judgment awarding ownership of the vehicle. This is required if ownership of the vehicle is contested after the applicant makes application for ownership in doubt and before the three-year ownership in doubt period has lapsed.
(3) What documents are required when applying for a bonded title or three-year registration without title? Required documents when applying for a bonded title or three-year registration include:

...cont. on link

With inlaws in Washington this might have been an option.

I know I had a small pile of old motorcycle documentation filed away somewhere so perhaps I had at least a bill of sale on the Norton. At least that would help me with the paperwork. So I'm digging through it today and I don't find a bill of sale, instead I find a SIGNED California title for the damn bike! I had totally forgot about it. And I hadn't bothered looking until now.

Remember kids, if someone tries to convince you that alcohol doesn't kill your brain cells, show them this thread....

Alcohol supposedly is performing a "survival of the fittest" subconcious task for you.

You know how in the wild, typically only the weakest are eliminated? Well, those are the brain cells that are killed, the weak ones. That leaves you with all your remaining brain cells being the best and strongest.

grandpaul wrote: That leaves you with all your remaining brain cells being the best and strongest.

Highly debatable.

Is that not what Cliff said on Cheer's? lol

Got the parts from Hemmings. I'm surprised the muffler mounts didn't include new rubber mounts. I got a new centerstand spring. I'll have to wait until I have wheels to get that put on. The one on the bike wasn't new and that's one part you don't want flaccid. I also got the little collar that goes on the rear brake.

Now if I could just get the wheels back...

Much closer now. I'll have to make a list of the things I still need to get done. I'll be doing a lot of work this weekend, hopefully.

Looks great, I especially love the tank.

Looking mighty sharp.

When is it going to ride off into the sunrise?

You need Yellow Accell plug wires.

grandpaul wrote:Looking mighty sharp.

When is it going to ride off into the sunrise?

You need Yellow Accell plug wires.

Once the tank is painted you won't want anymore yellow on it.

Some of the things to do:

Turn signals
Warning lights
Exhaust mounts
Headlight (still need to sort that out)
Oil leaks, I told my brother that it leaked a bunch of oil when I put it up on the bench. He was like, yeah, there's a plugged hole on the engine that leaks. So now I have to try to figure out how to seal that.
The front brake still isn't where I want it to be. I bled the crap out of it and I still don't like it.
Front brake turned/ground. I know grinding is the preferred way to go but is there anything wrong with turning?
I'm sure there's a million things that will need to be fettled. But getting it back on the wheels is going to help so I can get it back on the ground and mess with stuff.

Are you going to paint all that nice aluminum of the tank Yellow. I think it needs a border of yellow, or windows of aluminum paint job. Showcase that tank.