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Reply #510 - 12/12/24 at 22:52:37

Alright so maybe I missed last Friday , but now it’s this Friday again ! Frame and swing arm and a box with 18 misc pieces all to be media blasted and powder coated in grey. As close as I can match the oem grey frame. That is tomorrows mission it’s ten minutes away , gitr dun ! So what else is coated , hubs , backing plates , rear fender , small parts. Leaving front fender , tank & side covers in original paint. Rear fender was rough I removed most of the dents , left a couple for the look. Not a lot of rear fender is visible so I had to pick 2 small dents in visible areas , it will look old in a hurry any ways !
I doubt I’ll see it back before Christmas , but I’ll be waitin on his call !

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Reply #511 - 12/13/24 at 21:47:02

I did it , half pint is at the powder coater. I felt like I left my first born child at school for the first time. A definite attachment to this bike. He made no promises on a date , just grumbled hopefully by Christmas. I’m not gonna be disappointed if it doesn’t happen. But I’ll be hella busy Christmas night if I get the call. Hella exciting , I’m truly ill and have no life. Time to reseal & polish the engine. Intake & exhaust is done and ready. Cool

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JOG Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1580 Longview, Texas Gender:	Re: Spring Fever Reply #512 - 12/14/24 at 03:02:08 Not a lot of rear fender is visible so I had to pick 2 small dents in visible areas It's a sickness.. And, I can only speak for myself, but I understand. Well played! Waiting for pictures of the stuff when you get it all back.
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Reply #513 - 12/14/24 at 10:48:31

I might drop into radio silence while it’s all out to P/C. Want to get a going on the engine. Windy raining & thunder n lightning today. Warm up the garage and tear down & inspection. Krammed a bunch of crap this past week to have day to gitr dun ! A day with nothing else planned , shush don’t let the wife hear that , I’m sure she has a list that I don’t want to know about. Me me me me me me ! Grin

I’ll be back !

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Reply #514 - 12/15/24 at 09:02:51

Just got dun diggin for parts , came up with
Gasket set
Seal set
New Lucas Stator & rotor
Finned aluminum sump with screen & gaskets (after market)
Finned aluminum tappet covers (after market)

Gotta order 3 different folding lock washers for cam drive gear , rotor & clutch basket

And the not so much fun part , Washing parts & polishing side cases & inspection covers ( NOT the whole engine )

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Reply #515 - 12/24/24 at 05:49:34

Half Pint is still at the powder coater. Engine is in progress. It’s all come to a halt. My best buddy that held on to Half Pint for me for over forty years before giving it back lost his 6 year battle with cancer. I am crushed after a 50+ year friendship , seem to have lost all my drive. Time to grieve , get right in the head. He fought the good fight and now it’s time to rest.
R.I.P. Brother , meet you at Eldorado

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JOG Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1580 Longview, Texas Gender:	Re: Spring Fever Reply #516 - 12/24/24 at 09:47:13 Take the time to go through it. I'm sorry to hear it.
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2808	Re: Spring Fever Reply #517 - 12/24/24 at 11:13:51 Sorry for you loss Ruttly. Hopefully your "fever will return soon.
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Reply #519 - 01/02/25 at 11:02:07

I got Half Pint back from powder coater on Tuesday. I got the call and rushed to pick it up , once at home and in the garage , simply lost interest. It took all of New Years Eve and Day to bring myself to lay my hands on it. Slow and very directed , I’m gettin there. As the bits come together , this is it , mock-ups are done , make no mistake this is final assembly. My time to shine even if I’m not feeling it ! So it’s slow goin. Have to admit , it’s nice when everything fits first time , I already paid in blood , sweat & tears ! She is nothing less than stunning. The grey frame with black body parts , chrome & polished aluminum is sexy , grey was the right decision. I had a practice flat tracker years ago , a Honda 175 twin with a white frame with black fender , seat & tank. A total POS but it looked cool and local Leo’s could never catch me , a cop told me if they catch me I’ll go to jail so under the cover of darkness the bike got moved about 5 counties away , never saw it again. Anyways it’s January and I know it won’t be long till my soul is warmed by the renewal of Spring Fever ! Cool

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10723 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Spring Fever Reply #520 - 01/02/25 at 17:20:06 In 2006 my older brother (61 at the time) died unexpectedly of a heart attack. When I heard the news I tried to say NO but it came out almost as a howl. It affected me more than any other thing I’ve experienced in my life. And it lasts too. I think I had direct affect’s for nearly a year. I know we will meet again in the future.
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Reply #521 - 01/03/25 at 03:59:19

Yeah my sister passed away November 2023 and that was hard too. Seems to be while my family grows , my world just keeps getting smaller and more closed off. A normal part of life is death , another unwanted adjustment in life , usually I get a new grand child when someone passes , not this time.
And maybe my next grand child is enroute , maybe just a gleam in daddy’s eyes , Maybe.

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Reply #522 - 01/03/25 at 10:14:30

Raining today , might get a wheel on her today. Still locating boxes of stuff ready to bolt on , slow goin. TV or music is a must , I hate catching myself talking to myself , only further slows the process. All the BSA and Triumph suppliers sell ( Made in England ) decals , those suck ! Ruttly’s decal ,
“Made in England , Rebuilt in America”. I’m workin on it !

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Reply #523 - 01/04/25 at 08:50:46

Well it is coming along , it’s on rear wheel and center stand. Can’t put anymore parts on for now till I move this half of a motorcycle off of my workbench. Not so much heavy as awkward , and in a small area and don’t want to scratch it either ! Finish rear half before messing with front end. Six is one too many for my space. This build was not my idea , it was thrust upon me. I’m ok with it only cause of its history , its importance in my life as well. Build it ride it and never sell it , my Sunday bike , my vintage ride. What I do love about it is it is not a restoration, it is not a custom , not a survivor , just something built to ride on Sundays mornings and it will definitely have the Ruttly stamp on it ! Won’t be another like her. I was trying to get down to no more than 3 street bikes and my flat tracker so I can go racing. As least two bikes have to be sold. Half Pint has her space pre approved , she came home to stay last year.
Running out of space to work in.

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Reply #524 - Yesterday at 21:23:27

First screw up so far , I had the wrong rear wheel spacer powder coated. So I got to have spacer machined and coated again. Have another spacer in there for now but it doesn’t have the visual affect of the powder coated part. Costly but no big deal. Replacing steering head bearings , so I called another BSA nut with some parts I been negotiating for about a year now , not much negotiating his prices for sure. It’s really getting him on a good day to agree to sell me what I want. He has a set of very nicely polished aluminum triple clamps I really want bad , real bad for the Half Pint build. As a matter of fact it’s at a stand still I find out his decision. I have several sets of triple clamps but nothing like his. My forks & boots & front wheel n brakes & fender ready to go. I even P/C the cast iron handle bar clamps , they were kinda crappy looking. So he is a rough 100 miles away from here. It’s all in the details , this bike deserves all I can give her. Off to Harbor freight to get a bench buffer and stand , do final buff on the forks. Still have engine parts to buff too ! Waiting on his call , think he will sell , a bit more bling for Half Pint ! Cool

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