This was my very first 4-stroke build back in 2011
Notice how clean and new the plywood against my photo wall is?
This was right after my shop burned up in the big fire.
Just a simple Macargi Touch coaster brake but a Springer fork and additional pair of C-brakes added.
After a couple of different owners, it found it's way back here for service and upgrades.
A couple of... let us just say 'unskilled people' have 'fixed' on it.
The pedal system was toast.. bend crank shaft and welding to try to keep the BB cups on that were re-installed wrong, and the exhaust valve was so out of adjustment it didn't even open.
We just 'un-fixed' that and rebuilt it with new parts right.
Someone had also installed a long straight pipe exhaust that was really loud and the customer wanted it quieter.
All set for another 4 years now.
Hard to argue with what works and holds it's value no matter how abused it gets.
(you should have seen the oil)
We went through everything which is so nice when I built it to begin with it.
I am actually supersized that that Springer fork has held but it shows no sign of fatigue at the crucial flat pivot point bolts.
It's taken a lick'n but be still keeps tick'n as good as ever ;-}
Notice how clean and new the plywood against my photo wall is?
This was right after my shop burned up in the big fire.
Just a simple Macargi Touch coaster brake but a Springer fork and additional pair of C-brakes added.
After a couple of different owners, it found it's way back here for service and upgrades.
A couple of... let us just say 'unskilled people' have 'fixed' on it.
The pedal system was toast.. bend crank shaft and welding to try to keep the BB cups on that were re-installed wrong, and the exhaust valve was so out of adjustment it didn't even open.
We just 'un-fixed' that and rebuilt it with new parts right.
Someone had also installed a long straight pipe exhaust that was really loud and the customer wanted it quieter.
All set for another 4 years now.
Hard to argue with what works and holds it's value no matter how abused it gets.
(you should have seen the oil)
We went through everything which is so nice when I built it to begin with it.
I am actually supersized that that Springer fork has held but it shows no sign of fatigue at the crucial flat pivot point bolts.
It's taken a lick'n but be still keeps tick'n as good as ever ;-}