Sssy

Pony progress

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Skip the last two photos unless you like to look at ugly welds

"Thanks for keeping me safe dad."

-Moyou

That face!

 Needs brazed...I'm scared I might blow through the thin tank metal where the leak is..

 Ugh...

Monday night

Dinner and a movie....

I meant dinner and lathe.....

Secret sauce?

No, not really

Mmm...Seitan......

 Doesn't look as good as it was.......

I could eat this every night

 These eyes kill me

My little horse

She can always tell what is going on in my head

 "You are not following protocol!"

-Moyou

Preparing for the sissy bar

4.5mm wide 6mm I.D. spacers to welding it to

Hope I have time to clean up some welds...

..and start taking care of this ugliness tomorrow.

Tank mounted

 After the tab was made I couldn't wait...

I was going to take it to Kyle to Tig it but...

Back to the red tank for now

The fuel tap position is more conducive to the engine position

Tapped and cleaned it this morning

Tab cut, bent, cleaned up

Under tank

Prep

Play

Post test weld 

My brother always said most of the time spent welding is in the prep

Moyou agrees

 Tapped the frame instead of welding in the bung

These old Ariel frames have thick tubing.....

Still needs cleaned up and a leak tacked up

Next is the sissy bar and tail/brake lights 

Next two weeks?

3-360's

Jessy, Stephanie, and Derek

Pony up

Winter update

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Sleepy Moyou

A tire change and some night shots.

Got the new white wall in from Jegs and put everything back together.  

No more wobble!

The struggle.

The help.

Thanks for the tire iron help, C.

Night shot Benly.

Night shot Pony.

New tank, carb, and air filter coming soon.

Static Timing?

I usually use a gun and just get really oily but this time the XL350 engine is too much.

Static timing is more accurate anyway

There are some decent ones out there but they are not cheap.

$50+ from England 

$35?

Hmmm....

Double hmm...

This is the best thing I found from someone on a forum just now. 

Good idea!

I thought of the same thing......only my flashlight cost $1--with batteries.

The alligator clips were from a broken set and wiring around 10 cents?

Anybody else want one?  

We could have a timing light making party........

Oh, am I the only one that thinks that sounds fun?

Okay....

Waiting on the pony

Ready to ride?

Minus legal and a non leaking side cover.....?

Probably should put the cover on this...

Toolbox and tail light.  

Pony problems <-> Backyard butcher

  Got up this morning thinking I could have this running in a few hours....

  The clutch mechanism in the stator case seemed fishy so I opened it up.....

The clutch mechanism was corroded.  

I thought I could clean it out and lube it up.....

but just ended up wasting over an hour to find out part of the case was corroded beyond repair.

The shift rod looked fishy......but it was fine.

I wanted to make sure the clutch basket was good too before I filled it with new oil.

So I opened up the other side........  

Clutch plates good.

The friction plates were a little rusty.

 I cleaned them up and put them back in.

This is what the clutch mechanism is supposed to look like.  

I am glad I have an extra engine.... 

Willie's XL350 race bike from out in Terre Haute saved me again.

It's a butcher shop out in the back yard today. 

I need a break...

Done for tonight.

Left is stock with about 3000 miles I think.....

Right has a big bore kit, was raced, and smokes worse than a Chris's Kawasaki triple.

Moyou couldn't figure out where the engine went.

Right before chopping the knob off for chain clearance. 

Night shot.

Riding around in the alley before sunset tomorrow?