2005 October 22: Tire removal and aluminum polishing (4.50 hours)
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I got started at 6:20 AM and set to work. I am really glad I purchased the heavier-duty buffer...it saves so much time!
- Removed both wheels from the bike and both tires from the wheels. It didn't take as long as I expected. Either I'm getting much better at this, or the extra-long Motion Pro tire irons really do work better than the stubby ones I'm used to using.
- Polished and sealed the carb tops
- Polished and sealed the carb float bowls
- Polished and sealed the carb float bowl nuts
- Polished and sealed the clutch and brake levers
- Polished and sealed the enricher lever (a.k.a. choke lever)
- Polished and sealed the front generator belt cover
- Polished and sealed the front wheel plate (not the brake plate, but the other one that lives on the right side)
- Polished and sealed the carb velocity stacks
- Polished and sealed the clutch lever that is attached to the rear of the transmission
- Polished and sealed the brake lever that is attached to the rear brake plate
- Polished and sealed the two brake levers that are attached to the front brake plate
- Polished and sealed the throttle casing
- Polished and sealed the four engine and transmission mounting spacers
- Polished and sealed the brass speedometer cable fastener that screws into the transmission
- Started polishing the intake manifolds - noticed that one is marked with an
S
and one with aD
to be matched with the corresponding carburetor...never noticed that before
A little later in the day I took 30 minutes to paint the dash with truck bedliner paint and the gauge bodies with black paint. The dash is a little dull and I'm contemplating spraying on some clear coat to liven it up a bit.