Bottom End Pt.1

I had gotten the parts back from Quinlan Automotive a while ago, but due to scheduling difficulty, wasn't able to get a good time to get the motor back together.  Fortunately, tonight the ball started rolling again.

First thing was heating up the case and getting the old bearing race out, and the new bearing race in.  In and out like a glove:

We put the new bearing on the crank with relative ease:

Then we checked to see how well the machine shop did to match the other bearing.  It was perfect, and the crank seated beautifully:

The only issue we're running into is that the side-to-side tolerance is off, so we'll have to go back and forth with the bearing and the shims to get it perfect, but we're VERY close to having the bottome end finished.

Jay Leno's BSA

You don't find a lot of them in this condition these days, but Jay's 650 Lightning is a peach.

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/motorcycles-1/bsa/

Still Alive

It's been several weeks since I last posted, because the bike was in a hiatus for a moment, due to my getting extra work and being extra busy from the Super Bowl.  Then, Mark was sick, which sucks, but it looks like we're getting back on the horse tomorrow, so stay tuned!